Contract - Staff Cloud Platform Engineer
$162,240–$187,200 year
On-site · Mountain View Santa Clara County, California, United States
Job Summary
Contract Staff Cloud Platform Engineer to design, secure, automate, and operate a scalable, multi-tenant hybrid Azure and on-premises infrastructure. Leads Azure landing zone architecture, IaC implementation, Zero Trust security, governance, and platform reliability; mentors engineers; collaborates with Engineering, InfoSec, and Ops teams; builds reusable platform patterns, integrates IAM provisioning, and automates secure deployments across hybrid environments; focused on security, compliance, monitoring, DR/HA, and cross-functional delivery.
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience designing and operating secure, scalable Azure cloud platforms in hybrid (cloud and on-premises) environments
- Deep expertise in Azure architecture, landing zones, governance, and multi-tenant management
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM/Bicep) with CI/CD pipeline integration and automated security validation
- Advanced knowledge of identity and access management, including Azure AD (Entra ID), RBAC, PIM, Conditional Access, and Zero Trust principles
- Hands-on experience with enterprise security tools such as Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, and Key Vault
- Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies across hybrid environments
- Strong understanding of backup, disaster recovery (DR), and high-availability design principles
- Solid foundation in virtualization (VMware), Active Directory, and Microsoft 365 administration
- Strong networking fundamentals including DNS, routing, firewalls, VLANs, and hybrid connectivity
- Proficiency in automation and scripting using Python and PowerShell
- 8+ years of infrastructure engineering experience
- 5+ years designing and operating Azure cloud platforms with experience in multi-tenant or enterprise-scale deployments
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- ITIL Foundation Certification
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