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Senior Azure Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Ideate Technologies LLCNewark, NJ🇺🇸United StatesPosted 9 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers incredible growth potential by allowing you to pioneer AI-enabled self-service infrastructure and shape the future of Azure automation using cutting-edge tools like Terraform and GitHub Copilot. You'll thrive here if you have deep expertise in Azure, IaC, and CI/CD, coupled with a passion for building scalable, developer-first platforms, so apply today to make a significant impact!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Newark, NJ, United States
Posted
Yesterday
AnsibleAzureBashKubernetesPowerShellPythonTerraform

Job Description

Overview
 
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Azure Infrastructure Automation Engineer to help scale and enhance our Azure Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) ecosystem. This role focuses on expanding and standardizing Terraform-based infrastructure automation, strengthening existing Azure platform foundations, and developing an AI-enabled self-service platform that enables developers to provision compliant infrastructure through GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted workflows.
 
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Terraform, Terragrunt, Azure Cloud, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Automation, and CI/CD, combined with a strong developer-first mindset.
 
Key Responsibilities
 
  • Enhance and optimize the existing Terraform/Terragrunt-based IaC framework.
  • Develop reusable and standardized Terraform modules across Azure services.
  • Implement IaC quality controls using TFLint, policy-as-code, automated testing, and validation.
  • Build and maintain AI-enabled self-service infrastructure capabilities leveraging GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and MCP (Model Context Protocol).
  • Create and manage infrastructure CI/CD and GitOps pipelines.
  • Integrate deployment workflows with ServiceNow for automated change management, approvals, and CMDB updates.
  • Design developer self-service workflows using Port.io or similar Internal Developer Portal platforms.
  • Automate infrastructure operations using PowerShell, Python, and Bash.
  • Implement secure identity and access management solutions using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and RBAC.
  • Collaborate with development teams to improve developer experience and infrastructure delivery.
Required Skills
 
Must-Have
 
  • Expert-level experience with Terraform and Terragrunt
  • Extensive experience building reusable Terraform module libraries
  • Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (IaaS & PaaS)
  • Infrastructure-as-Code governance and quality enforcement
  • TFLint, validation frameworks, automated testing, and policy enforcement
  • CI/CD and GitOps implementation experience
  • Scripting expertise in:
  • PowerShell
  • Python
  • Bash
  • Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, and Identity Management
  • Platform Engineering and Self-Service Infrastructure experience
  • Strong understanding of security, compliance, and automation best practices
Preferred Skills
 
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server implementation
  • GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted infrastructure development
  • Claude Code
  • Port.io or Backstage
  • ServiceNow integrations and workflow automation
  • Policy-as-Code:
  • OPA
  • Conftest
  • Sentinel
  • Azure Policy
  • Infrastructure security tools:
  • Checkov
  • tfsec
  • Trivy
  • Terraform testing frameworks (Terratest, Native Terraform Testing)
  • Kubernetes / AKS
  • Ansible
  • Monitoring, Observability, and Incident Management
Preferred Certifications
 
  • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate / Professional
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

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