Azure Cloud Migration Lead — Senior DevOps Engineer

UpSwell; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

401(k) company match

Paid time off

Job summary

UpSwell, a high-growth marketing agency, seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to own and modernize our Microsoft Azure cloud, migrating from private cloud and building a secure, scalable foundation. You will lead migration planning, architecture design, and automation initiatives, reporting to the CTO.

The ideal candidate has deep Azure expertise, strong problem-solving, and the ability to drive complex initiatives from planning through execution while aligning with business growth and operational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, systems engineering, or site reliability engineering.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and managing Microsoft Azure environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading or playing a significant technical role in an on-premises or private cloud migration to Azure or another major public cloud platform.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, compute, storage, databases, identity management, and security.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code, preferably Terraform or Bicep.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Strong experience with Azure monitoring, logging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
• Working knowledge of API management, integrations, and cloud security best practices.
• Proficiency in PowerShell and experience with Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with cloud cost management and infrastructure optimization.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to independently manage priorities, make sound technical decisions, and deliver projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to participate in an on-call support rotation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end migration of UpSwell's private cloud infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, targeting completion within the first six months.
• Assess existing infrastructure, applications, databases, networks, and dependencies to develop a comprehensive migration strategy.
• Design and implement a secure, scalable Azure architecture aligned with Microsoft best practices.
• Develop and execute phased migration plans, including testing, cutover strategies, contingency planning, and post-migration validation.
• Minimize business disruption while ensuring data integrity, system availability, and operational continuity.
• Coordinate with external migration partners, vendors, and internal stakeholders throughout the project.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate infrastructure, eliminate unnecessary costs, and improve overall system performance.
• Own the day-to-day administration, performance, availability, and reliability of the Microsoft Azure environment.
• Manage Azure infrastructure, including virtual machines, networking, storage, databases, application services, and related cloud resources.
• Establish and maintain monitoring, alerting, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity processes.
• Proactively identify performance issues, infrastructure risks, and opportunities to improve system reliability.
• Maintain appropriate service-level objectives, recovery procedures, and operational documentation.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of infrastructure incidents, including participation in on-call support.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

DevOps

Azure expertise

SRE mindset

Scripting (PowerShell/Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

UpSwell, a high-growth marketing agency, seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to own and modernize our Microsoft Azure cloud, migrating from private cloud and building a secure, scalable foundation. You will lead migration planning, architecture design, and automation initiatives, reporting to the CTO.

The ideal candidate has deep Azure expertise, strong problem-solving, and the ability to drive complex initiatives from planning through execution while aligning with business growth and operational