Azure Cloud Engineer / Network Engineer

Azure Cloud Administrator / Networking /Systems Admin.

Madison, WI

Full Time

We are looking for a skilled Azure Cloud Administrator / Networking /Systems Admin. with hands-on experience managing Microsoft Azure environments and orchestrating containerized applications using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The ideal candidate will be well-versed in Azure operations, infrastructure automation, Kubernetes management, and deployment workflows using Helm charts.

You will be responsible for supporting cloud infrastructure, enforcing governance policies, managing AKS clusters, and ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable operations across development and production environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Azure Cloud & Resource Management

Deploy, configure, and manage Azure resources: VMs, VNets, Load Balancers, NSGs, Storage, App Services

Manage Azure Subscriptions, Resource Groups, and Management Groups

Apply governance through Policies, Blueprints, and tagging strategies

Identity & Access Management

Manage Entra ID (Azure AD) roles, groups, users, and service principals

Implement RBAC, Conditional Access, MFA, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

Conduct regular access audits and compliance checks

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Deploy, scale, and maintain AKS clusters

Manage node pools, upgrades, networking, and storage for AKS

Implement AKS security best practices (RBAC, secrets, network policies)

Use Helm charts for Kubernetes resource deployment and versioned application releases

Monitor AKS health and performance using Azure Monitor, Prometheus, and Grafana (if applicable)

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

Automate deployments using ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform

Script operational tasks using PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Bash

Integrate infrastructure provisioning into CI/CD pipelines

Monitoring, Logging & Security

Set up and manage Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and custom dashboards

Configure alerts and diagnostics for proactive monitoring

Secure cloud infrastructure using Azure Defender for Cloud and Key Vault

Cost Management & Optimization

Implement budgets and cost alerts

Analyze usage reports and recommend cost-saving strategies

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Mid senior experience administering Azure infrastructure

Proficient with Azure Portal, PowerShell, Azure CLI

Solid understanding of:

AKS architecture, deployments, and operations

Helm chart templating, packaging, and releases

Azure networking concepts: VNets, NSGs, Private Endpoints

Resource security, IAM, and governance

Experience with infrastructure automation tools (ARM, Bicep, Terraform)

Knowledge of containerized application management and monitoring

Familiarity with CI/CD workflows (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)

We need someone with Azure admin experience setting up and managing the account, preferably able to manage CSP

Regards,

Vikram Raj

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