Cloud Operations Engineer

Job Description:

IaC & Automation

• Design, maintain, and improve Terraform-based templates for consistent, repeatable infrastructure deployments.

• Leverage best practices for version control (Git branching strategies) and code reviews to minimize drift between dev, test, and prod environments.

Patch & Pipeline Management

• Develop and maintain patch scripts and pipelines (Azure Update Manager or similar) to automate OS or platform patching.

• Coordinate with L2/L3 for safe rollouts of patches and to minimize downtime.

Certificate & Secrets Management

• Create, rotate, and securely store certificates, secrets, and SSH keys using Azure Key Vault or appropriate vaulting solutions.

• Ensure compliance with organizational policies on encryption and key rotation intervals.

CI/CD Enhancements

• Continuously improve CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, etc) for new or updated Azure resources.

• Embed security scanning, linting, and compliance checks at various stages of the pipeline

Environment Consistency & Governance

• Implement tooling to maintain consistent dev/test/prod environments, ensuring the IaC definitions match reality (no "drift").

• Work with L3 to enforce governance policies (Azure Policy, RBAC, tagging standards) in all deployed environments.

Security & Compliance in DevOps

• Integrate security scanning tools into pipelines for early detection of vulnerabilities.

• Work closely with security teams to address compliance requirements (e.g., HIPAA, HITRUST, or internal corporate standards).

SKILL SET & STAFFING CONSIDERATIONS

• Strong background in Terraform, version control (Git), and pipeline tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub).

• Familiar with modern DevOps practices (GitOps, continuous testing).

• Comfortable working closely with development teams, L3, and security teams to implement infrastructure changes effectively and securely.

• Typically, a smaller team of Cloud Engineers can support multiple projects if they have well-defined pipelines and documentation.

Notes:- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.

The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.