Remote Azure Cloud/Devops Engineer

Description:

• We are looking for a highly motivated and proactive Azure Cloud Infrastructure DevOps Engineer to join our rapidly growing SaaS company operating in the RegTech space.
• As a key member of the Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for building and supporting scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure that underpins our SaaS products serving the financial services industry.
• Our environment spans Azure IaaS and PaaS across multiple global regions.
• We deploy infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible, follow a stamp model topology, and adopt a cloud-native, microservices-driven architecture.
• We maintain a cloud-first and security-first strategy, with a strong emphasis on FinOps, observability, and operational efficiency.
• This is an excellent opportunity for a DevOps engineer who enjoys solving infrastructure challenges, optimizing cloud environments, and working in a collaborative, fast-paced setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible for repeatable and scalable deployments.
• Deploy and manage a wide range of Azure services including App Services, Azure SQL Elastic Pools, Virtual Machines, Service Bus, Key Vaults, and Recovery Services Vaults.
• Configure and manage Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for identity governance, role-based access control (RBAC), service principals, managed identities, and conditional access policies.
• Support and evolve the stamp model topology and hub-and-spoke architecture to ensure secure, multi-region scalability.
• Develop and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines to enable secure, reliable, and automated delivery workflows.
• Implement and maintain monitoring using New Relic, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights, including building dashboards, defining metrics, and configuring alerts for proactive issue detection.
• Ensure high availability, backup, and disaster recovery through tools like Azure Site Recovery, Recovery Services Vaults, and zone-/region-redundant configurations.
• Apply cloud security best practices, manage secrets, and collaborate with security stakeholders to ensure regulatory alignment and secure platform design.
• Continuously analyze resource usage and costs, optimizing infrastructure for performance and budget efficiency.
• Work closely with engineering, architecture, and product teams to provide infrastructure solutions that support rapid and reliable software delivery.
• Support and manage custom NGINX configurations to address load balancing, TLS termination, routing, and performance optimization.

Requirements:

• Candidates must be based in the US East Coast timezone.
• 3–5 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering roles, preferably in a SaaS or financial technology environment.
• Strong expertise with Microsoft Azure, including IaaS (VMs, VNets, NSGs) and PaaS (App Services, Azure SQL, Service Bus, etc.).
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Configuration as Code (Ansible).
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for IAM, including RBAC, managed identities, and conditional access.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals: DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls, load balancers, and VNet peering.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and release automation using Azure DevOps.
• Experience operating and monitoring production environments using New Relic, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, network, and platform layers.
• A proactive, security-first, and cost-aware mindset with a track record of infrastructure optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Microsoft SQL Server DBA or hands-on with Azure SQL operational support.
• Familiarity with NGINX, Cloudflare, and enterprise firewalls (e.g., Cisco NGFW).
• Experience with multi-region Azure environments and disaster recovery planning and execution.
• Scripting skills in PowerShell for automation of tasks and operational tooling.
• Experience with Windows and Linux administration in a production cloud environment.
• Knowledge of Azure Policy, Blueprints, or Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Benefits:

• Join one of the fastest growing SaaS technology companies in Compliance software.
• Opportunity to help build, maintain, and optimize scalable, secure, and high-performing systems on Microsoft Azure.
• Ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of development and infrastructure, passionate about automation, observability, and reliability engineering in a modern cloud environment.