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# Azure Cloud Developer - PHX, AZ

- **Company:** Insight Global
- **Location:** Scottsdale, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Layers, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Cloud Optimization, Azure Resource Manager
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3462160818&tx=YT1212TYD&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

4-7 years of overall software/cloud engineering experience. -Strong background in application or cloud development. -Hands-on experience working within Microsoft Azure. -Understanding of Azure infrastructure and the resources required to support cloud-based applications., Cloud infrastructure and resource provisioning requirements -Application modernization -Availability and resiliency -Observability and monitoring -Cloud clusters/environments -Cloud performance -Cloud cost management and optimization -QA and production environments -Ability to understand how multiple cloud components and technical domains interact. -Ability to take application requirements and determine what infrastructure must be in place before development or deployment can proceed. -Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across siloed development and infrastructure teams. -Proactive mindset with the ability to identify dependencies and follow up across multiple teams rather than waiting for issues to arise. -Experience with Apptio or similar cloud financial management/cost optimization tooling. -Experience supporting Azure application modernization initiatives. -Exposure to cloud architecture and infrastructure design. -Experience evaluating cloud consumption, run rates,
and optimization opportunities. -Previous experience working in an environment where application engineering and infrastructure teams operate as separate functions.

## Description

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer with a strong development background and hands-on Microsoft Azure experience to support application modernization and an expanding cloud environment. This role will be approximately 60-70% cloud development and engineering and 30-40% focused on understanding and coordinating with the Azure infrastructure environment, including availability, observability, monitoring, resource requirements, and cloud cost optimization. This is not a traditional infrastructure engineer position. The ideal candidate is primarily a developer/engineer who understands what needs to exist on the infrastructure side for an application to successfully operate in Azure., Develop, modernize, and support applications running within Microsoft Azure. -Partner with the infrastructure team to identify and communicate the Azure resources and infrastructure requirements needed to support application development. -Understand the dependencies between application development and cloud infrastructure, ensuring the appropriate resources are established before development and deployment activities begin. -Support applications across QA, production, and ongoing maintenance environments. -Work across multiple areas of the Azure ecosystem, understanding how different cloud services and dependencies fit together and the correct sequence for implementation. -Monitor and understand application availability, observability, cloud clusters, performance, and infrastructure dependencies. -Support ongoing cloud optimization and cost-management efforts, including evaluating Azure run rates and identifying potential areas for optimization. -Work with Apptio and related cloud
cost-management/optimization capabilities. -Coordinate proactively with infrastructure teams and other technical stakeholders to follow requirements through from initial setup to application readiness. -Contribute to broader application modernization efforts as additional cloud workloads move into Azure. -Translate application requirements into clear infrastructure needs and communicate those requirements effectively to specialized infrastructure teams. -Develop with an understanding of the entire cloud environment rather than operating solely within the application layer.