Robert Half is seeking a **Site Reliability Engineer** to support the design, security, and operation of a security-first Azure cloud platform for a company based in Kirkland, WA.
This role focuses on building and maintaining a highly secure and reliable Azure environment using Infrastructure as Code, hub-and-spoke networking architecture, and private-by-default application patterns.
**Job Duties:**
**Schedule:** Monday - Friday 8 to 5pm PST
**Location:** Hybrid in Kirkland, WA (2-3 days onsite)
**Duration:** 6 month contract with potential to extend
**Key Responsibilities**
* Design, implement, and maintain secure Azure landing zones using hub-and-spoke networking architecture
* Enforce private connectivity patterns using Private Endpoints, Private DNS, and controlled routing
* Route all ingress and egress traffic through Azure Firewall and associated policy controls
* Partner with security stakeholders to implement defense-in-depth security controls across networking, identity, and workloads
* Ensure Azure environments meet internal security standards and audit requirements
* Build and maintain Terraform modules supporting virtual networks, peering, firewall routing, private endpoints, and DNS zones
* Develop Terraform modules supporting Azure Container Apps environments
* Enforce immutable infrastructure practices and repeatable deployments through Infrastructure as Code
* Review and refactor existing Terraform code for security, consistency, and maintainability
* Participate in code reviews and CI/CD pipelines supporting infrastructure deployments
* Deploy and operate workloads using Azure Container Apps (ACA)
* Integrate container workloads with private networking, managed identities, and secure secrets management
* Implement scaling, resiliency, and availability best practices for containerized applications
* Troubleshoot networking, identity, and performance issues within Azure workloads
* Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting across the Azure platform
* Support incident response and root cause analysis related to reliability or security events
* Automate operational tasks and continuously improve platform reliability
**Requirements**
* Proven experience as a Site Reliability Engineer with hands-on expertise designing, implementing, and operating infrastructure in Microsoft Azure.
* Strong experience writing and maintaining Terraform scripts, including creating new modules and modifying existing configurations.
* Hands-on experience deploying and supporting Azure Container Apps.
* Solid understanding of Azure networking, including Azure Firewall, routing, and network architecture.
* Background in cloud and network security, including implementing private endpoints and secure connectivity patterns.
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