Azure Engineer

Description

We are looking for a senior Azure Engineer to join a Long-term Contract engagement with a client in Nashville, Tennessee. This role is focused on improving the stability, security, and governance of an existing cloud environment while addressing priority audit remediation work. The ideal candidate is comfortable stepping into a partially matured Azure landscape, quickly identifying practical improvements, and delivering measurable progress in partnership with infrastructure and security teams.

Responsibilities:

Evaluate the current Azure environment to uncover configuration weaknesses, control gaps, and areas requiring remediation.

Execute corrective actions related to identity access, permission structures, and broader cloud security controls.

Partner with security stakeholders to resolve audit findings and strengthen compliance alignment across Azure services.

Streamline and standardize Azure configurations to improve consistency, maintainability, and operational readiness.

Contribute to governance efforts by helping enforce policies, increase visibility, and improve control coverage within the platform.

Document technical changes, remediation steps, and environment updates to support traceability and team knowledge sharing.

Provide limited production support when needed while maintaining primary focus on audit-driven infrastructure work.

Collaborate with a small cross-functional technology team, including infrastructure, engineering, and security resources, to advance remediation priorities.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on experience administering and supporting Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
Strong knowledge of Azure networking, virtual machines, core platform services, and cloud administration best practices.
Demonstrated expertise in access management, permissions, and identity-related controls within Azure environments.
Experience addressing audit, compliance, or regulated-environment requirements through technical remediation work.
Proficiency with PowerShell for automation, scripting, and operational support tasks.
Ability to work independently in environments with limited documentation and competing priorities.
Strong understanding of cloud governance and security tools such as Azure Policy, Microsoft Defender, or Azure Sentinel.
Familiarity with infrastructure automation approaches using tools such as ARM, Bicep, or Terraform is a plus.

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