Senior Azure Engineer

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Location: 100% Remote
Position Type: 6M C2H
Hourly / Salary: to $170K

Vaco Technology is currently seeking a Senior Azure Engineer for a 6M C2H opportunity that is 100% remote. The Senior Azure Engineer will lead the design, implementation, and operations of secure, scalable cloud solutions on Azure. The Senior Azure Engineer will architect and build cloud infrastructure and platform services, modernize legacy workloads, and drive best practices for security, reliability, cost optimization, and automated delivery.

The Senior Azure Engineer will work closely with product, security, enterprise architecture, and development teams to enable high-quality cloud services across the organization.

• Cloud Architecture / Delivery - Lead the Design / Delivery of Azure-Based Solutions Spanning Infrastructure / Networking / Security / Platform Services
• Azure Environment Design - Architect and Implement Cloud Environments Using Best Practices for Identity / Networking / Governance / Resiliency
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Build and Maintain Repeatable Cloud Infrastructure Using Bicep / Terraform / ARM Templates
• CI/CD / Automation - Implement and Optimize CI/CD Pipelines for Cloud and Application Deployments Using Azure Dev Ops / Git Hub Actions
• Azure Networking - Design and Manage VNets / Subnets / NSGs / UDRs / Private Endpoints / Private Link / VPN / Express Route / Load Balancers / Application Gateway / WAF
• Security / Governance - Lead Security-First Implementations Leveraging Entra  / RBAC / PIM / Key Vault / Managed Identities / MDC (Defender for Cloud) / Sentinel / Azure Policy
• Cloud Migration / Modernization - Support Rehost / Refactor / Re-Architect Initiatives Including Landing Zones / Subscription Design / Workload Onboarding
• Operations / Optimization - Monitor / Troubleshoot / Improve Production Environments for Performance / Availability / Cost Efficiency
• Standards / Reusability - Establish Reference Architectures / Standards / Reusable Modules to Accelerate Consistent Delivery
• Leadership / Mentorship - Mentor Engineers / Provide Technical Guidance / Conduct Peer Architecture and Code Reviews
• Documentation - Create and Maintain Technical Documentation / Runbooks / Architecture Diagrams

Our client (MSP) has just won a flagship, enterprise-wide support contract with a Fortune 200 client that has fully replaced its direct Microsoft support with their services. To deliver immediate white‑glove support, they are building a dedicated 6-person Microsoft Engineering Team, including 2 D365 F&O Administrators, 2 Modern Workplace / M365 Generalists, 1 Power Platform Engineer, and 1 Azure Engineer. These are all high‑visibility roles that demand strong technical depth, exceptional customer‑facing communication, composure under pressure, and the ability to multitask across high‑volume tickets.

• Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (6+ years) - Cloud / Infrastructure / Platform Engineering (hands‑on) in a Production Environment
• Azure Compute Services (deep knowledge) - VMs / VMSS / App Service / AKS, etc.
• Azure Storage Services (strong understanding) - Blob / Files / Disk / Lifecycle Policies
• Azure Networking (advanced) - VNets / Subnets / NSGs / UDRs / Private Endpoints / Private Link / VPN Gateway / Azure Load Balancers / Application Gateway / WAD, etc.
• Azure Integration (advanced) - Functions / Logic Apps / API Management
• IAM (Identity / Access Management) - Entra  / Azure AD / RBAC / PIM
• IaC (Infrastructure‑as‑Code) - Bicep / Terraform, etc.
• CI/CD Pipelines - Implementing CI/CD / Automated Release Patterns
• Observability Tools - Azure Monitor / Log Analytics / Application Insights
• Resiliency (familiarity) - High Availability / Disaster Recovery Design
• Incident Management - Troubleshooting (advanced) / Leading Incident Resolution / Root‑Cause Analysis

• Certifications:
  
  AZ-104 / AZ-305 / AZ-400 / SC-100 / SC-200
• Fin Ops / Cost Governance | Chargeback / Showback Models, etc.
• AKS / Container Platforms
• Data Services -…