Sr. Azure Cloud Engineer

Title: Sr. Azure Cloud Engineer
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Type: Contract to Hire

Our client is seeking a Sr. Azure Cloud Engineer who will play a key role in migrating and transforming legacy solutions to the cloud.
Description
Looking for dynamic individuals who love to learn, thrive on innovation, and are open to exploring new ways to achieve our goals. You will be a part of a high-performing team of engineers who are modernizing the way we leverage our cloud workloads.
Key Accountabilities:

• Design and implement Azure architecture and environments.
• Assist in building and maintaining cloud-native applications.
• Leverage automation tools such as Terraform for operational efficiency.
• Azure SSO integrations, Active Directory, PIM (Privileged Identity Management), Assignments, and RBAC.
• Utilize Azure experiences such as guest tenant access packages.
• MFA and WHfB support.
• Create and maintain cloud architecture diagrams.
• Daily administration of Microsoft 365 environments.
• Maintain best practices and support procedures.
• Extend and enhance on-prem policy and standards to Azure deployments.
• Implement and maintain solutions and technologies that address cyber security issues.
• Perform scheduled and ad hoc control/compliance validation.
• Assessment and audit of compliance against the security policies and standards.
• Maintain and improve monitoring, configuration management, and reporting functions.
• Provide after-hours support for Production Release.
• Serve as technical expert in Azure cloud.
• Provide support with escalated help desk requests via Service Now.
• Intune - Device/User Affinity and Mobile Application Management policies.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, software engineering, or equivalent knowledge acquired by work experience and training.
• Working experience of at least three years in designing, building, and expanding Azure environments.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with configuration and implementation of packaged or custom IAM solutions.
• Proficiency in the ability to prepare presentations, analysis reports, and program status reports.
• Proven experience working in highly collaborative environments.
• A solid background in Linux/Unix and Windows server system administration.
• Familiarity with Encryption, Logging, and Privacy/Security Protocols (e.g. TLS 1.2, ELK stack).
• Proficiency in script development and scripting languages.
• Expertise in securing systems, providing audit evidence, and standards implementation.
• Excellent oral/written presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with leadership.
• Relevant technologies include Azure, Microsoft 365, and Terraform.

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