Kforce Inc · 15 hours ago
Principal Cloud Engineer
Grapevine, TX
Contract
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$75/hr - $80/hr
10+ years expKforce Inc is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to join their team in Grapevine, TX. The role involves architecting and maintaining enterprise Azure Landing Zone implementations, leading the design of multi-region disaster recovery architectures, and providing technical leadership to cloud engineering teams.
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Responsibilities
Architect and maintain enterprise Azure Landing Zone implementations including management groups, policy governance, and subscription vending strategies
Design hub-and-spoke network topologies with Azure Firewall Premium, VPN gateways, ExpressRoute, and Private Link integration for hybrid connectivity
Establish Infrastructure as Code standards using Terraform, including module development, state management strategies, and drift detection mechanisms
Lead the design of multi-region disaster recovery architectures leveraging Azure Site Recovery, geo-redundant storage, and automated failover orchestration
Define and implement Azure Policy and Governance frameworks ensuring compliance with CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark and regulatory requirements
Architect identity and access management solutions using Microsoft Entra ID, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and RBAC strategies across platform and application landing zones
Design and implement CI/CD pipeline architectures using Azure DevOps with security gates, automated testing, and approval workflows
Lead platform observability strategy including Log Analytics Workspace design, diagnostic settings, Azure Monitor alerting, and centralized audit logging
Collaborate with data engineering teams on Data Platform Landing Zone architecture including Microsoft Fabric integration and analytics infrastructure
Facilitate integration of modern identity providers (e.g., Auth0 Customer Identity Cloud, Entra ID) with application workloads
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to cloud engineering teams, establishing coding standards, review processes, and knowledge sharing practices
Collaborate with security teams on vulnerability management, security posture assessment, and incident response planning
Qualification
Required
10 years of cloud platform engineering experience required
Experience architecting and implementing Azure Landing Zones following Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework
Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform at enterprise scale including module development and state management
Deep knowledge of Azure networking including Virtual Networks, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, Private Link, and DNS architecture
Experience implementing Azure Policy and Governance at scale across management group hierarchies
Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Privileged Identity Management, Conditional Access, and enterprise RBAC patterns
Experience designing CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps with YAML templates and secure deployment patterns
Strong understanding of security frameworks including CIS Benchmarks, Zero Trust architecture, and defense-in-depth strategies
Experience with Azure monitoring and observability including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, and diagnostic configuration
Experience with container technologies including Azure Container Apps, Azure Kubernetes Service, and container registry patterns
Technically proficient with Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep
Technically proficient with CI/CD: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
Technically proficient with Scripting: PowerShell, Bash, Python
Technically proficient with Operating Systems: Linux, Windows Server
Technically proficient with Containers: Docker, Azure Container Apps, Kubernetes
Technically proficient with Monitoring: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Grafana, Application Insights
Technically proficient with Version Control: Git, Azure Repos
Technically proficient with Collaboration: Confluence, Jira, ServiceNow
Preferred
Experience with Azure Data Platform services including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, or Azure Synapse preferred
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision insurance
HSA
FSA
401(k)
Life, disability & ADD insurance
Paid time off
Paid sick leave
Company
Kforce Inc
Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance and accounting, and professional staffing services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2024-05-20IPO
2014-06-08Acquired
Leadership Team
Aaron Travis
Digital Experience Delivery Director | Kforce Consulting Solutions
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