Azure Cloud Engineer

Vectaur Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading national organization is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer for a direct-hire opportunity. The candidate will design, implement, and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure while optimizing performance and securing client data. This remote role offers a competitive compensation package between $140,000 - $160,000 based on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Azure infrastructure and services.
• Strong experience with Terraform and IaC.
• Familiarity with AWS and multi-cloud strategies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage cloud resources using Microsoft Azure.
• Ensure security, reliability, and performance of Azure infrastructure.
• Migrate clients' data and workloads securely to Azure.

Skills

Azure infrastructure

Terraform

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Relevant certifications (Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

Job description

Vectaur is actively seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer for adirect-hire opportunity to join an extremely stable andinternationally respected national organization.

Position Summary

The Azure Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing,implementing, and maintaining Azure cloud infrastructure andservices. They collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensurethe availability, scalability, and security of Azure-basedapplications and systems. This role involves troubleshooting andoptimizing Azure environments while staying updated on emergingAzure technologies and best practices within enterprise cloudcomputing.

In addition to supporting the current Azure ecosystem, theEngineer will also play a key role in migrating and securing newclient data across the platform.

Experience with Terraform is essential and familiarity with DevOpsand AWS is considered a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy and manage cloud resources (e.g., virtual machines,storage, databases) using Microsoft Azure.
• Ensure the security, reliability, and performance ofAzure-based infrastructure.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teamsto support application hosting and integration.
• Migrate client data and workloads securely to Azure,ensuring compliance and performance standards.
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, ARMtemplates, and Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Azure environments, responding toincidents and identifying areas for improvement.
• Contribute to automation and orchestration efforts tostreamline cloud operations.
• Leverage cloud knowledge to support multi-cloud strategies,including AWS as warranted.

Requirements:

• Proficiency with Azure infrastructure, services, andadministration.
• Strong experience with infrastructure as code (Terraformrequired; CloudFormation and ARM a plus).
• Familiarity with container services such as Docker,Kubernetes, and Azure Container Instances.
• Ability to manage cloud deployments securely andefficiently.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshootingskills.
• Working knowledge of AWS environments and best practices isa plus.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to workeffectively with technical and non-technical teams.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud migration projects andsecuring client data.
Relevant certifications (Azure Administrator, Azure SolutionsArchitect, etc) are highly desired.

Additional Details

• Employment Type: Direct-Hire
• Location: Remote, within the USA
  
• Target Total Compensation: $140k - $160k depending on skills& experience
• Employment Status: No form of employment sponsorship isbeing considered at this time.

Determining compensation for this role depends upon a widearray of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.