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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