HCVT

Staff Azure Cloud Engineer, Automation

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3 months ago
Phoenix, AZ, USAStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design and build an Azure landing zone aligned with the Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework.
  • Create and maintain Azure Verified Module-based Terraform modules and custom infrastructure modules.
  • Own Terraform Cloud workspaces, variable sets, run triggers, remote state, and environment strategy.
  • Design, configure, and troubleshoot hub-spoke networking, NSGs, Azure Firewall, WAF rules, private endpoints, DNS, and hybrid connectivity.
  • Define cloud-native engineering standards, repository and module conventions, branching and review workflows, policy-as-code, scanning, testing, and gating practices.
  • Establish policy-as-code guardrails and build infrastructure CI/CD pipelines with pull-request plans, human review, and controlled apply gates.
  • Implement Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, centralized Log Analytics, network segmentation, and private endpoints.
  • Coordinate Entra ID, identity, security, and network architecture with internal teams.
  • Set technical standards for module structure, versioning, documentation, and code review.
  • Define a self-service golden path for application deployment onto the Azure landing zone.
  • Evaluate and help select policy-as-code, shift-left scanning, and internal developer platform tooling.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of cloud infrastructure or platform engineering experience with production ownership.
  • Hands-on Azure experience across cloud infrastructure, networking, firewalls, identity, security, and governance.
  • Deep Terraform experience including module authorship, remote state, workspace and environment strategy, version pinning, and repository design.
  • Experience with Azure networking and security, including hub-spoke topology, NSGs, Azure Firewall, WAF rules, private endpoints, DNS, Entra ID, RBAC, managed identities, management groups, and Azure Policy.
  • Working knowledge of SOC 2 control families and designing auditable cloud landing zones.
  • Experience building infrastructure CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or an equivalent tool, including plan and apply gating.
  • Working knowledge of Sentinel, OPA, or other policy-as-code and infrastructure/security scanning approaches.
  • Ability to operate as the first cloud engineer on a program and make and defend technical decisions independently.
  • Strong scripting ability with PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
  • Ability to define self-service application deployment patterns for engineers without deep Terraform expertise.
  • Preferred: Terraform Cloud or Enterprise experience, landing-zone construction from zero, Azure Verified Modules experience, compliance-driven audit-cycle experience, mentoring experience, and HashiCorp HCP Waypoint or similar internal developer platform experience.
  • Preferred: HashiCorp Terraform Associate or Professional certification and Microsoft AZ-305, AZ-400, or AZ-500 certifications.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with remote and office work based on business needs and team coordination; the arrangement is subject to change.
  • HCVT provides a variety of benefits and perks, with additional details available in its Benefits section.

Tech Stack

AzureBashGitHub ActionsPowerShellPythonTerraform

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About HCVT

501-1,000 employees

HCVT is a CPA and advisory firm that provides tax planning and compliance, audit and assurance, and business management services to businesses, investors, and high‑net‑worth clients. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the partnership operates 14 offices across California, Texas, Utah, and Arizona. Practices include valuation, M&A, CFO advisory, client accounting services, and trusts and estates.

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