Job Details

INPERSON INTERVIEW AFTER INITIAL PHONE SCREENING.. LOCALS TO DALLAS,TX APPLY ONLY

Akkodis is seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and optimize our cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about automation, infrastructure as code, and delivering scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions.

Senior Cloud Engineer – Infrastructure & Observability

Employment Type

• Contract-to-Hire (6 months)

• Open to C2C? NO

• Length of Contract: 2-6 months before conversion

• Open to Visa Transfer? NO , No sponsorship available

Compensation:

• Pay Rate: $62-75/hr

• Salary if DH or CTH: $130-150K (experience taken into consideration)

• Benefits (401K, PTO, perks, etc)

LOCATION DETAILS

• 2-3 days hybrid

• 7440 State Hwy 121, McKinney, TX 75070

• Onsite during quarterly meetings and collaboration sessions with leadership required.

Interview Process: 2 rounds

• 1st round:30 minute interview

• 2nd round onsite

INTAKE NOTES/ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Hybrid cloud-first infrastructure (Azure-heavy), with limited on-prem (ERP/data center)

• Team is under-resourced; Manager needs more support for cloud/platform engineering responsibilities.

Observability Project:

• Leading engineering side of New Relic (currently doing POV).

• Set up APIs, integrate with cloud provider, ensure environments are properly monitored, thresholds defined, and tickets generated.

• Engage with New Relic resources.

• Azure Cloud Engineering:

• Deploy and manage Azure resources using pipelines.

• Build integrations with ServiceNow ITSM (catalogs, automated resource provisioning).

• Provide Tier 3 support for Azure.

• Own all Azure deployments across the enterprise.

• Automation & Infrastructure as Code:

• Heavy use of Terraform for provisioning.

• Ensure coding standards are followed (clean, creative, not repetitive).

TOP REQUIRED SKILLS:

• SR. level of Cloud Engineering (Azure focus): Infrastructure, domains, on-prem server concepts.

• Azure DevOps & GitHub: Must know pull request process and concepts.

• Terraform: Hands-on coding/scripting (admin-level minimum).

• APIs: Experience building/integrating APIs, thinking outside the box.

• Scripting: Bash or Python strongly preferred; PowerShell acceptable too

• Cloud Networking: Understanding of NSGs and networking fundamentals.

• Observability: Familiarity with concepts (not day-to-day monitoring).

Preferred Skills:

• Terraform (big plus)

• Ansible: Not required

• Kubernetes: Nice-to-have (limited deployments, not heavy use)

• New Relic: REALLY Nice-to-have (not mandatory)

Must skills

• Azure infrastructure/cloud engineering experience.

• Hands-on Terraform + scripting (Bash, Python, or PowerShell).

• API integration experience.

• Azure DevOps/GitHub knowledge.

• Networking fundamentals (NSGs).

• Bonus: Exposure to New Relic, ServiceNow ITSM, Kubernetes.

Soft Skills:

• Clear communication with application owners, PMs, and cross-functional teams.

• Collaborative and resourceful problem solver.

• Comfortable wearing multiple hats (observability + engineering + support).

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or systems engineering roles, delivering scalable infrastructure and automation across diverse environments.

• Strong proficiency in Azure DevOps, Git, GitHub Actions, Terraform, and Terragrunt, including advanced module development and reusable patterns.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.

• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred—and cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes and Docker.

• Solid grasp of cloud networking concepts: routing, firewall configurations, DNS, and architecture.

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and PowerShell.

• Strong experience with CI/CD tools and practices, version control systems, and automation pipelines.

• Hands-on experience with observability platforms such as Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Prometheus, and Grafana.

• Strong understanding of telemetry data: logs, metrics, traces, and events.

• Familiarity with APM (Application Performance Monitoring) and distributed tracing tools (e.g., OpenTelemetry).

• Knowledge of network monitoring protocols and tools (e.g., SNMP, NetFlow, Wireshark).

• Experience integrating observability tools with ITSM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow) and understanding of incident response workflows, escalation policies, and on-call support.

• Ability to automate alerting, dashboard creation, and data ingestion pipelines.

• Strong analytical skills to interpret telemetry data and derive actionable insights.

• Ability to build custom dashboards and reports for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Excellent communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Proactive problem-solving mindset with strong attention to detail.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client

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