Azure Lead Cloud Principal Engineer

Company: Collabera
Location: Dallas
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

Title: Azure Cloud Principal Engineer

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Locations: (Charlotte, NC, Chandler, AZ, Dallas, TX, Minneapolis, MN, Columbus, OH, New York/New Jersey)
HYBRID 3 ONSITE AND 2 REMOTE
Contract/Perm/C2H: 12 months - CTH

Requirements:
10+ years of information security applications and systems experience
6+ years of information technology applications and systems experience
6+ years of experience working with SDLC, devsecops, agile, including supporting and/or using tools
6+ years of experience working with various identity and access management tools
6+ years of experience working on developing solutions for integrating various components
2+ years of hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
2+ years of experience in developing IAM solutions in cloud service providers (Azure & GCP) - ideally both, but must have Azure.
Experience architecting IAM solutions within Azure, AWS, and other cloud providers.

Technical Skills:
Strong proficiency in AZURE Cloud services (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud Networking, etc.).
MUST have led in a MS product environment
Expert knowledge of GKE/Kubernetes, including cluster management, deployments, and scaling.
Experience with Terraform - everything in their environment is managed by terraform
IAM (Identity Access Management) solutions with MS Azure

Leadership Skills:
Strong leadership and team management skills.
Ability to mentor and develop junior team members.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies.

Plusses:
AI dev experience on Azure/MS platform
Led automation integration
Azure Cloud Professional/Cloud Architect with Access Controls
Azure Cloud Professional Principal Engineer
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Day to day:
Technical Support:
Provide L2 support for AZURE Cloud environments, focusing on Terraform/Kubernetes.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to cloud services and Kubernetes clusters.
Lead Team in MS product new development and implementation
Resolve Access Control complexities within MS Products
Perform Automation implementations / Build Terraform platform

Technical Leadership:
Partner with Senior Cloud Engineers
Lead and mentor a team of support engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
Provide technical guidance and support to team members, ensuring best practices are followed.
Conduct regular team meetings and technical reviews to ensure alignment with organizational goals

Incident and Problem Management:
Manage and resolve incidents and problems promptly.
Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
Document incident resolutions and contribute to the knowledge base.

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