Principal Cloud Engineer (Azure)

Insight Global
Stamford, United States of America
8 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 225K

Job location

Remote
Stamford, United States of America

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
Azure
Cloud Computing
Cloud Engineering
Continuous Integration
Online Banking
Github
Powershell
Role-Based Access Control
Cloud Platform System
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Bicep
Terraform
Devsecops

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Principal/Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure / Cloud Platform) for a top regulated-industry client supporting one of its highest-priority modernization programs. This role sits within Corporate Cloud Infrastructure/Platform Engineering but is fully aligned to a program delivery team, operating as a senior technical leader responsible for designing and delivering Azure infrastructure at sprint cadence. The ideal candidate is deeply hands-on with Azure landing zones, networking, identity/RBAC, security controls, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep), and is comfortable making technical decisions, removing blockers, and driving outcomes with significant autonomy. This is a high-visibility position aligned to an enterprise IT modernization roadmap balancing delivery speed with governance, security, and operational readiness. This is a direct placement, remote role with a salary of $180,000-225,000 and requires travel to the Stamford, CT HQ twice per month (costs covered).

Day-to-Day

  • Act as Senior Cloud Engineering Lead embedded in a delivery team

  • Design, build, and deliver Azure infrastructure at sprint cadence

  • Support and evolve enterprise cloud foundations (landing zones, networking, identity, monitoring)

  • Author IaC and drive automation for repeatable deployments (Terraform/Bicep)

  • Partner with delivery, security, DevSecOps, and platform teams

  • Ensure environments meet security, compliance, and production standards

  • Identify and resolve risks, blockers, and dependencies

  • Provide technical leadership and define reusable cloud patterns

Requirements

  • 10+ years in infrastructure/cloud/platform engineering

  • Deep hands-on Azure experience in large enterprise environments (MUST BE A LARGE ENTERPRISE: banking, finance, insurance, online banking, large-scale tech such as eBay/Google)

  • Strong Azure landing zone expertise (subscriptions, networking, RBAC, security)

  • Terraform and/or Bicep (ARM/PowerShell a plus)

  • DevSecOps & CI/CD experience (Azure DevOps, GitHub, automation tools)

  • Experience supporting large, complex, regulated programs

  • Strong stakeholder management; ability to lead without authority

  • High autonomy, accountability, and strong communication skills * Financial services or insurance background

  • Azure cloud modernization/migration experience

  • Agile/sprint-based delivery experience

  • Platform engineering or enterprise cloud architecture background

  • Global environment support and vendor coordination

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