We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cloud Engineer to manage, optimize, and secure our Microsoft Azure cloud environments. You will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining reliable, scalable, and secure Azure infrastructure to support multiple client cloud environments.
**No C2C or 3rd Party Vendors**
Azure Infrastructure & Architecture
- Compute & Storage Management: Design, deploy, and manage Azure compute resources (Virtual Machines, VM Scale Sets, Availability Sets) and storage solutions (Blob Storage, File Storage, Managed Disks) to support scalable, highly available environments.
- Virtual Networking: Architect and manage Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), including subnets, VNet peering, Network Security Groups (NSGs), VPN Gateways, and ExpressRoute connections.
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): Design and implement RBAC policies to enforce least-privilege access across subscriptions, resource groups, and individual resources.
- Backup & Disaster Recovery: Configure and maintain Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery to protect workloads, ensure data durability, and support business continuity planning.
Identity & Access Management
- Entra ID Administration: Manage Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including users, groups, enterprise applications, and conditional access policies, and understand how Entra ID interacts with Azure RBAC and resource access.
- Hybrid Identity: Support hybrid identity scenarios, including Entra Connect synchronization between on-premises Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID where applicable.
Security, Monitoring, and Cost Optimization
- Cloud Security: Implement and manage robust security policies, including Identity and Access Management (Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC), network security (VNet, Network Security Groups/NSGs), encryption, and compliance controls across the Azure environment.
- Monitoring and Logging: Configure and manage comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions using platform-native tools (e.g., Azure Monitor and Azure Log Analytics) to ensure continuous operational health.
- Cost Management: Continuously monitor and analyze cloud spending, recommending and implementing optimization strategies (e.g., resource right-sizing, reserved instances, storage tiering) to ensure cost-efficiency.
- Incident Response: Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to respond to, troubleshoot, and resolve critical incidents in a timely manner.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience: 3-5+ years of hands-on experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Azure Expertise: Proven experience designing and managing core IaaS and PaaS Azure services, as well as Microsoft Entra ID.
- Networking: Solid understanding of Azure virtual networking concepts (VNets, subnets, NSGs, VPN Gateway and VPNs, VNet Peering, load balancing, etc.).
- Identity & Access Management: Solid understanding of Microsoft Entra ID and how it interacts with Azure RBAC and resource access management.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certifications: Active Azure certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300).
- NOTE: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) will be a minimum requirement for this position. If it is not currently held or active, it must be obtained within 3 months of the employment start date.
- Operating Systems: Proficient in administering Windows operating systems, and basic understanding/experience with common Linux systems.
- Database: Experience with Azure SQL Database and/or other PaaS database services in Azure.
