Job Title: Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Princeton, NJ

Employment Type: Full-time Contract

Job Overview

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join our team in Princeton, NJ. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in designing, deploying, and managing Microsoft Azure cloud environments, with a solid understanding of networking, security, identity, and infrastructure automation. You will be instrumental in building scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions for enterprise applications.

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure to support scalable, secure, and high-performance applications
Implement and manage Azure IaaS and PaaS services such as VMs, VNets, NSGs, Azure AD, App Services, Storage Accounts, Key Vaults, and Load Balancers
Automate infrastructure provisioning using ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform
Monitor cloud resources using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights
Support identity and access management (IAM) with Azure AD, RBAC, and conditional access policies
Ensure infrastructure compliance with security and governance standards
Collaborate with application and DevOps teams for integration and CI/CD support
Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and perform root cause analysis
Maintain documentation and provide operational support as needed

Required Skills & Qualifications

Proven experience in IT infrastructure, with at least 5 years in Azure cloud engineering
Strong hands-on experience with Azure services: compute, networking, storage, security, monitoring
Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as ARM, Bicep, Terraform, or Ansible
Solid understanding of networking concepts: DNS, VPN, ExpressRoute, VNet peering, firewalls
Experience in Azure Active Directory, RBAC, and role-based access control
Familiarity with Windows/Linux systems administration
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect
Experience with PowerShell or Azure CLI scripting
Knowledge of containerization (AKS/Docker)
Familiarity with security compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO, SOC2)

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