Azure Cloud Engineer
About The Position
The Azure Cloud Engineer will support the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on the modernization, operation, and monitoring of its Microsoft Azure cloud environment. The role focuses on transitioning workloads from a legacy Azure implementation into a standardized, secure, and governed Azure Cloud Landing Zone. The engineer will assess existing Azure resources, remediate configuration gaps, and support subscription and workload migrations using approved Azure architecture patterns and Infrastructure as Code. This position also implements and maintains monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to support system performance, availability, security posture, and cost management. The engineer will coordinate with TxDOT, the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), and Shared Technology Services teams to ensure stable, compliant Azure operations.
Requirements
- 4-7 years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related IT roles.
- 4-7 years of hands-on experience supporting Microsoft Azure, including experience in Azure Government (Azure.gov) environments or other regulated cloud platforms.
- 4-7 years of experience implementing and supporting Azure infrastructure components such as compute, networking, storage, identity, and security services.
- 4-7 years of experience with Azure monitoring and logging to support performance, availability, security visibility, and incident response.
- 4-7 years of experience assisting with cloud migrations or modernization efforts, including moving workloads into standardized cloud environments such as an Azure Cloud Landing Zone.
- 4-7 years of experience using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform).
- Working knowledge of cloud security best practices, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.
- Experience supporting operational activities including monitoring, incident response, and root cause analysis.
- Ability to work independently in a structured enterprise or government environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation.
- Local candidates only; must currently live within 50 miles of the Austin, Texas work location.
Nice To Haves
- Direct experience working in Azure Government (Azure.gov) supporting state or federal workloads.
- Experience supporting Texas DIR and/or TxDOT cloud environments.
- Familiarity with DIR Shared Technology Services (STS) standards, processes, and governance.
- Experience supporting or implementing an Azure Landing Zone in a government or highly regulated environment.
- Experience with hybrid cloud environments integrating on-premises systems with Azure Government.
- Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Security Engineer Associate).
Responsibilities
- Assesses existing Azure resources and identifies configuration gaps against approved architecture standards.
- Supports migration of subscriptions and workloads into a standardized Azure Cloud Landing Zone.
- Implements and maintains Infrastructure as Code for Azure environment builds and updates.
- Configures and maintains Azure monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions across compute, networking, storage, identity, and security services.
- Monitors Azure environments proactively to identify performance, availability, and security issues.
- Performs incident response and root cause analysis for Azure operational issues.
- Coordinates with TxDOT, DIR, and Shared Technology Services teams to maintain stable and compliant Azure operations.
- Supports remediation of cloud security vulnerabilities and compliance gaps.
- Develops and maintains technical documentation, dashboards, and operational runbooks.
- Communicates technical information clearly in written and verbal formats to support enterprise cloud operations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
