Senior Azure Cloud Engineer - IaC, Migrations & Security

Impact Networking, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5-year Tiffany & Co. Gift Card

10-year Rolex incentive

20-year $20,000 incentive

PTO up to 20 days

12+ paid holidays

Parental Leave

Education reimbursement

401K retirement plans

Health, disability, life coverage

Job summary

Impact Networking, LLC is seeking a Sr. Cloud Solutions Engineer to design, implement, and support scalable Azure solutions for clients and internal teams in Chicago.

You will translate business needs into practical cloud architectures and drive migration and modernization efforts using IaC and Azure services. Working with engineering and operations, you’ll ensure secure, compliant deployments, optimize costs, and contribute to governance and documentation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, cloud architecture, or enterprise IT roles.
• Strong experience designing, deploying, and supporting solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure migrations and transferring technical workloads within client environments.
• Working knowledge of Azure security, networking, identity services, and Identity and Access Management.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform.
• Experience with hybrid infrastructures, Azure Virtual Desktop, Remote Desktop Services, Entra ID Domain Services, Azure Files, Azure Backup, and Azure networking services.
• Proficiency with scripting and automation using PowerShell and/or Python; experience with Power Automate is a plus.
• Required or in progress: AZ-305, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Preferred certifications include AZ-104, AZ-500, AZ-700, or SC-300.
• Preferred experience with AKS, Docker, Nerdio Manager for MSP, Azure SQL, and/or Web App Services.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to operate independently while knowing when to collaborate or elevate.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Azure-based cloud solutions for customer and internal environments under established architectural standards.
• Translate business and technical requirements into practical cloud architectures.
• Deploy, sustain, and resolve issues in secure and effective IaaS and PaaS solutions centered on Microsoft cloud technology.
• Implement identity services, cloud-based desktop environments, virtual machines, storage solutions, and associated services within Microsoft Azure.
• Establish baseline configurations for Azure workloads to ensure consistency and adherence to best practices across client environments.
• Support modernization and migration initiatives, including assessment, planning, and execution.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code solutions and participate in peer review of IaC modules for security, compliance, and operational consistency.
• Implement monitoring, diagnostics, governance controls, and policy enforcement within cloud solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers, operations teams, and stakeholders to align cloud solutions with business needs.
• Provide architectural input, technical guidance, documentation, and knowledge sharing for projects and operational improvements.

Skills

Azure design

IaC automation

Azure migrations

Azure security

PowerShell

Python

Collaboration

Tools

ARM templates

Bicep

Terraform

Azure Virtual Desktop

Nerdio Manager

Job description

Impact Networking, LLC is seeking a Sr. Cloud Solutions Engineer to design, implement, and support scalable Azure solutions for clients and internal teams in Chicago.

You will translate business needs into practical cloud architectures and drive migration and modernization efforts using IaC and Azure services. Working with engineering and operations, you’ll ensure secure, compliant deployments, optimize costs, and contribute to governance and documentation.