Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer
Bragança
Bragança, Bragança District, Portugal

About the Company

Seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and operate secure, scalable cloud infrastructure with a strong focus on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), automation, Ia
C, and hybrid integration. The role is fully remote and collaborates closely with development, operations, and security stakeholders.

The role is fully remote and collaborates closely with development, operations, and security stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure smooth integration and deployment of applications.
• Design, deploy, and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) including host pools, golden images, autoscaling, FSLogix profiles, and user experience optimization.
• Develop and maintain automation using Power
  Shell and Bicep (preferred) to streamline Azure and AVD operations and reduce manual work.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Ia
  C) with Bicep and ARM templates for consistent, repeatable deployments.
• Monitor Azure and AVD environments for performance, availability, capacity, and security; configure alerts and remediation.
• Identify and implement
  - saving measures and performance optimizations, including AVD scaling plans and storage/right-sizing improvements.
• Ensure cloud infrastructure adheres to security and compliance best practices and organizational standards.
• Implement and manage security policies and procedures, including IAM, network security, conditional access, RBAC, and data protection.
• Configure and manage
  - premises infrastructure and hybrid connectivity (e. g. , VPN/Express
  Route, identity sync) for seamless Azure and AVD integration.

Qualifications

• Azure expertise including ARM, Bicep, and Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Identity and access management with Entra (Azure AD), including RBAC and conditional access.
• Proficiency with Git, Git
  Hub, and Git
  Hub Runners for CI/CD workflows and
  -
  - code.
• Strong Power
  Shell scripting for automation, image management, and AVD administration.
• Solid grounding in Azure networking, security, and hybrid connectivity concepts.
• Excellent English communication skills, written and verbal.

Required Skills

• Microsoft Azure certifications (e. g. , AZ-104, AZ-140 for AVD, AZ-305).
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Defender for Cloud, and cost governance.
• Familiarity with image management (e. g. , Azure Image Builder) and FSLogix tuning.