About You
You are a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer passionate about designing, automating, and operating secure, scalable cloud platforms. You thrive in complex enterprise environments where Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, and cloud automation are essential to delivering reliable, high-performing solutions.
You enjoy solving infrastructure challenges, improving platform reliability, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement cloud best practices. You bring a proactive mindset, strong technical expertise, and a commitment to operational excellence through automation and continuous improvement.
You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
- 8+ years of experience designing, implementing, and managing Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
- Expert-level experience with Terraform, including reusable modules, workspaces, remote state management, authentication, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.
- Strong hands-on experience administering Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in production environments.
- Deep understanding of Microsoft Azure services, including VNets, Private Endpoints, Azure Load Balancers, Application Gateway, Managed Identities, Azure RBAC, Key Vault, and Storage Accounts.
- Experience implementing secure networking solutions, hybrid connectivity, and Azure governance.
- Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps.
- Proficiency in Linux administration and scripting using Bash, PowerShell, and Python.
- Experience implementing cloud security, identity management, monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
- Strong troubleshooting, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305) and/or HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification are highly desirable.
You Will Be Accountable for the Following Responsibilities:
- Design, provision, and maintain secure, scalable Azure infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code best practices.
- Build and optimize reusable Terraform modules and infrastructure automation pipelines.
- Deploy, administer, monitor, and troubleshoot Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters.
- Manage Azure networking, identity, security, and governance components.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
- Automate cloud operations using Bash, PowerShell, and Python.
- Monitor infrastructure performance, availability, and security through Azure observability tools.
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, Kubernetes, and deployment issues while driving long-term platform improvements.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve cloud reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence.
- Participate in architecture discussions and provide technical leadership for Azure platform initiatives.
- 8+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
- Expert experience with Terraform and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Strong knowledge of Azure Networking, Security, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Experience with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code.
- Advanced English proficiency.
About Us
We Are Engineered Different.
At Applaudo, talented people design, build, and scale meaningful, AI-powered solutions that create real business impact. As an AI-native organization, we collaborate across design, development, cloud, data, and artificial intelligence to turn ideas into scalable products that transform how companies operate, make decisions, and grow.
We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication. These define how we work, how we support one another, and how we hold ourselves accountable.
Applaudo is a place for people who want to learn fast, take ownership, and work alongside strong teams they are proud to belong to. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally, investing in modern ways of working, and leading AI-native transformation at scale.
Skills Required
- 8+ years designing, implementing, and managing Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure
- Expert-level experience with Terraform including reusable modules, workspaces, remote state, and IaC best practices
- Production administration and troubleshooting of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Deep knowledge of Azure services (VNets, Private Endpoints, Load Balancers, Application Gateway, Managed Identities, Azure RBAC, Key Vault, Storage Accounts)
- Experience implementing secure networking, hybrid connectivity, and Azure governance
- Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps
- Proficiency in Linux administration and scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python)
- Experience implementing cloud security, identity management, monitoring, logging, and observability
- Advanced English proficiency
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (desired) or equivalent experience
- Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305) and/or HashiCorp Terraform Associate
What We Do
We are a Nearshore digital solutions company powered by our LATAM based tech talent. Our specialties include Digital Transformation, Web and Mobile Development, Cloud Computing, AI, and Machine Learning, among others. We are committed to delivering high-quality software solutions that not only are scalable and dependable but also future proof. We accelerate our customers digital roadmap by leveraging our 10 years of experience building custom digital solutions, augmenting our clients' teams, and reducing time-to-market. Our Vision: Code that changes lives; has made us believe that the power of innovation can change the world. Contact us to see how we can help you achieve your business goals. www.applaudo.com We are hiring! We are looking for diverse and talented professionals around the world, who share our commitment to making a positive impact on those surrounding us. Working hand in hand to develop our skills, we will continue daring each other to reach new horizons and overcoming barriers. Visit our Jobs tab to see the multiple open positions waiting for you. Apply now and discover why Applaudo is the Best Place to Code.
