Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Tier4 Group; Smyrna (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tier4 Group in Atlanta, GA is seeking an experienced Azure Infrastructure Engineer for a contract-to-hire role. The position is hybrid (4 days onsite, transitioning to 3 days) in the Cumberland Blvd area, supporting Azure infrastructure and Azure Virtual Desktop.

This role focuses on administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of cloud-based systems to support a growing organization. Transition to permanent employment may be offered.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Azure administration or cloud infrastructure roles.
• Strong Windows Server experience including patching and backups.
• Experience with Azure services: compute, networking, storage, identity, security, monitoring.
• Experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) or VDI environments.
• Proficiency with Entra ID, Conditional Access, RBAC, MFA, Intune, and GPO.
• PowerShell scripting and automation experience.
• Excellent troubleshooting and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize Azure-hosted Windows Server environments.
• Manage Azure infrastructure components: VMs, networking, storage, backup.
• Support and maintain AVD environments with host pools and session hosts.
• Monitor performance, health, and end-user experience with Azure tools.
• Develop runbooks and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with IT, security, and support teams to resolve issues.
• Assist cloud modernization and automation initiatives.
• Automate tasks with PowerShell and other tools.

Skills

Azure Admin

Windows Server

Azure AD

RBAC

MFA

Intune

Group Policy

PowerShell

Automation

Troubleshooting

Documentation

AVD / VDI

AVD Support

Tools

Nerdio

FSLogix

Azure Monitor

AVD Management Platforms

Job description

Azure Infrastructure Engineer
Contract-to-Hire
Atlanta, GA / Cumberland Blvd area
Hybrid: 4 Days Onsite, Transitioning to 3 Days Onsite

We're seeking an experienced Azure Infrastructure Engineer to support and enhance a modern Microsoft cloud environment, including Azure infrastructure and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). This role will be responsible for the administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of cloud-based systems that support a growing organization.

This is a contract-to-hire opportunity offering the potential to transition into a permanent full-time position for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and troubleshoot Azure-hosted Windows Server environments, including patching, performance optimization, configuration management, and availability.
• Manage Azure infrastructure components, including virtual machines, networking, storage, backup solutions, security controls, and access management.
• Support and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments, including host pools, session hosts, workspaces, application groups, user assignments, and profile management.
• Monitor infrastructure and AVD performance, capacity, health, and end-user experience using Azure monitoring tools, dashboards, alerts, and logs.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, diagrams, standards, and operational runbooks.
• Partner with IT, security, and support teams to resolve escalated technical issues and improve overall platform reliability.
• Assist with cloud modernization initiatives, infrastructure improvements, and operational best practices.
• Automate routine administrative tasks using PowerShell and other automation tools.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Azure administration, cloud infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or a related infrastructure support role.
• Strong hands-on experience supporting Windows Server environments, including patching, performance tuning, permissions management, troubleshooting, and backup administration.
• Experience administering Microsoft Azure services, including compute, networking, storage, identity, security, monitoring, and backup solutions.
• Experience supporting Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) or comparable virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Conditional Access, RBAC, MFA, Intune, Group Policy, and endpoint management technologies.
• PowerShell scripting and automation experience.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud infrastructure, servers, networking, identity management, endpoint access, and user experience issues.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-140, AZ-500, AZ-700, or similar.
• Experience with FSLogix, Azure Files, image management, autoscaling, and AVD performance optimization.
• Experience with Nerdio or other Azure Virtual Desktop management platforms.
• Experience supporting professional services, financial services, accounting, or other highly regulated and security-focused environments.