Azure Engineer

Introduction:

This position requires a qualified Azure Engineer with at least 7 years’ experience in the following areas. The Azure Engineer will be responsible for implementing a landing zone architecture through TerraForm to manage and administer the Microsoft Azure cloud environment. This includes provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring, policy governance, and security. The individual will also analyze existing operational standards, processes, and/or governance to identify and implement improvements, develop infrastructure as code leveraging TerraForm for automated and consistent platform deployments, and deploy infrastructure as code utilizing Azure DevOps pipelines.

Responsibilities:

• Implement a landing zone architecture through TerraForm in Microsoft Azure
• Manage and administer the Microsoft Azure cloud environment
• Analyze existing operational standards, processes, and governance to identify and implement improvements
• Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) leveraging TerraForm for automated platform deployments
• Deploy IaC utilizing Azure DevOps pipelines
• Manage security and access controls of cloud-based solutions
• Automate processes and infrastructure lifecycle management

Requirements:

Required Skills/Experience:

• Microsoft Azure experience involving design, deployment, configuration, and optimization
• Experience deploying IaC with Azure DevOps
• Experience in IaC development with Terraform
• Proficient with GIT for source code management
• Ability to teach and mentor teammates and cross-functional partners
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with attention to detail

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Strong foundational knowledge of the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
• Understanding of security concepts including governance and access control
• Basic understanding of Azure Active Directory and integration with on-premises systems
• Network CIDR block and IP address planning as well as vnet gateway for transit routing
• Monitoring and logging Azure platform using cloud native services