Cloud Platform Automation Engineer

Veteran Firm Seeking a Cloud Platform Automation Engineer for an Onsite Assignment in Houston, TX My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies. At HRUCKUS, we support fellow Veteran-Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading-edge R&D-focused defense agencies. We seek to fill a Cloud Platform Automation Engineer role in Houston, TX The ideal candidate is a Houston, TX resident with strong Azure engineering experience, hands-on Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, CI CD pipeline development, and GitHub Actions expertise, alongside preferred knowledge of Energy Trading and Risk Management platforms. If you’re interested, I'll gladly provide more details about the role and further discuss your qualifications. Thanks, Stephen M Hrutka Principal Consultant www.hruckus.com Executive Summary: HRUCKUS is looking for an experienced Cloud Platform Automation Engineer to design, build, automate, secure, and support a large-scale Microsoft Azure environment to accelerate enterprise cloud transformation initiatives. Position Description: This is a hands-on cloud platform engineering role with a strong emphasis on Azure, Terraform, Terraform Cloud, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, CI CD, and infrastructure automation. The engineer will help accelerate cloud transformation initiatives by building scalable platform capabilities, expanding automation, strengthening governance and security, and improving operational reliability. Position Responsibilities: Design, implement, and support enterprise Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructureBuild and maintain scalable Azure platform servicesManage and enhance Terraform Cloud platforms and automationProvision Azure resources using Terraform and Infrastructure as CodeDevelop and maintain CI CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure deploymentsDesign, build, and maintain GitHub Actions workflowsSupport and administer GitHub EnterpriseAutomate cloud provisioning, configuration, and operational processesManage Azure subscription processes and governance controlsSupport identity integration and access-management initiativesImplement cloud security, compliance, and governance standardsBuild and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability solutionsProvide production support, incident response, troubleshooting, and issue resolutionPartner with architecture, security, application, and engineering teamsImprove platform scalability, consistency, resiliency, and operational efficiencyDevelop technical documentation, operational procedures, and automation standards Required Qualifications: Strong experience designing and supporting enterprise Microsoft Azure environmentsHands-on Terraform and Terraform Cloud experienceStrong Infrastructure as Code experienceExperience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelinesHands-on experience with GitHub EnterpriseHands-on experience building GitHub ActionsAzure subscription management and governance experienceCloud identity and access-management experienceExperience with cloud security, compliance, and governanceMonitoring and observability experienceStrong production support and troubleshooting skillsExperience automating infrastructure deployment and operational processesStrong communication and cross-functional collaboration skillsAbility to independently own cloud platform engineering initiatives Desired Qualifications: Experience supporting large-scale cloud transformation initiativesEnterprise platform engineering experienceExperience establishing reusable cloud-platform capabilities and standardsKnowledge of cloud security frameworks and operational excellence practicesExperience supporting highly regulated or complex enterprise environmentsKnowledge of Energy Trading and Risk Management platforms Details: Job Title: Cloud Platform Automation Engineer Location: Houston, TX Salary Range: $45 - $65 per hour W-2, depending on experience and qualifications