Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Terraform/Azure)

Location : US-based (Remote)

Citizenship : US Citizen required

Clearance : CJIS clearance may be required once candidate starts

Duration : 12 months (extension likely)

Schedule : Primarily 8:00am–5:00pm EST

Top required skills: Azure Cloud/Dev experience and Terraform are a must !

Role Overview

We are seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to design, build, and secure enterprise-scale cloud environments. This role blends software engineering principles with cloud infrastructure delivery, supporting highly regulated, security-first platforms primarily in Microsoft Azure.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Serve as the Terraform subject matter expert, designing highly modular, reusable Terraform codebases.

• Build and manage infrastructure as production-grade code with strong testing, versioning, and CI/CD practices.

• Integrate Terraform into Git-based workflows (GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps).

• Contribute to advanced IaC patterns including custom modules and providers.

Cloud Architecture & Landing Zones

• Design and implement Azure Landing Zones or equivalent cloud foundation frameworks.

• Support application migrations and greenfield builds with secure, scalable architectures.

• Maintain architecture diagrams and technical documentation.

Networking & Zero-Trust Security

• Design secure Azure networking (VNets, routing, firewalls, private endpoints).

• Enforce private connectivity only, no public access.

• Enable secure cross-VNet communication using zero-trust patterns.

"They need to have some degree of understanding on how cloud networking works "

Identity, Security & Compliance

• Implement Managed Identities and Entra ID RBAC.

• Enforce least-privilege access and security guardrails using Azure Policy.

• Eliminate secrets-based access patterns.

• Support regulated environments (FedRAMP / DoD experience a plus).

Kubernetes & Platform Engineering

• Design and support secure AKS environments.

• Implement workload identity and zero-trust authentication.

• Configure Kubernetes HA, scaling, and security controls.

Collaboration & Optimization

• Partner with DevOps, application, and security teams.

• Optimize cloud environments for performance, reliability, and cost.

Required Qualifications

• Expert-level Terraform experience (modules, state, CI/CD).

• Strong software engineering background.

• Deep Azure networking, identity, and security knowledge.

• Git-based version control proficiency.

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• • Experience with Azure Government Cloud (preferred) or AWS GovCloud

• • Experience building Azure Landing Zones or AWS Control Tower–style landing zone architectures

• • Experience supporting government, defense, or highly regulated environments

• • Kubernetes platform engineering experience.

• • Familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST, or DoD frameworks.

• • Scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash).

• • Cloud certifications or equivalent experience.

• Certifications such as:

• Azure (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-700, AZ-500)

• AWS (Solutions Architect, SysOps, Security)

• Equivalent hands-on experience will be considered in place of certification