Azure Cloud Network Engineer - Hybrid/In-Office

Empire State Development; City of Albany (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Package.

Job summary

Empire State Development is seeking an Azure Cloud Infrastructure professional to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable Azure networking and hybrid connectivity. You will manage VMs, storage, networking, and security services across Azure, with IaC automation and cost optimization.

The role emphasizes disaster recovery planning, Azure security posture, and ongoing improvements. In-office presence is required with hybrid schedules possible based on duties and policy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT related discipline with 3+ years in Azure Networking and Infrastructure.
• Or a 2-year degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Equivalent education/experience considered.
• AZ-104 and AZ-305 certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure infrastructure solutions.
• Administer Azure services including VMs, SQL, Storage, App Gateway, WAF, VNets, and Load Balancers.
• Configure networking: DNS, routing, BGP, firewalls, hybrid connectivity.
• Implement IaC using ARM, Bicep, Terraform or similar tools.
• Manage Azure NetApp Files (ANF) and AVS configurations.
• Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot for high availability, security and cost.
• Manage Azure identity/access controls and security using Entra ID and RBAC.
• Implement monitoring with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics; use Defender for Cloud.
• Stay current with Azure tech and security threats; assist in DR/testing/docs.
• Perform other duties as required by IT management.

Skills

Azure Networking

Security architecture

IaC (Terraform/Bicep/ARM)

Cloud governance

Disaster recovery planning

Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions

Azure backup & DR

Cost optimization

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT related discipline

Tools

Azure Monitor

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Sentinel

Azure Policy

Key Vault

Azure NetApp Files

Azure VMware Solutions

Terraform

Bicep/ARM templates

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Wiz Cloud Security Platform

Job description

Empire State Development is seeking an Azure Cloud Infrastructure professional to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable Azure networking and hybrid connectivity. You will manage VMs, storage, networking, and security services across Azure, with IaC automation and cost optimization.

The role emphasizes disaster recovery planning, Azure security posture, and ongoing improvements. In-office presence is required with hybrid schedules possible based on duties and policy.