Senior Azure Engineer

Beech Valley Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Beech Valley Solutions is seeking a Senior Azure Engineer to own a complex production Azure environment, including Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). This role is remote with a preference for candidates near Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, or Tampa.

You will lead architecture, monitoring, security, and cost optimization for a critical enterprise cloud. The ideal candidate is hands-on, mentors junior engineers, manages end-to-end Azure, and drives infrastructure projects with strong troubleshooting

Qualifications

• 8+ years in infrastructure or systems engineering.
• 5+ years hands-on Microsoft Azure in production environments.
• Experience managing enterprise Azure end-to-end.
• Deep expertise in Azure compute, networking, storage, identity, security.
• Experience administering Windows Server and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
• Proficient in PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Demonstrated project management and leadership ability.
• Strong troubleshooting and communication skills for a business-critical environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture, administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization of the Azure environment and AVD.
• Manage Azure-hosted Windows servers, networking, storage, IAM, security, backups, and DR.
• Administer AVD host pools, session hosts, images, autoscaling, and FSLogix profiles.
• Lead infrastructure projects, upgrades, patching, incident response, and root-cause analysis.
• Develop automation, governance, capacity planning, and cloud cost optimization.
• Maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Serve as escalation point for complex Azure issues and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Azure engineering

PowerShell scripting

Automation

Project leadership

Tools

Azure

AVD

Nerdio

Windows Server

Job description

Beech Valley is seeking an experienced Senior Azure Engineer to take primary ownership of a complex, production Azure environment supporting critical business operations. This role will oversee Azure infrastructure and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), ensuring reliability, security, performance, and scalability across the organization.

The ideal candidate is a highly technical, hands‑on Azure expert who can independently manage enterprise cloud infrastructure, lead infrastructure projects, and provide technical guidance to a junior engineer. This is a remote opportunity, with a preference for candidates located near Atlanta, GA; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Denver, CO; or Tampa, FL.

What You’ll Do

• Own the architecture, administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization of the Microsoft Azure environment and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) infrastructure.
• Manage Azure-hosted Windows servers, networking, storage, identity and access management, security, backups, and disaster recovery.
• Administer AVD host pools, session hosts, images, autoscaling, FSLogix profiles, application delivery, and Nerdio.
• Lead infrastructure projects, system upgrades, patching, incident response, and root‑cause analysis to maintain operational stability.
• Develop and implement automation, governance standards, capacity planning, and cloud cost optimization initiatives.
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational runbooks, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex Azure infrastructure issues, driving timely resolution and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and knowledge transfer to a junior engineer.

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of infrastructure or systems engineering experience, including at least 5 years of hands‑on Microsoft Azure engineering in production environments.
• Extensive experience independently managing and supporting enterprise Azure environments end to end.
• Deep expertise in Azure compute, networking, storage, identity, security, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and governance.
• Strong experience administering Windows Server environments and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
• Proficiency in PowerShell scripting, infrastructure automation, and operational process improvement.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including planning, coordinating, and executing infrastructure initiatives.
• Previous management or technical leadership experience, with the ability to mentor junior engineers and drive technical decisions.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to operate independently in a business‑critical environment.

Nice to Have

• Hands‑on experience with Nerdio for AVD management and optimization.
• Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-140, or AZ-305.
• Experience supporting Azure Virtual Desktop environments for geographically distributed or offshore teams.
• Experience implementing cloud cost optimization, infrastructure governance, and disaster recovery strategies.