Cloud Engineer at Robert Half
Atlanta, GA
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Jul 14, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An Azure Cloud Engineer role focused on designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure — covering networking, storage, identity, security, and monitoring within Azure environments. The work involves migrations, automation, and optimization, with hands-on use of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates, alongside scripting via PowerShell or Azure CLI. Suits engineers with at least four years of Azure-specific experience.
Mid level · 4+ years · National · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
Robert Half is a staffing firm posting this on behalf of a client; the role is described as contract/temporary based on Robert Half's standard placement language and the mention of contract benefits.
SOC classification is a close call: the role involves both building infrastructure-as-code (IaC with Terraform/Bicep/ARM — pointing to 15-1252 Software Developers) and operating/managing Azure infrastructure services (pointing to 15-1244 Systems Administrators). 15-1252 was chosen as primary because IaC authoring and automation are explicitly required.
PowerShell and Azure CLI are listed under a 'preferred' qualifier ('preferred') in the requirements section, so they are marked as preferred rather than required.
Azure networking, storage, and identity services are called out as required knowledge areas but name no specific distinct tool beyond Azure Entra ID (already captured); they are covered under the broad Azure skill.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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