Azure Cloud Engineer (Azure Web Services, IIS, Automation- 100% Remote/FTE)

Optomi; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi, in partnership with an industry leader, seeks an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer for a full-time remote role. The focus is on designing hybrid and cloud infrastructure in Azure to support applications operations, with emphasis on performance, scaling and reliability.

Responsibilities include IIS-based Windows hosting, Azure Monitor and Front Door services, and collaboration with SRE/DevOps teams. Candidates should have IaC, automation skills (PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible) and

Qualifications

• Experience with Windows IIS and web services on Windows servers.
• Azure cloud engineering experience including migrations and web services.
• Monitoring experience with tools like DataDog, AppDynamics or Dynatrace.
• Automation using PowerShell, Terraform or Ansible.
• Strong collaboration with SRE/DevOps and other engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement hybrid and cloud infrastructure in Azure.
• Focus on performance, scalability and reliability of applications.
• Operate and monitor the Azure environment and web services.
• Automate infrastructure and deployments using scripts and IaC tools.
• Collaborate with SRE, DevOps and Database teams for smooth operations.

Skills

Azure cloud engineering

Windows IIS

DevOps principles

Automation scripting

Tools

Azure Monitor

Front Door

DataDog

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Optomi, in partnership with an industry leader is looking an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to join their team on a full-time, remote basis. This will be a first shift working hours role. This engineer will design implement hybrid and cloud infrastructure solutions in Azure to support applications operations. They will focus on system performance, scaling, and reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Utilizing Windows IIS for web services and applications hosted on Windows servers
• Completing cloud projects in Azure using various web services such as Azure Monitor, Function Apps, Azure Site Recovery, Front Door, etc. as well as NSG's, ASG's, VNets, Entra ID, etc.
• Collaborate with Database and SRE team members ensure smooth operation and integration of systems
• Troubleshooting of various infrastructure including Systems, networking, virtualization and cloud issues
• Automate various parts of the environment with various languages including PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, etc.
• Monitoring the environment using tools such as Data Dog (configuration, reviewing dashboards, etc)
• Research of emerging trends on various technology, tools and AI

• Windows server/administration and IIS background- upgrades, web services, management
• Azure cloud engineering experience utilizing web services- migrations, upgrades etc with tools such as Azure Monitor, Logic Apps, Azure Site Recovery, Front Door, Key Vault
• Monitoring experience using various tools such as Data Dog, App Dynamics, Solar Winds, Dynatrace, etc- configuration, reporting, vulnerabilities, dashboards
• Automation experience utilizing a Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or Ansible
• Experience communication with various engineering teams (SRE, DevOps, Release, Database) to ensure smooth project completion and integration
• Understanding of DevOps and SRE principles