Senior Cloud Engineer / Sr Azure Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer / Sr Azure Cloud Engineer

6 Month contract to hire

Overtime/On call: off hours expectations, eventually will have a rotation

Hard Requirements:

• CI/CD pipeline,
• Kubernetes exposure (ASK)
• Terraform

Nice to Have Tech:

• Azure Engineering and modules within ex: EntraID & Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Primary Purpose:
We are looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to support the remaining on-prem-to-Azure migration effort and strengthen our cloud engineering capacity as we move toward a more cloud-first operating model.

This role should be a senior, cloud-native resource who can support Azure migration, infrastructure engineering, Tier 2/Tier 3 escalations, automation, Terraform/IaC, AVD, Entra, and future integrations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support remaining on-prem-to-Azure lift-and-shift migration work
• Assist with Azure VM migration planning, validation, cutover, and post-migration cleanup
• Support Azure infrastructure design, implementation, and troubleshooting
• Provide Tier 2/Tier 3 support for complex cloud, infrastructure, AVD, Entra, and connectivity issues
• Assist with Azure networking, private connectivity, DNS, routing, and access troubleshooting
• Support Terraform / Infrastructure as Code implementation and maintenance
• Support CI/CD pipeline integration for infrastructure deployment where needed
• Assist with backup, monitoring, logging, and operational readiness checks
• Help document migration patterns, runbooks, and operational handoffs
• Support future acquisition/integration readiness through scalable cloud patterns
• Mentor/ramp junior or newer cloud team members where appropriate

Required Skills:

• Strong Azure infrastructure engineering experience
• Experience with Azure VM migration or hybrid-to-cloud migration projects
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, routing, DNS, NSGs, private endpoints, and connectivity
• Experience with Entra ID / Azure AD
• AVD troubleshooting or implementation experience
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience
• PowerShell or scripting experience
• Experience with monitoring, backup, and operational readiness in Azure
• Ability to own complex escalations and drive issues to resolution
• Strong documentation and communication skills

Preferred Skills:

• Azure Migrate experience
• CI/CD pipeline experience
• Kubernetes exposure
• Terraform
• Zscaler or zero-trust/private access experience
• Defender for Cloud exposure
• Experience supporting cloud governance and landing zone patterns
• Experience in healthcare, PBM, or regulated environments