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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # TELECOMMUTE Sr Cloud Engineer - ITOps - **Company:** Prominent Technology - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $135,200.0 - $153,920.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Application Performance Management, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Log Analysis, SQL Azure, Networking Basics, Routing, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Peering, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Redis, Azure Active Directory, Prometheus, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Management of Software Versions, Software Vulnerability Management, Scripting, Transport Layer Security, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, Microsoft Power Automate, Cloud Monitoring, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Firewalls (Computer Science), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git Flow, Deployment Automation, Bicep, Cosmos DB, Terraform, Api Management, Key Vault, Static Application Security Testing, Dynamic Application Security Testing - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/540d4d7a-c82f-4dea-8970-abbb2a6358c5 ## About the Role * 7 years of hands-on experience with Azure-based infrastructure and services in production. * Deep expertise in several of: AKS, App Services, Functions, APIM, Azure SQL/MI, Cosmos DB, Storage, Event Hub/Service Bus, Redis, VNet/Peering, Private Link, Application Gateway/WAF, Front Door. * Strong IaC with Terraform (preferred) and/or Bicep; Git-based workflows; GitHub or Azure DevOps. * Proven SRE background: SLI/SLO design, error budgets, incident management, RCA, capacity and performance engineering. * CI/CD design and operations (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps Pipelines); artifact/versioning strategies; release governance. * Observability with Azure: Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and alerting/automations (Action Groups, Logic Apps, Functions). * Solid networking fundamentals (DNS, TLS, routing, firewalls, load balancing), identity (AAD/Entra ID), and secrets management (Key Vault). * Scripting proficiency in PowerShell and/or Python; Linux fundamentals. * Understanding of security best practices: RBAC, PIM, Azure Policy, managed ide * Participate in a rotational shift model to ensure 24x7 coverage. ## Description Prominent has a contract to hire need for a Senior Azure Engineer with strong SRE and IT Ops experience. While preference will be given to candidates within a commutable distance to our clients offices in either Omaha, Nebraska, Greenwood Village, Colorado, or Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, remote is possible for an outstanding candidate! This Sr Engineer will build, operate, and optimize cloud-native platforms on scale and will own reliability, performance, security, cost, and developer productivity for critical workloads., * Design, build, and maintain Azure landing zones and platform services (e.g., VNet, Private Endpoints, Key Vault, Azure Firewall/NSGs, Application Gateway/WAF). * Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and/or Bicep; enforce GitOps workflows (branching, PRs, policy checks). * Create reusable modules, pipelines, and golden patterns for app teams; champion automation-first approaches * Define and measure SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, and reliability roadmaps for critical services. * Implement and tune observability (logs, metrics, traces) using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Prometheus/Grafana where applicable. * Conduct capacity planning, resiliency testing (chaos, failover, DR), and performance tuning across services. * Build secure, robust CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps Pipelines) with automated testing, scans, and approvals. * Standardize deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling) for containerized and PaaS workloads. * Implement guardrails using Azure Policy, RBAC, PIM, and Blueprints (or equivalent) to enforce least privilege and compliance (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA as relevant). * Manage secrets and certificates (Key Vault) and integrate security testing (SAST/DAST/Container scanning) into pipelines. * Support vulnerability remediation and patching SLAs. * Own incident response, including rotational shifts and on-call; lead triage, root cause analysis (RCA), and post-incident reviews. * Optimize cost (FinOps), tagging standards, budgets, and proactive spending alerts. * Maintain runbooks, knowledge base articles, and automation for routine operations. * Act as a technical mentor; review designs/PRs; contribute to architecture decisions. * Partner with app teams to onboard workloads, define nonfunctional requirements, and drive platform adoption. ## Related Videos - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [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) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Accelerating Authentication Architecture: Taking Passwordless to the Next Level](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/733-accelerating-authentication-architecture-taking-passwordless-to-the-next-level) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) ## 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) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Mastering Remote Work: Tips for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/558-mastering-remote-work-tips-for-developers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers)