[Remote] Cloud Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AllStates Consulting Services is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and reliable Microsoft Azure solutions. The role focuses on cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, security and compliance, cost optimization, and operational excellence for enterprise and research applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy cloud architectures on Microsoft Azure that meet performance, security, availability, and cost-efficiency requirements for a diverse portfolio of enterprise and research applications
• Architect and implement cloud networking, compute, storage, and identity constructs with security built in from the outset — applying least-privilege principles, network segmentation, encryption, and defense-in-depth across every layer
• Evaluate and recommend cloud services, architectural patterns, and infrastructure approaches; build evidence-based adoption cases that account for engineering capability, operational cost, and long-term platform sustainability
• Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) frameworks using Terraform, Ansible, Bicep, ARM templates, or equivalent — making infrastructure provisioning repeatable, auditable, and developer-friendly
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure and application deployments; ensure changes are tested, validated, and deployed safely with automated rollback capability
• Drive automation of operational tasks — patching, scaling, monitoring, alerting, and cost optimization — reducing manual intervention and improving platform reliability and response time
• Ensure cloud environments comply with Lilly's security standards, regulatory requirements, and data governance policies; implement and maintain controls for identity management, secrets management, audit logging, and encryption at rest and in transit
• Monitor cloud security posture continuously; identify and remediate misconfigurations, drift, and policy violations — integrating CSPM tooling into operational workflows for proactive compliance management
• Partner with Cybersecurity teams to align cloud platform security with enterprise threat models and applicable regulatory frameworks including GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, and SOX where relevant
• Monitor cloud environments for performance, availability, and cost efficiency; proactively identify waste, right-size resources, and drive FinOps practices that deliver cloud value without unnecessary spend
• Contribute to platform engineering standards, reference architectures, and guardrails that simplify how development teams consume cloud infrastructure correctly and consistently
• Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues with urgency and precision; contribute to post-incident analysis and implement preventive improvements that reduce recurrence

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience
• 3+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience in a production enterprise environment (Microsoft Azure required)
• Demonstrated proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Bicep, ARM templates, or equivalent) and version control (Git)
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, or equivalent) for automation and tooling development
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, virtualization, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud security principles
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices in a cloud-native context
• Deep, hands-on cloud expertise — you build and operate production cloud infrastructure, and you hold yourself accountable for its reliability, security, and cost
• Infrastructure-as-code as a default practice: you write Terraform or equivalent as naturally as you use the cloud console, and you understand why that matters for consistency, auditability, and scale
• A security-conscious engineering mindset — you design with least privilege, defense in depth, and compliance requirements built in from the start, not retrofitted under pressure
• A cost-conscious approach: you care about what cloud resources cost, you design systems that deliver value without unnecessary spend, and you proactively surface optimization opportunities
• The communication skills to work effectively with developers who need platform guidance and business stakeholders who need to understand cloud investment decisions — and to adjust your language for each
• Microsoft Azure certification strongly preferred — Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization at enterprise scale
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, or equivalent)
• Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industries — particularly with GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, or HIPAA cloud compliance requirements
• Experience with Kubernetes in production (Azure Kubernetes Service / AKS or self-managed) including cluster operations and workload management
• Background in cloud security architecture: IAM design, secrets management, network security groups, and cloud-native security tooling

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan

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