AZURE DEVOPS/Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer12 Months ContractRemote JobPlatform Engineer with deep experience in Linux, Azure Cloud, Infrastructure-as-Code, and automation. Hands-on skills in Terraform and Ansible are required. Knowledge of Databricks is good to have.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on Azure.
• Manage and optimize Linux-based systems and cloud workloads.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform (modules, state mgmt, deployments).
• Implement configuration automation using Ansible.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, environment provisioning, and cloud automation.
• Collaborate with Cloud, DevOps, Security, and Application teams.
• Troubleshoot platform, OS, network, and infrastructure issues.
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational standards.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5–10+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or DevOps.
• Strong hands-on experience with Linux administration (Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS).
• System performance
• Services, systemd
• Logs, monitoring
• Networking & security
• Expertise with Azure Cloud (VMs, networking, storage, AKS, IAM).
• Strong experience with Terraform (IaC pipelines, reusable modules).
• Strong experience with Ansible for automation.
• Scripting: Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
• Solid experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, RBAC, monitoring, and governance.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote role aligned to US hours.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Databricks knowledge
• Workspace automation
• Cluster policies
• Azure integration
• Kubernetes/AKS administration
• Experience in banking/financial environments
• Knowledge of security best practices & secrets mgmt (Key Vault, Vault)