Lead Cloud Engineer - WFH/Remote

TASQ Staffing Solutions · United States · posted today ago

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About this role

About the job: Lead Cloud Engineer - WFH/Remote

TASQ is looking for a lead cloud engineer specializing in infrastructure to work remotely from 5 PM to 2 AM Philippine Time. Due to logistical reasons, only applicants based in the Philippines will be considered for this role.

Key Highlights:

**Leadership Development:** This position offers opportunities to grow your skills in technical leadership, including making technical decisions, mentoring junior team members, and building relationships with project, client, and leadership teams, all while remaining actively involved in technical work.
**Focus on Azure:** The role centers on Azure technology, providing numerous chances to enhance your expertise within Microsoft and Azure platforms. Our environment emphasizes technical excellence and exceptional client service. Just six months on our team can equate to years of experience elsewhere.
**Microsoft Partnership:** Our strong global relationship with Microsoft grants us access to innovative Azure projects and direct collaboration with the platform's development teams—an advantage unique to us.
**Compensation and Culture:** We offer a competitive salary package, allowances, standard benefits, and performance-based bonuses paid quarterly and annually. Our company culture promotes a flexible, supportive work environment.

Position Overview:

The lead cloud engineer will primarily oversee the technical delivery of client projects, facilitate architectural design discussions, mentor team members involved in implementation, manage client expectations, and foster a collaborative, inclusive team environment. This role serves as a career pathway for senior cloud engineers aiming to lead end-to-end client engagements.

Team Development Responsibilities:

Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members on infrastructure engagement methodologies.
Support skill development and confidence building within a coaching model.
Strengthen relationships internally across cloud infrastructure teams (delivery, solution architecture) and externally.

Delivery Support Functions:

Lead technical delivery with strong consultative skills across multiple client projects.
Collaborate with Delivery Excellence to ensure project milestones are met and key client decisions are captured.
Demonstrate comprehensive technical expertise in Azure technologies such as Log Analytics (KQL), Application Insights, Azure Site Recovery, Backup, Security, Networking (Application Gateways, Front Door, Firewall, VWAN), Storage, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation (Terraform, Bicep), Sentinel, App Services, Containers (AKS), Managed Instances, Azure SQL, DNS, Virtual Desktop + Nerdio, and Files.
Possess a solid understanding of cloud infrastructure solutions and their deployment using tools like Bicep or Terraform.
Support the team in resolving project blockers, managing change requests, and maintaining technical alignment across practice areas.
Stay informed about emerging cloud technologies and assess their relevance to the company's offerings.
Hold an AZ-305 Cloud Architect certification.

**Business Development & Practice Growth:**

Engage with other practice areas to identify new opportunities within existing infrastructure projects.
Propose new cloud infrastructure and security solutions.
Lead and support infrastructure practice committees to define and promote best practices.

Growth & Expansion Goals:

Build trust as a trusted advisor across multiple accounts to support growth via a land & expand strategy, keeping the team engaged with successful projects.
Lead multiple engagements to scale the infrastructure team's capabilities.
Assist colleagues in early issue resolution to prevent escalations.
Develop reusable artifacts and resources to improve team efficiency and billing.

Technical Stack:

Log Analytics (KQL), Application Insights, Azure Site Recovery, Backup, Security, Networking, Storage, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, Bicep, Azure SQL, DNS, Virtual Desktop.