Azure Cloud Engineer - Raleigh, NC (Onsite) (Only W2)

Role: Azure Cloud Engineer

Location: Raleigh, NC (Onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months, possible to extend

Interview: Face-to-face round.

Only local to NC

• REQUIRED/MUST HAVE SKILLS:
  • 3 years minimum (and must be recent; not dated) hands-on experience managing and deploying Azure landing zone architecture in enterprise environments
  • 3 years Azure networking skills (VWAN, Express Route, VPN, Firewall, VNET, etc), including hybrid networking with on-premises.
  • 3 years' experience designing Azure environments with a "private-by-default" approach, which includes use of Private Endpoints, disabling public IPs, restricting access via NSGs and Azure Firewall, and enforcing policies to prevent public exposure.
  • Familiarity with implementing and managing Azure Policies, RBAC, and resource tagging strategies
  • Must have very strong problem-solving skills and excellent communication (must be able to understand individuals and be understood!)

• Job Responsibilities
  • They are seeking a Cloud Engineer with solid Azure experience to help implement and manage cloud infrastructure in a secure and scalable manner.
  • The contractor will work closely with senior architects and application teams to support the deployment, configuration, documentation, and optimization of Azure services, networking components, and infrastructure.
  • This role requires a proactive engineer who can contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, and enforcement of cloud governance policies in a large public-sector environment.
  • The engineer will support a maturing Azure environment, assisting in both new deployments and the modernization of existing applications.
  • 20% of their role (give or take) will be cognitive services, meaning they'll be working with other departments and educating them on the use of Azure Cloud.
  • The remaining 80% is hands-on.
• KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Assist in the setup and configuration of Core Azure subscriptions, resource groups, and environments.
  • Implement Azure Policies, RBAC permissions, and tagging standards based on team guidance.
  • Deploy and support core Azure networking (VWAN,Azure Firewall, VNets, NSGs, Private Endpoints, VPN/ExpressRoute).
  • Help configure and manage Azure Application Gateways and related components.
  • Contribute to infrastructure automation using Bicep, ARM, or PowerShell scripts.
  • Troubleshoot connectivity and application, including issues between Azure and on-prem networks
  • Support incident resolution and assist with root cause analysis.
  • Monitor Azure environments and assist in alerting, logging, and diagnostics configuration.
  • Collaborate with development, architecture, and security teams on deployments and infrastructure changes.
  • Follow and reinforce cloud governance, security, and compliance policies.