Azure Engineer (VM Migrations & Infrastructure) – Contractor, Outside IR35

Coreitech; United States; Remote; GBP 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Ad-hoc contract via own Ltd

Right of substitution

Job summary

Coreitech is seeking an experienced Azure Engineer to handle infrastructure migrations and project work on an ad-hoc basis. This fully remote role suits consultants running their own practice or delivering work for multiple clients, with work arriving per project and deadlines set by client migrations.

You will deploy and optimise Azure IaaS, migrate on-prem workloads using Azure Migrate and Site Recovery, design landing zones, and manage networking, identity, backups and DR.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of end-to-end on-premises to Azure migrations.
• Strong hands-on Azure IaaS: VMs, disks, availability sets, storage.
• Experience with Azure networking and on-prem integration.
• Hands-on with Azure Migrate and Site Recovery.
• Background in Windows Server, AD, and Hyper-V/VMware.
• Ability to plan cutovers around downtime and communicate with stakeholders.
• Proficient with PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Bicep/ARM for repeatable builds.
• MSP or multi-client experience preferred; AZ certifications desirable.

Responsibilities

• Migrate on-prem to Azure server workloads using appropriate methods.
• Migrate legacy servers to Azure VMs or suitable PaaS.
• Design Azure landing zones for SMEs including subscriptions, resource groups, tagging, cost controls.
• Configure networking (VNets, NSGs, VPNs, ExpressRoute as needed).
• Deploy and migrate Azure Virtual Desktop from on-prem RDS.
• Implement hybrid identity with Entra Connect and Entra Domain Services.
• Set up backup and disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery.
• Perform right-sizing and cost optimisation reviews.
• Decommission on-prem hardware post-migration.
• Provide documentation and handover for each environment.

Skills

Azure IaaS

Azure Migrate

Azure Site Recovery

Hyper-V

VMware

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Bicep/ARM

Networking (VNet/NSG)

Azure Landing Zone

Tools

Azure Migrate

Azure Site Recovery

Azure Networking

Job description

Azure Engineer (VM Migrations & Infrastructure) – Contractor, Outside IR35

Engagement type: Ad-hoc contract work via your own Limited Company

Location: Fully remote

About the work

Coreitech is an IT services provider supporting SMEs across a range of sectors. We're looking for an experienced Azure engineer to take on infrastructure migration and project work on an as-needed basis. Work is sporadic and project-led – it picks up when a client moves on-prem workloads to the cloud or needs their Azure estate reworked, and goes quiet in between – so this suits someone running their own consultancy or working with other clients.

Typical pieces of work

• On-prem to Azure server migrations – Hyper-V and VMware workloads using Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery or lift-and-shift methods
• Migrating legacy servers (file servers, application servers, SQL, RDS/terminal servers) to Azure VMs or appropriate PaaS alternatives
• Azure landing zone design for SMEs – subscriptions, resource groups, naming, tagging and cost controls
• Networking – VNets, subnets, NSGs, VPN gateways, site-to-site and point-to-site VPNs, ExpressRoute where needed
• Azure Virtual Desktop deployments and migrations away from on-prem RDS
• Hybrid identity – Entra Connect, Entra Domain Services and domain controllers in Azure
• Backup, disaster recovery and Azure Site Recovery configuration
• Right-sizing, reserved instances and cost optimisation reviews
• Decommissioning on-prem hardware post-migration
• Documentation and handover for each environment delivered

What we're looking for

• Proven track record of delivering server-to-Azure migrations end to end – discovery, dependency mapping, cutover and post-migration tidy-up
• Strong Azure IaaS skills – VMs, managed disks, availability sets/zones, storage accounts, Azure Files
• Solid understanding of Azure networking and how it connects back to on-prem
• Hands-on experience with Azure Migrate and Azure Site Recovery
• Good Windows Server, Active Directory and Hyper-V/VMware background
• Able to plan cutovers around client downtime windows and communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders
• Comfortable with PowerShell, Azure CLI or Bicep/ARM for repeatable builds
• MSP or multi-client experience preferred
• Microsoft certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-140 or similar) desirable

How the engagement works

Engaged per project under a contract for services, with a defined scope and deliverables

You control how and when the work is done, within agreed cutover dates and deadlines

You supply your own equipment and are free to work for other clients

Right of substitution applies

Limited Company and appropriate insurances (professional indemnity, public liability) required