Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

EGS•Las Vegas, NV

8h•Remote

About The Position

EGS is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to join its cloud computing solutions team. The role focuses on designing and implementing Azure cloud architecture, including security and compliance, deployment automation, elastic environment sizing, and multi-tenant implementations. The engineer will plan and execute migrations of on-premises resources and workloads to Azure, configure identity and access services, troubleshoot cloud and Microsoft 365 environments, and support DevOps and automated infrastructure deployment. The position may be performed remotely and requires U.S. citizenship. The engineer will lead pre-production readiness, proof-of-concept work, lab testing, and knowledge transfer; produce architectural diagrams and documentation; and assess how technologies can be incorporated into existing infrastructure. The role also provides subject-matter expertise in cloud infrastructure architecture, cloud adoption and well-architected frameworks, and VMware virtualization. The engineer is expected to keep current with industry trends and consider how technology can support organizational direction.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field, or equivalent training and experience.
At least 5 years of related experience.
Strong experience adopting the Cloud Adoption Framework and applying Well-Architected Framework principles; demonstrated ability to migrate applications to the cloud using AMPP and other methodologies.
Ability to design and manage Azure-based and hybrid networking solutions across multiple sites, locations, subscriptions, and virtual networks.
Ability to design and manage Microsoft 365 and collaboration infrastructure, including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Intune, and other Office 365 services.
Expertise in Azure governance, ExpressRoute, Site Recovery, site-to-site VPN devices, Azure Monitor, RBAC, and virtual network and subscription peering.
Ability to create scripts using PowerShell, VBS, Python, Ansible, or similar languages.
Experience with infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, Python, source control tools such as Git/GitHub/GitLab, and serverless functions.
Working-level knowledge of networking, virtualization, SAN, and related technologies.
Deep understanding of Active Directory architecture, Sites and Services, DNS, DHCP, and cloud services integration.
Understanding of networking technologies including WAF, NSGs, Azure Firewall, Azure DNS, and hybrid DNS.
Understanding of identity and access technologies including Azure Key Vault, managed identities, RBAC, Entra ID, PIM, service principals, and IAM users, groups, and service accounts.
Understanding of Azure governance and compliance, including the Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework.
Understanding of data services including Data Lake, Data Factory, and Blob Storage.
Understanding of containers, including Docker and Kubernetes, and microservices.
Team player with good customer service skills and the ability to work flexible hours if required.
Strong end-to-end troubleshooting skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Must be a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

Technical certification in cloud is preferred.

Responsibilities

Implement Azure-focused cloud architecture solutions addressing security, compliance, deployment automation, elastic sizing, and multi-tenant implementations.
Create migration plans and migrate on-premises resources and workloads to Azure using infrastructure as code, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and other methods.
Configure and administer Entra ID (Azure AD), identity and access management, RBAC, SSO, security and policies, resource governance, and Azure Key Vault.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues involving cloud functionality, Microsoft 365, AVD, Windows and Linux virtual machines, route tables, custom images, containers, performance, policies, integration, and access.
Enable DevOps development activities and complex development tasks involving tools such as Docker, Kafka, and container management systems.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated infrastructure deployment.
Lead pre-production readiness efforts, proofs of concept, lab testing, and knowledge transfer.
Provide architectural design diagrams and documentation, and assess implementation of technologies in existing infrastructure.
Provide expertise in VMware virtualization technologies, including vSphere and vCenter.
Serve as a subject-matter expert in cloud infrastructure architecture, Cloud Adoption Frameworks, and the Well-Architected Framework for compute, network, storage, and native SaaS/PaaS offerings.
Maintain knowledge of industry trends and demonstrate forward thinking about how technology can support organizational direction.