Ascendo Resources

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Title: Lead Cloud Engineer (Azure) Location: 100% remote Direct Hire $140k - $155k + benefits Department: Engineering Reports to: Engineering Manager Direct Reports: N/A Overview We are seeking a highly hands-on Lead Cloud Engineer to design, build, and operate our Azure cloud platform. This role is focused on execution - you will lead by doing, owning infrastructure, DevOps practices, and cloud operations end-to-end. You will play a critical role in shaping a secure, scalable, and reliable Azure environment, while partnering closely with development, product, and security teams to implement security controls and deliver a platform that is reliable, scalable, and FedRAMP-ready. Responsibilities Cloud Infrastructure & Architecture • Design and implement Azure infrastructure • Build and manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) • Own cloud environment architecture, including networking, segmentation, and access control CI/CD & DevOps • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred) • Improve deployment reliability, speed, and rollback strategies • Standardize build/release processes across teams Security & Compliance • Partner with the Security team to implement and maintain technical security controls • Enforce best practices: • RBAC / least privilege • Azure Policy & governance • Logging and monitoring Monitoring, Reliability & Operations • Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics) • Lead incident response and root cause analysis (RCA) • Improve system reliability, availability, and performance Cross-functional Collaboration • Work closely with development teams to enable scalable, reliable deployments • Partner with product teams to ensure features align with platform capabilities and compliance requirements • Partner with the ISSE to translate security control requirements into platform-level technical implementations Technical Leadership • Define and enforce cloud best practices and standards • Guide architectural decisions • Mentor engineers when needed Required Qualifications • Strong current hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure • Deep experience with (MUST): Terraform (IaC), CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar). • Solid understanding of: Azure networking (VNet, private endpoints, NSGs), Identity & access (Entra ID, RBAC). • Experience working with cloud security and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP) • Proven ability to troubleshoot and operate production systems What are we looking for in the candidate? • Reliable, repeatable infrastructure deployments via Terraform • Stable CI/CD pipelines with minimal manual intervention • Platform infrastructure that meets ISSE-defined security control requirements with no open blockers • Clear collaboration between development, product, and security teams