Azure Cloud Operations Engineer

CRC Group•Alpharetta, GA

About The Position

The Azure Cloud Operations Engineer designs, implements, and maintains Azure cloud infrastructure and services, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the availability, scalability, and security of Azure-based applications and systems. The role includes troubleshooting and optimizing Azure environments, keeping current with Azure technologies and enterprise cloud best practices, and helping migrate and secure new client data across the platform. The Engineer deploys and manages Azure resources, implements infrastructure as code with Terraform and Azure DevOps pipelines, supports SQL Server environments, and contributes to cloud automation and disaster recovery. The position also provides after-hours support through a PagerDuty rotation as needed.

Requirements

Proficiency with Azure infrastructure, services, and administration.
Strong experience with infrastructure as code; Terraform is essential to the position description, while the requirements section describes Terraform as a plus rather than a requirement.
Ability to manage cloud deployments securely and efficiently.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
Strong communication and collaboration skills for working with technical and non-technical teams.
Ability to work independently, drive results, and raise emergencies as they arise.
English language fluency is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SQL Server IaaS and PaaS.
Demonstrated experience with cloud migration projects.
Azure Administrator certification is highly desired.
Familiarity with DevOps.

Responsibilities

Deploy and manage Azure cloud resources, including virtual machines, storage, databases, recovery vaults, key vaults, and networks.
Ensure the security, reliability, and performance of Azure infrastructure.
Collaborate with development, operations, and cyber teams to support application hosting and integration.
Assist with securely migrating client data and workloads to Azure while meeting compliance and performance standards.
Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform and Azure DevOps pipelines.
Monitor and troubleshoot Azure environments, respond to incidents, and identify areas for improvement.
Contribute to automation and orchestration to streamline cloud operations.
Troubleshoot SQL Server IaaS and PaaS environments and perform SQL Server setup.
Provide after-hours support via PagerDuty as needed within a rotation.
Enroll virtual machines and SQL databases in Backup Center and troubleshoot backup issues.
Work with Azure Site Recovery and automation for disaster recovery planning.
Use Azure Cost Management to analyze costs and identify savings opportunities involving SKUs, disks, and other resources.
Troubleshoot Windows Server administration issues and review event logs.