Azure Cloud Engineer

Our client, a fast-growing quantitative trading firm, is seeking a hands-on Cloud Engineer to design, build, and maintain robust cloud infrastructure in a high-performance, security-sensitive environment. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and finance, ensuring systems are reliable, efficient, and compliant in a fast-moving fintech setting. The ideal candidate is an engineer who has proven hands on experience in managing and engineering Microsoft Azure infrastructure, as well as expertise in Terraform, Azure CI and powershell for automation. In addition to a strong background in governance models, granular accsess control, and RBAC policies. A candidate who had proven experience in fintech/trading or highly available security driven sectors would be a strong plus for this position. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and operate Azure environments including Container Apps, Kubernetes, Postgres, Redis, Event Hubs, Kafka, Storage, and Vercel, optimizing for performance, security, and cost efficiency. Define and enforce governance planning and granular access control, including RBAC and least-privilege configurations across all resources. Implement and maintain cybersecurity controls (MFA, conditional access, endpoint protection, encryption, vulnerability remediation). Develop and maintain disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity strategies, including automated validation and detailed recovery documentation. Ensure observability, audits, and compliance in a regulated, high-availability environment. Requirements Proven hands-on experience managing and engineering Microsoft Azure infrastructure (networking, compute, storage, identity, cost control, governance). Expertise in Terraform, Azure CLI, and PowerShell for automation and Infrastructure as Code. Strong background in governance models, granular access control, and RBAC policies within Azure and Entra ID. Hands-on experience with Container Apps, Kubernetes, Postgres, Redis, Event Hubs, Kafka, and Storage accounts. Solid grounding in security, DR, and compliance practices (MFA, conditional access, endpoint protection). Previous experience in fintech, trading, or other high-availability, security-sensitive sectors is a strong plus.