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GTN Technical Staffing

Azure Cloud Engineer

GTN Technical Staffing, Plano, Texas, us, 75086

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Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled

Cloud Engineer

with deep expertise in observability, monitoring, and performance optimization within Azure environments. This role will design, implement, and evolve enterprise-grade monitoring solutions for distributed microservices running on

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) . Leveraging

Splunk , Istio, and other observability tools, the Cloud Engineer will ensure the performance, scalability, and reliability of mission-critical applications. The ideal candidate has a strong background in

DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and cloud operations , with a proven ability to design resilient monitoring strategies, automate incident response, and drive operational excellence across teams. Citizenship Requirements:

Green Card Holders and U.S. Citizens only (no sponsorship available) Salary and employment details

Salary Range:

$100,000 $120,000 per year Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain observability solutions for distributed microservices on

AKS Build

Splunk

dashboards, alerts, and advanced analytics for application and infrastructure monitoring Integrate

Istio service mesh

telemetry, tracing, and logging into observability frameworks Apply

Twistlock (Prisma Cloud)

policies for container and workload security monitoring Monitor and optimize

Azure-native services

including APIM, Cosmos DB, SQL Server, and Networking Implement observability as code using

Terraform

for scalable deployments Enhance

CI/CD pipelines

in

Azure DevOps (AzDO)

with integrated monitoring and alerting hooks Use

Azure Chaos Studio

to validate system resilience and feed improvements into monitoring strategy Support automated

API and performance testing

using Karate Labs in conjunction with observability tools Define and track

SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs

in partnership with development, security, and operations teams Participate in

incident response, root cause analysis , and continuous improvement initiatives Required Qualifications

Hands-on experience in

DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Operations

roles Strong proficiency with

Splunk

in microservices-based environments Strong knowledge of

Azure services and architecture Experience implementing

Twistlock (Prisma Cloud) ,

Terraform , and

Azure DevOps (AzDO)

pipelines Familiarity with

Azure Chaos Studio

and

Karate Labs Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, or Bash) Preferred Qualifications

Azure certifications

(AZ-400, AZ-104, AZ-305) Experience with

Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry Knowledge of

DevSecOps practices

and secure CI/CD pipeline design Seniority level

Mid-Senior level Employment type

Full-time Job function

Information Technology Industries

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