Senior Azure Cloud Engineer - Remote CET Timezone — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role is fully remote and open globally — but with a strict CET timezone constraint of +/- 3 hours. That means your working hours must overlap with Central European Time (UTC+1/UTC+2 in summer). This effectively limits you to locations from UTC-2 to UTC+6, covering Western Europe, most of Africa, Eastern Europe, and as far east as parts of Central Asia.
Nomad-friendly destinations within this window include:
- Lisbon, Portugal (UTC+0/+1) — well within range, with a Digital Nomad Visa for non-EU earners. Cost of living is moderate; a senior cloud engineer salary goes a long way.
- Tbilisi, Georgia (UTC+4) — borderline at +3 from CET, affordable, and offers a 1-year "Remotely from Georgia" program.
- Medellín, Colombia (UTC-5) — unfortunately outside the +/- 3 hour CET window; would be a stretch.
- Cape Town, South Africa (UTC+2) — squarely within range, vibrant nomad scene, favorable exchange rates.
The role offers consistent 8-hour working days and up to 24 flex days off per year, which is excellent for travel planning. Payments are monthly and reliable — a major plus for managing finances across borders. No specific equipment stipend or coworking allowance is mentioned, so budget for your own workspace setup.
Headquarters: Sweden
URL: http://career.proxify.io
We are looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer specializing in Microsoft Azure on behalf of our client to design, automate, and maintain high-availability cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will take operational ownership of enterprise Azure landing zones, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipeline automation—ensuring high reliability, cost efficiency, and zero-trust security compliance. You are a perfect candidate if you are growth-oriented, you love what you do, and you enjoy working on new ideas to develop exciting products.
What we are looking for:- 5+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience managing enterprise Microsoft Azure environments, spanning compute, networking (VNets, ExpressRoute, Application Gateways), and storage tiers.
- Advanced mastery of Terraform or Bicep for provision automation, drift detection, and maintaining state files across multi-subscription environments.
- Proven track record building, securing, and scaling Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, managing ingress controllers, and deploying applications using Helm charts.
- Deep proficiency in constructing automated build and deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, enforcing automated security scanning, policy compliance, and zero-downtime releases.
- Solid understanding of cloud security governance using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Azure Key Vault, Azure Policy, and implementing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) under a Zero Trust model.
- Experience configuring end-to-end monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, or third-party platforms (Datadog, Dynatrace).
- Located in CET timezone (+/- 3 hours) — applications from candidates in other time zones cannot be considered.
- Azure certifications such as AZ-104 (Azure Administrator), AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect), or AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer Expert).
- Programming literacy in Python, Go, or PowerShell/Bash for infrastructure scripting and operator development.
- Experience with cloud cost optimization frameworks (FinOps) and managing Azure Cost Management policies.
- Exposure to hybrid cloud configurations or Azure Arc implementations.
- Architect and deploy enterprise-grade Azure infrastructure using Terraform/Bicep, maintaining modular IaC libraries and strict state management workflows.
- Provision, patch, and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, managing autoscaling, ingress routing, and service mesh policies.
- Design, maintain, and secure automated CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions to accelerate developer deployment cycles.
- Enforce Azure Policy guardrails, audit IAM roles via Entra ID, manage secret rotation in Key Vault, and mitigate vulnerabilities identified by Defender for Cloud.
- Monitor system metrics, respond to infrastructure incidents, conduct root-cause analyses (RCA), and optimize cloud resource utilization to drive cost efficiencies.
- Get paid, not played: No more unreliable clients. Enjoy on-time monthly payments with flexible withdrawal options.
- Predictable project hours: Enjoy a harmonious work-life balance with consistent 8-hour working days with clients.
- Flex days, so you can recharge: Enjoy up to 24 flex days off per year without losing pay, for full-time positions found through Proxify.
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- Compensation: Enjoy the same pay, every month with positions landed through Proxify.
To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/proxify-ab-senior-cloud-engineer-azure-1
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