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Azure Cloud Engineer
Apo*** · Mechanicsville, VA, United States
Mechanicsville, VA, United StatesContractExp: 3+ yrsRemote
Remuneration
Not specified
Location
Mechanicsville, VA, United States
Visa sponsorship
Sponsors visa
Job summary
The Azure Cloud Engineer maintains and supports cloud resources and applications for tolling operations, with a focus on secure, reliable, and cost-efficient services. The role administers Azure services including App Services, API Gateways, Function Apps, Azure Virtual Desktops, and Azure Kubernetes Service; monitors and troubleshoots workloads using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics; and supports identity, governance, compliance, integrations, incidents, and change management. It also involves scripting with PowerShell or Python and working with infrastructure-as-code, containerization, and CI/CD tools.
Qualifications
- At least 3 years of experience with Microsoft Azure services
- Experience with Windows environments and Windows Server 2019 or later
- Experience administering Office 365, single sign-on, and Entra ID
- Scripting experience with PowerShell and/or Python
- Experience with Azure Virtual Desktops and Power Apps
- Knowledge of server infrastructure, protocols, firewalls, certificates, and load balancers
- Experience with databases, cloud environments, and Windows or Linux server administration
- Experience with continuous integration tools, Infrastructure as Code, and containerization
- Experience with PCI or similar compliance frameworks and enterprise governance models
- Ability to document network and system topologies and communicate technical requirements clearly
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or information systems, or equivalent experience
- Willingness to complete continuing education at personal expense
Responsibilities
- Implement, maintain, and support Azure resources and applications in the tolling environment
- Apply government security, identity and access management, network control, and cost governance requirements
- Maintain infrastructure documentation, naming conventions, tagging standards, and governance artifacts
- Monitor cloud services and workloads; troubleshoot issues and analyze logs, metrics, and traces
- Support access reviews, role assignments, least-privilege evaluations, and secure credential management
- Implement highly available Azure solutions and manage vendor-required updates
- Prepare change requests, implementation plans, and rollback procedures
- Triage production incidents, document root causes, and support operational reviews
- Support tolling data flows, integrations, and data movement while considering PCI or similar compliance
- Collaborate with technical teams and provide guidance on Azure services and best practices
Skills
AzureAzure DevOpsAzure Key VaultAzure MonitorDockerGitIAMJenkinsKubernetesLinuxPowerShellPythonTerraformVaultWindows
Certifications
Azure certification preferred, such as AZ-104 or AZ-305
Degrees
Bachelor's degree in computer science or information systems, or equivalent expe
Work schedule
Daily and weekly operational cyclesOff-hours work as needed
Industry
TollingTransportationGovernment
Contract length
8+ months
Security clearance
Fingerprint-based background check required
Relocation
No