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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Azure Cloud Engineer - **Company:** Protos IT - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), OpenShift, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Services, Zero Trust Network Access, Systems Integration, Virtual Machines, Policy as Code, Cloud Platform System, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Bicep, Terraform, Devsecops, Azure Resource Manager - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/9fb01fe4-6853-41b2-b9c1-7a2a6dac105a ## About the Role Minimum 8 years of experience in IT infrastructure roles, including 5+ years focused on Azure cloud engineering. - Demonstrated experience designing and managing secure, highly available cloud environments for enterprise services. - Proven experience leading Azure cloud migration and modernization efforts in regulated environments. - Experience designing, configuring, and administering Azure cloud enterprise implementations using compute cloud resources such as Virtual Machines, Scale sets, Azure containers or Kubernetes, and Cloud Services. - Strong experience with Azure tools such as Azure DevOps, Repos, Pipelines, and Boards. - Experienced in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS) and Software as a service (SaaS) Cloud Hosting Architecture/Design patterns to meet scalability, capacity, availability, performance, storage, cost, and application/platform requirements Technical Skills: - Cloud networking, storage, app services, virtualization, and containerization - DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipeline implementation and automation practices - Infrastructure-as-Code at production scale: PowerShell, Bicep, ARM templates, and Terraform, with reusable modules, automated validation, and drift detection. - Cloud governance, policy enforcement, operational compliance and security in Azure: Azure Policy, RBAC, conditional access, managed identities - Zero-trust security principles, networking design patterns, and secure cloud configuration practices - Microsoft Entra Identity services PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert - Experience supporting federal agency IT environments with FISMA/FedRAMP-driven security and compliance requirements. - Hands-on experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift and cloud-native container platform operations. - Experience integrating observability and ITSM platforms to improve incident response and service reliability. - Experience implementing immutable infrastructure and policy-as-code controls in enterprise environments. - Experience with cloud cost management and FinOps practices to optimize spend and performance. ## Related Videos - [Azure-Well Architected Framework - designing mission critical workloads in practice](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1529-azure-well-architected-framework-designing-mission-critical-workloads-in-practice) - [Infrastructure as Code: The Developer's Secret Weapon](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1221-infrastructure-as-code-the-developer-s-secret-weapon) - [DevSecOps: Injecting Security into Mobile CI/CD Pipelines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/273-devsecops-injecting-security-into-mobile-ci-cd-pipelines) - [Back(end) to the Future: Embracing the continuous Evolution of Infrastructure and Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/440-back-end-to-the-future-embracing-the-continuous-evolution-of-infrastructure-and-code) - [Infrastructure as Prompts: Creating Azure Infrastructure with AI Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1533-infrastructure-as-prompts-creating-azure-infrastructure-with-ai-agents) - [Terraform for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/3-terraform-for-developers) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)