About the role

What will you do at Oakwood Systems Group?

Responsibilities

Azure Cloud Platform Engineering
Lead implementation and continuous improvement of company’s Azure environment.
Support cloud architecture through practical design and execution of networking, identity, access control, and security configurations.
Contribute to platform reliability, performance, and scalability initiatives.
Assist with cost management, resource optimization, and capacity planning.
DevOps & Delivery Enablement
Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
Promote and implement best practices for Infrastructure as Code, automation, and environment consistency.
Partner with development teams to improve developer experience, release reliability, and deployment speed.
Help establish visibility into build, release, and operational metrics.
MSP Coordination (NOC & SOC)
Act as a key technical point of contact for the Managed Service Provider (MSP).
Coordinate with the MSP on monitoring, alerting, and incident response activities.
Support clarity in escalation paths and ensure effective communication during incidents.
Review operational outputs and contribute to continuous improvement of processes.
Collaboration & Operational Excellence
Partner with engineering, QA, security, and product teams to align platform capabilities with business needs.
Contribute to incident reviews, root cause analysis, and preventative improvements.
Document platform configurations, standards, and operational runbooks.
Support ongoing improvements in platform governance and operational maturity.
The Goal
Azure environments are stable, secure, and continuously improving.
CI/CD pipelines are reliable and enable efficient, low-risk releases.
Engineering teams experience fewer deployment and environment-related issues.
MSP interactions are smooth, coordinated, and effective during incidents.
Platform improvements are consistently delivered through automation and best practices.
Required

Qualifications

6–9 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering roles.
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (compute, networking, identity, storage, security).
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and supporting modern DevOps practices.
Experience working with Managed Service Providers (MSPs), including NOC and/or SOC coordination.
Solid understanding of cloud security, monitoring, and incident response practices.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in SaaS or regulated environments (finance, tax, compliance, or similar).
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
Familiarity with Azure-native monitoring and security tooling.
Experience supporting Agile or product-focused engineering teams.

Which skills does this role require?

Microsoft AzureCI/CD PipelinesDevOpsCloud SecurityMSP CoordinationNetwork ConfigurationIdentity and Access ControlARM TemplatesIncident ResponseCapacity PlanningCloud Platform EngineeringCI/CDMSPNOCSOCIdentity ManagementResource OptimizationRoot Cause AnalysisOperational RunbooksGovernance

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