Lead Azure Cloud Engineer – OpenShift, Red Hat Experience

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mexico.

📋 Description

• Oversees and/or provides guidance on site, regional, and cross-organizational network and systems-related infrastructure projects.

• Assists in the planning and execution of new releases, updates, or corrections to hardware, software, applications, or connectivity.

• Engages in strategic planning and development related to future design, performance, and capacity management.

• Effectively conveys, communicates, and interprets technical subject matter to audiences without technical backgrounds.

• Assesses, recommends, and maintains hardware and software management and monitoring tools to satisfy current and anticipated organizational requirements.

• Defines and creates comprehensive training and informational resources for users and related personnel.

• Participates in various phases of projects, assesses architecture, implements projects, and provides post-implementation support while adhering to best practices and frameworks for managing new and existing resources.

• Involved in the development, maintenance, and enhancement of governance strategies, policies, and guidelines for public and hybrid cloud, aligning with industry standards while customizing for specific needs.

• Aids in shaping the strategy for security posture and conducting internal and external audits.

• Contributes to formulating cybersecurity strategies, optimizing costs, and ensuring platform stability and performance upkeep.

• Plays a role in developing new strategies for adopting, implementing, and managing emerging technologies such as Containers, OpenShift, Observability, APM, etc.

⛳️ Requirements

• Fundamental Azure Skills.

• Extensive knowledge of Azure IaaS and PaaS services (e.g., Virtual Machines, App Services, AKS, Azure Functions, Logic Apps).

• Significant experience with Azure networking (VNets, NSGs, Application Gateway, Load Balancers, VPN/ExpressRoute, Private Endpoints).

• Expertise in Azure Active Directory / Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, Conditional Access, and Managed Identities.

• Experience with Azure Storage, Azure SQL, and Azure Monitor / Application Insights.

• Familiarity with Azure Security Center (Defender for Cloud) and Azure Policy / Blueprints for governance.

• Expert-level skills in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.

• CI/CD pipeline integration experience (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins).

• Proficient in automation & scripting using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and optionally Python.

• Proven experience in building automated deployment pipelines and infrastructure automation frameworks.

• Experience with containerization & DevOps, particularly deploying workloads on Azure RedHat OpenShift (ARO) and container registries (ACR).

• Understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and shift-left security.

• Hands-on experience with monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Dynatrace, Grafana, FluentBit, etc.).

• Skills in performance optimization and cost management using Azure Cost Management and Advisor.

• In-depth understanding of cloud security principles, Zero Trust, and least privilege access.

• Experience implementing Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Sentinel, and Private Link for secure architectures.

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2) and Azure Policy enforcement.

• Demonstrated ability to design scalable, secure, and highly available architectures.

• Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud designs, including on-prem integration via ExpressRoute or VPN gateways.

• Capability to create architecture diagrams, runbooks, and design documentation.

• Ability to lead and mentor a team of hybrid cloud engineers and other support personnel.

• Collaborates with security, development, and operations teams to ensure alignment of cloud strategy.

• Exceptional communication skills — able to translate technical requirements into business impact.

• Strong background in project planning, prioritization, and stakeholder management.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance.

• 401(k).

• Paid time off.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Professional development opportunities.