Cloud Infrastructure, Security Engineer

WiredPeople, Inc.

Cloud Infrastructure & Security Engineer at WiredPeople responsible for designing, building, and operating Azure cloud platforms. Collaborating with engineering and security teams to ensure secure and reliable cloud environments.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect and implement cutting-edge Azure infrastructure.
Build, manage, and scale using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
Command the cloud environment architecture, including advanced networking, segmentation, and access control.
Build and maintain seamless CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred).
Champion deployment reliability, accelerate speed, and refine rollback strategies.
Standardize build and release processes across diverse engineering squads.
Partner with the Security team to implement and maintain stringent FedRAMP-compliant controls.
Rigorously apply RBAC/least privilege, Azure Policy, and comprehensive logging/monitoring.
Support continuous compliance and seamless evidence collection.
Implement top-tier monitoring, alerting, and observability using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
Drive incident response and conduct thorough root cause analysis (RCA).
Continuously improve system availability, reliability, and speed.
Act as the vital link between engineering and security, ensuring product features align with platform capabilities.
Define and enforce cloud best practices while influencing core architectural decisions.
Mentor fellow engineers and foster a collaborative, high-performance culture.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, heavily focused on Microsoft Azure
Deep expertise in Terraform (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar)
A solid understanding of Azure networking (VNet, private endpoints, NSGs) and Identity & Access Management (Entra ID, RBAC)
Experience working within rigorous cloud security and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP preferred)
Proven ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and flawlessly operate complex production systems.
Experience operating in highly regulated environments (GovCloud / GCC High / FedRAMP) is preferred.
Familiarity with modern observability tooling.
Experience integrating SAST/DAST into delivery pipelines.
Knowledge of Azure Defender for Cloud / Microsoft Sentinel.
An understanding of Zero-Trust network architecture principles.

Benefits

Comp & perks

WiredPeople provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
In addition to federal law requirements, WiredPeople complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Azure infrastructureTerraformCI/CD pipelinesAzure networkingIdentity & Access Managementtroubleshootingobservability toolingSASTDASTZero-Trust network architecture

Soft Skills

mentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingleadership

Certifications

FedRAMP compliance