Cloud Infrastructure & Operations Engineer

About this role

### Description

The Cloud Infrastructure & Operations Engineer is a senior technical role supporting a client of Group O. This position is responsible for delivering secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud environments across Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365, and Entra ID.

The role spans cloud engineering, infrastructure operations, governance, FinOps, compliance, and onboarding. It also serves as a key technical lead, overseeing a cloud operations partner to ensure alignment with standards, architecture, and delivery expectations.

### Key Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

Cloud Engineering & Architecture

• Define and maintain cloud architecture standards, best practices, and reference designs
• Support DevOps pipelines, CI/CD tooling, and automation frameworks
• Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and deployment pipelines
• Provide architectural guidance and oversight for partner-delivered solutions

Infrastructure Operations

• Troubleshoot cloud connectivity, authentication, networking, and performance issues
• Support application teams and coordinate escalations with delivery partners
• Lead cloud provisioning, onboarding, and production deployments
• Support migrations (on-prem to cloud and cloud-to-cloud)
• Contribute to change management and patching strategies
• Provide cost estimates, sizing, and optimization recommendations

Identity & Access Management

• Manage Azure and AWS environments, including account structure and hierarchy
• Administer identity services, directory integrations, and access controls (RBAC)
• Oversee service principals, app registrations, and lifecycle management

Cloud Governance & Compliance

• Define and enforce policies, standards, and guardrails
• Maintain naming conventions, tagging frameworks, and configuration baselines
• Monitor environments for compliance, misconfigurations, and policy violations
• Support regulatory compliance efforts (e.g., SOX, PCI)
• Document excep...