1 month ago
Base Salary
$120k - $261k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain secure-by-default Terraform and CDKTF/CDKTN modules for standardized Azure infrastructure deployments.
- Consult with internal engineering teams on cloud architecture, cost optimization, security, and platform standards.
- Develop automation, AI-driven interfaces, AI agents, and MCP server integrations that improve usability and automate operational work.
- Drive security and compliance remediation across repositories and teams using automation and reusable patterns.
- Own shared observability and deployment tooling, including managed Grafana, alert quality, CI/CD pipelines, and operational automation.
- Build self-service developer platform tools for provisioning Azure infrastructure.
- Document technical systems and contribute to platform strategy and cross-team technical direction.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure and Terraform, or AWS/GCP experience with strong interest in Azure.
- Experience managing globally distributed, highly available, real-time, 24/7 systems and deploying Azure infrastructure at scale.
- Proficiency with Terraform and a programmatic Infrastructure as Code framework such as CDKTF, CDKTN, Pulumi, or Bicep.
- At least 4 years of programming or scripting experience with modern software development practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Practical experience building or integrating AI agents, MCP servers, agent tooling, or LLM-based automation.
- Experience migrating between Infrastructure as Code toolchains and deploying Terraform on Azure.
- Experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, Kubernetes and AKS, and cluster platform services including admission policy.
- Experience with Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, and Kusto/KQL telemetry queries.
- Experience operating in compliance-driven environments, driving remediation across teams, and applying secure access control, governance, and cloud cost optimization.
- Preferred qualifications include a master's degree with 6+ years of experience or a bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts to non-specialists.
Benefits
- The typical U.S. base pay range is USD $119,800-$234,700 per year; a separate range applies to specified San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan locations.
- Employees within a 50-mile commute of a designated U.S. Microsoft office, or a 25-mile commute of a designated non-U.S. location, are expected to work from the office at least four days per week starting January 26, 2026, subject to local law and jurisdiction.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
- The position will remain open for at least five days and accepts applications on an ongoing basis until filled.
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCC#C++GitHub ActionsGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaJavaScriptKubernetesPrometheusPythonTerraform
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About Microsoft
Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.