Cloud Engineer

PURPOSEThe Information Technology organization is moving to a modern, cloud-first, automation-driven model. This Cloud Engineering role advances Infrastructure as Code (IaC), platform standardization, and scalable Azure architecture across the enterprise.This position designs, builds, and improves secure, reliable, repeatable cloud platforms and services. It emphasizes automation, engineering discipline, and reusable patterns to reduce operational overhead and speed consistent infrastructure delivery.The role will help shift the team from traditional cloud operations to a Cloud/Platform Engineering model, primarily focused on Microsoft Azure, while supporting a multi-cloud model.DUTIESDesign, develop, and maintain cloud infrastructure using an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) first approach, with Terraform as the strategic provisioning tool.Build and manage modular, reusable Terraform codebases aligned to enterprise standards, enabling scalable and repeatable deployments.Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment, ensuring automated testing, validation, and promotion across environments.Define and implement cloud architecture standards, reference patterns, and guardrails to ensure consistency, scalability, and governance.Implement and manage Azure services including compute, storage, networking, identity, and data services using automated provisioning frameworks.Partner with application, security, and data teams to enable secure-by-default and compliant cloud solutions aligned to healthcare regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA).Establish and enforce policy-as-code and governance frameworks (e.g., Azure Policy, RBAC, cost management practices).Continuously improve platform reliability, performance, and cost efficiency through monitoring, optimization, and automation.Contribute to the evolution of the team toward a DevOps and platform engineering culture, promoting best practices and knowledge sharing.Provide technical leadership and guidance in evaluating new tools, services, and architectural approaches.Support incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of cloud operations.