[Hiring] Lead Cloud Engineer @ISF

Role Description

We are seeking a highly hands-on Lead Cloud Engineer to design, build, and operate our Azure cloud platform. This role is focused on execution - you will lead by doing, owning infrastructure, DevOps practices, and cloud operations end-to-end.

You will play a critical role in shaping a secure, scalable, and reliable Azure environment, while partnering closely with development, product, and security teams to ensure solutions meet both technical and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure & Architecture
  • Design and implement Azure infrastructure
  • Build and manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • Own cloud environment architecture, including networking, segmentation, and access control
• CI/CD & DevOps
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred)
  • Improve deployment reliability, speed, and rollback strategies
  • Standardize build/release processes across teams
• Security & Compliance
  • Partner with the Security team to implement and maintain FedRAMP-compliant controls
  • Enforce best practices:
    • RBAC / least privilege
    • Azure Policy & governance
    • Logging and monitoring
  • Support audit readiness and evidence collection
• Monitoring, Reliability & Operations
  • Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics)
  • Lead incident response and root cause analysis (RCA)
  • Improve system reliability, availability, and performance
• Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with development teams to enable scalable, reliable deployments
  • Partner with product teams to ensure features align with platform capabilities and compliance requirements
  • Act as a bridge between engineering and security
• Technical Leadership
  • Define and enforce cloud best practices and standards
  • Guide architectural decisions
  • Mentor engineers when needed

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure
• Deep experience with:
  • Terraform (IaC)
  • CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar)
• Solid understanding of:
  • Azure networking (VNet, private endpoints, NSGs)
  • Identity & access (Entra ID, RBAC)
• Experience working with cloud security and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP preferred)
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and operate production systems

Nice to Have

• Experience in regulated environments (GovCloud / GCC High / FedRAMP)
• Familiarity with:
  • Observability tooling
  • SAST/DAST integration into pipelines

What Success Looks Like

• Reliable, repeatable infrastructure deployments via Terraform
• Stable CI/CD pipelines with minimal manual intervention
• Strong security posture aligned with FedRAMP expectations
• Clear collaboration between development, product, and security teams