Azure Cloud Engineer

Summary

D.A. Davidson Companies is an independent, employee-owned company dedicated to the highest standards of integrity and ethics. The Azure Cloud Engineer will be part of a team responsible for designing, deploying, and managing secure Microsoft Azure environments, focusing on Infrastructure as Code, automation, and cloud networking.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Bicep)
• Build, operate, and enhance CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery
• Architect and manage Azure networking, including Virtual WAN, VNets, peering, Route Server, private endpoints, DNS, load balancing, and gateways
• Implement identity, access control, and privilege management using Microsoft Entra ID (RBAC, PIM, managed identities)
• Design and operate secure storage solutions (Azure Storage, managed disks, Azure Files)
• Implement secrets, key, and certificate management using Azure Key Vault
• Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS)
• Operate and support Azure compute and platform services (VMs, App Service, Functions, AKS, Front Door, Load Balancers, Gateways, WAF)
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Apply cloud security best practices, governance standards, and compliance controls
• Support cost optimization, capacity planning, and resource lifecycle management

Skills

• Four-year college degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3–5+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience
• Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform or Bicep)
• Experience designing Azure networking architectures
• CI/CD pipeline experience (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar)
• Container experience (Docker required; AKS preferred)
• Cloud security controls implementation experience
• Automation and scripting using PowerShell, Bash, or Python
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Independent judgment and initiative
• Self-motivated with minimal supervision
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to sit for extended periods
• Occasional travel for data center maintenance and training
• Microsoft Fabric experience
• Hybrid connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute)
• Azure landing zones and CAF alignment
• FinOps and cost governance familiarity
• Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Four-year college degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3–5+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience
• Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform or Bicep)
• Experience designing Azure networking architectures
• CI/CD pipeline experience (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar)
• Container experience (Docker required; AKS preferred)
• Cloud security controls implementation experience
• Automation and scripting using PowerShell, Bash, or Python
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Independent judgment and initiative
• Self-motivated with minimal supervision
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to sit for extended periods
• Occasional travel for data center maintenance and training

Nice to Haves

• Microsoft Fabric experience
• Hybrid connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute)
• Azure landing zones and CAF alignment
• FinOps and cost governance familiarity
• Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company 401(k)and ESOP contribution
• Generous sick, vacation, and maternity/parental leave
• Paid holidays
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement ($15,000 lifetime cap)
• Discounted personal insurance including home, auto and recreational vehicles
• Charitable gift-matching program
• Davidson Day of Giving – Our tradition of positively impacting communities in which we live and work.