Senior Azure Cloud Engineer: Secure, Scalable Cloud Expert

Teknims; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Teknims is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Dallas, TX to create, manage, and support secure Azure environments, including AVD/VDI and Azure Published Applications. You will configure Virtual Networks, manage resilience, and lead cloud design with external partner collaboration.

You will drive identity and access management, monitoring strategies, and cost forecasting for Azure resources, deploying enterprise workloads with PowerShell or Python and using Ansible/Chef/Puppet for automation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a full-time IT professional.
• 3+ years designing and supporting Azure environments (IaaS/PaaS).
• MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience using the Azure administration portal.
• Demonstrable experience deploying enterprise workloads to Azure.
• Proficiency with PowerShell, Python, or other scripting languages.
• Hands-on experience with configuration management systems such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise core services and cloud deployments.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Enterprise software products and services.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage, and support secure Azure environments, including AVD/VDI driven experiences.
• Configure and manage Azure Virtual Networks, including partner collaborations.
• Utilize native Azure services to meet resiliency requirements.
• Drive identity, access, and configuration management, and monitoring for Azure.
• Lead design for Azure network connectivity.
• Extend standards and management processes into the cloud (change, incident, problem).
• Establish monitoring and management infrastructure for availability and performance.
• Forecast recurring and non‑recurring Azure pricing for VMs and resources.
• Learn and leverage partner-based Azure management tooling for broader support.
• Design and implement data protection options, including HA and BCP in Azure.

Skills

Azure administration

PowerShell / Python

Configuration management

Azure IaaS/PaaS

MCSE: Cloud Platform

Enterprise workloads

Azure Portal experience

Scripting languages

Education

MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure or equivalent

Tools

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Job description

Teknims is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Dallas, TX to create, manage, and support secure Azure environments, including AVD/VDI and Azure Published Applications. You will configure Virtual Networks, manage resilience, and lead cloud design with external partner collaboration.

You will drive identity and access management, monitoring strategies, and cost forecasting for Azure resources, deploying enterprise workloads with PowerShell or Python and using Ansible/Chef/Puppet for automation.