Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Azure Platform Location Remote Department Site Reliability Engineering (Bulgaria) Employment Type Full-Time Level Senior Individual Contributor / Technical Lead Position Summary We are seeking a senior hands-on Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to strengthen our Azure platform capabilities and help mature cloud operations across the organization. This role will serve as a primary technical lead for Microsoft Azure supporting two existing Azure environments while helping establish standards operating procedures and readiness for future development use. The ideal candidate combines deep Azure expertise strong SRE discipline infrastructure automation experience and practical technical leadership. This person will be expected to lead by example document and standardize platform practices mentor other team members and help train the team so others can support routine Azure administration and operations within the first six months. The role will also provide occasional AWS administration operational support and technical guidance as needed. Key Responsibilities Cloud Architecture & Platform Engineering Serve as a primary Azure subject matter expert for current Azure environments and related corporate Azure usage. Design implement and enhance Azure architecture with emphasis on reliability security scalability observability cost management and operational simplicity. Manage and optimize Azure services such as virtual machines storage virtual networks Azure Monitor Log Analytics Application Insights Key Vault application services and related platform components. Establish and improve Azure standards for subscriptions resource groups networking naming tagging identity monitoring backup/recovery and operational procedures. Provide occasional AWS support as needed including administration operational troubleshooting architecture review and workload placement guidance. Infrastructure as Code & Automation Develop maintain and govern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform Azure Bicep ARM templates or equivalent tooling. Build reusable IaC modules/templates and environment-specific configurations to support secure repeatable Azure deployments. Build and improve CI/CD automation using Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins or similar tools ensuring secure and reliable deployment workflows. Automate provisioning configuration monitoring access management and operational workflows to reduce manual effort and improve reliability. Use Git-based workflows pull requests peer reviews and change controls to manage infrastructure changes. Reliability Observability & Operations Improve logging monitoring alerting and operational dashboards using Azure-native tools and complementary systems. Define and promote reliability practices such as incident response root-cause analysis remediation tracking service health reviews and operational readiness checks. Act as an escalation resource for significant cloud infrastructure issues and participate as backup in on-call or incident response activities as needed. Identify recurring operational issues and drive long-term fixes through automation architecture improvements and better observability. Security Compliance & Access Management Administer Azure Key Vault including secrets management certificate lifecycle rotation practices and governance controls. Implement and manage Azure RBAC Microsoft Entra ID integrations managed identities least-privilege access and related identity controls. Partner with Security and Compliance teams to ensure infrastructure aligns with SOC 2 controls internal audit standards and security best practices. Support policy-driven governance including tagging access reviews configuration standards and evidence collection for compliance activities. Technical Leadership Mentoring & Documentation Lead technical design discussions platform reviews and operational improvement efforts across SRE engineering security DevOps and product teams. Create and maintain clear documentation runbooks architecture diagrams operating procedures and best-practice guides for Azure operations. Mentor and train other team members through pairing knowledge-transfer sessions standards documentation and operational walkthroughs. Help establish a sustainable support model so routine Azure administration and operations can be shared by additional team members within six months. Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Required Qualifications 7+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering Cloud Engineering Platform Engineering Systems Engineering or DevOps roles. 4+ years of hands-on experience designing operating and improving Microsoft Azure environments. Strong proficiency with Azure architecture and operational services including networking compute storage identity monitoring Key Vault and application platform services. Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform Azure Bicep ARM templates or equivalent tooling. Experience building and maintaining CI/CD workflows using Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins or comparable platforms. Scripting and automation experience using PowerShell Python Bash or similar languages. Demonstrated expertise in logging alerting monitoring incident response root-cause analysis and reliability engineering practices. Knowledge of cloud security practices RBAC secrets management managed identities and least-privilege access models. Familiarity with SOC 2 or similar compliance-driven environments. Proven ability to lead technical initiatives influence standards document best practices and mentor other engineers. Preferred Qualifications Experience providing AWS administration or operational support including IAM VPC/networking EC2 S3 CloudWatch and account/resource governance. Experience with Azure landing-zone concepts Azure Policy cost management backup/recovery patterns and cloud governance models. Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or equivalent cloud/DevOps certifications. Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Familiarity with Zero Trust identity governance FinOps/cost optimization and compliance-driven cloud operations. Success Criteria Within the first 6 months success in this role will include Documented current-state assessment of the two Azure environments. Defined and communicate Azure operating standards including naming tagging access monitoring backup/recovery and change-management practices. Improved runbooks support procedures and operational documentation that enable other team members to assist with routine Azure administration and operations. Meaningful knowledge transfer through mentoring pairing and practical training sessions with the SRE and/or engineering teams. Clear ownership of Azure reliability observability security and automation improvement priorities. Within 6-12 Months Success In This Role Will Include Measurable improvements in reliability performance observability security and operational maturity of Azure workloads. Increased automation coverage across provisioning CI/CD monitoring access controls and recurring operational tasks. Modernized Azure resources and platform patterns aligned with architectural security and compliance standards. A more distributed support model in which trained team members can handle routine Azure tasks with reduced dependence on a single subject matter expert. Reliable contribution to occasional AWS administration operational support and cross-cloud guidance when needed. How We Think About AI At Quickbase we view AI as a tool to accelerate how work gets done — not replace it. We encourage thoughtful use of AI to improve speed quality and decision-making while maintaining strong judgment accountability and data integrity. Benefits Unlimited remote work policy 25 days of annual leave 2 additional days off for volunteering Competitive remuneration package incl. an annual bonus Top-notch IT setup. Mental health support life insurance food vouchers Additional health insurance - for you and your loved ones Annual wellness support allowance External Professional Learning Opportunities Equal Opportunity Statement Quickbase is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply – even if you don’t meet every qualification listed. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.