Lead Cloud Engineer

We are looking for a Lead Cloud Engineer to join our innovative team. We are delivering a Unified Automation Platform (Internal Developer Platform) to standardize secure, repeatable infrastructure delivery across Azure and on-premises VMware using templates and golden paths. You will lead Azure automation and AKS operations and strengthen IaC/CaC engineering practices. Apply to help teams ship faster with consistent, compliant deployments. Responsibilities Implement and maintain Terraform/OpenTofu modules for Azure App Services, Container Apps, Function Apps, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Postgres, following designs defined by the Azure Architect Build and operate the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platform day-to-day: cluster/node-pool provisioning, add-on configuration (ingress, cert-manager, external-dns, monitoring, policy), and namespace/tenant onboarding Implement identity wiring (managed identities, SPN/app registrations) and secrets integration (Azure Key Vault, OpenBao) for Azure workloads Build and maintain Image Factory pipelines for VM and container golden images (Linux and Windows/cloudbase-init baselines, CIS hardening, image scanning) Execute Configuration as Code (Ansible) playbooks for VM post-provisioning and golden-image handoff Support Backstage golden-path template integration for Azure provisioning, testing generated infrastructure end-to-end Troubleshoot and remediate production issues across Azure automation modules during Implementation and Adoption Contribute to module testing, drift detection, and documentation per the platform's Infrastructure as Code Engine standards Requirements 5+ years of hands-on experience building and operating Azure infrastructure via Terraform/OpenTofu, including CI/CD-driven deployment (Azure DevOps) At least 1 year of relevant leadership experience Experience operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters in production, including networking, policy, and namespace management Experience with Azure identity constructs (managed identities, SPN/app registrations) and secrets integration (Key Vault, dynamic secrets) Experience with Configuration as Code (Ansible) for VM post-provisioning and golden-image pipelines Working knowledge of Azure networking constructs (VNets, private endpoints, NSGs) sufficient to integrate with the network foundation owned by the Network Architect Combined proficiency as a Terraform (IaC) and Ansible (CaC) developer, working AI-assisted using GitHub Copilot (provided project-wide) as standard practice Excellent command of written and spoken English (B2+ level) Nice to have Experience with Azure VMware Solution (AVS) private cloud provisioning Familiarity with image hardening/scanning tooling and Shared Image Gallery publishing