Platform Engineer - Azure Cloud

Platform Engineer - Azure Cloud

Posted 5 days ago by 1765349596

Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA

Summary: The role of Platform Engineer focuses on leveraging Microsoft Azure and Terraform to manage cloud infrastructure and services. The position is part-time, requiring 10 to 25 hours per week, and is fully remote. Candidates should possess a solid background in cloud engineering practices and tools, particularly in Azure and Terraform. The role emphasizes collaboration in Agile/Scrum environments and the implementation of DevOps methodologies.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Utilize Microsoft Azure and Terraform for cloud infrastructure management.
  • Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
  • Develop and maintain Terraform scripts and cloud resources.
  • Engage in Agile/Scrum practices to enhance team collaboration.
  • Ensure observability and reliability of cloud applications and services.

Key Skills:

  • 3-5 years of experience with Microsoft Azure and Terraform.
  • Proficiency in Terraform scripting and cloud management.
  • Experience with GitHub for version control and CI/CD processes.
  • Knowledge of Azure Core Tools and DevOps practices.
  • Understanding of cloud-native application design and development.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Part time contract (10hrs to 25hrs per week)

Title: Cloud Engineer or Platform Engineer

Location: Detroit, MI (Remote)

Job Description:

The technologies required would be:

  • Microsoft Azure.
  • Terraform and Terraform Cloud.
  • Source Control.
  • Observability.

The tools required would be:

  • Terraform Scripting, terraform cloud, workspace, and providers.
  • GitHub: Versioning, pull Request, Merging.
  • GitHub Actions: Creating and running pipelines.
  • Azure DevOps Boards.
  • Azure Core Tools:
  • Azure CLI.
  • Portal.
  • Function runtimes.
  • Emulators.
  • Entra.
  • Databases:
  • MS SQL Server.
  • Postgres.
  • Cosmos + MongoDB Engine.
  • Virtual Machine Workloads Only:
  • Ansible.
  • Packer.
  • Windows Server.
  • RHEL.

General Practices:

  • Agile/Scrum.
  • DevOps.
  • CICD.
  • GitOps.
  • XaC: Everything-as-Code.

In terms of overall experience:

  • A solid Cloud Engineer or Platform Engineer should have 3-5 years experience in Microsoft Azure and Terraform.
  • Intermediate Advance Agile/SCRUM.
  • Intermediate Advanced Cloud Native Application Design and Development.
  • Intermediate CI/CD.
  • Intermediate Cloud Architecture.
  • Intermediate Cloud Engineering.
  • Basic Intermediate Cloud Security.
  • Basic Intermediate Site Reliability Engineering.