Azure Engineer

* Description
* Our client has been through a series of reorganizations throughout the last year + and have been trying to identify their next step within their IT environment and organization. Currently, they have folks who lean towards being more accustomed to their previous 'on prem' setup or they are all cloud based in their experiences, so they are looking to bring in an outside Azure Engineer who knows the core products - app gateways, firewalls, allocation services, etc.

(they are not using anything off the wall or customized) and can help 'illustrate the unknown' environment for the team. Their environment has already been stood up for the most part, but they are in need of some 'outside eyes' in order to make sure they are using their Azure capabilities to the fullest. Some technologies/tasks that he/she may be assisting with:
oAzure networking components - network security groups
oVPN tunnels
oManage SQL servers
oMicrosoft Azure Service Fabric
oApplication - WAF - firewall
oAzure for backups, for disaster recovery
oEntra
o365 for mail/apps
oSynching
oHybrid setup - some on prem
oSomeone that understands the concept of it and how we can compartmentalize Teams and rollout
oAccess Control - IP groups
oAutomation opportunities around access control
oFirewalls/database service/service Fabric - runs on virtual machines
oWant to get it illustrated what we have and then feel out the person, if they have a lot of architectural insight, if you guys can redesign in but can diagram it
Ideally, they are looking for someone who can come into the unknown, and provide a rough outline. Someone who could assist with insight and visibility of analytics into the environment - would come second, but would be helpful as well.
JD:
Primary Responsibilities

* Develop and execute Azure cloud strategy, architecture, and implementation plans

* Build, optimize, and maintain Azure resources, services, and environments

* Conduct performance monitoring, capacity planning, and operational health assessments

* Perform incident analysis and remediation using Azure-native monitoring and diagnostic tools

* Design and maintain Azure-native backup, recovery, and DR/BCP configurations

* Troubleshoot complex Azure service, identity (AD/Entra), networking, and security issues

* Implement and maintain governance models including RBAC, least privilege, Azure Policies, and conditional access

* Analyze cloud events using Azure Monitor, Sentinel, and Log Analytics

* Produce technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and standard operating procedures

* Support development teams with cloud architecture guidance and best practices

* Assist with escalated Azure and identity-related issues

* Define baseline performance standards for cloud workloads

* Train and mentor department staff on Azure best practices, findings, new capabilities, and operational insights

* Create and deliver internal sessions, workshops, or walkthroughs to strengthen cloud knowledge across the organization.

* Skills
* Azure, Cloud, sql database, Architecture, data analysis

* Top Skills Details
* Azure, Cloud, sql database

* Additional

Skills & Qualifications
* Potential Projects this person would be assisting with:

* Diagram & outline current environment
oFirewalls
oLoad balancers
oNetworking groups
oSecurity permissions, etc

* Building documentation repo of common tasks
oModifying load balancers
oTroubleshooting connectivity problems

* HPA (internal app & database) migration

* Postgre

SQL environment decommissioning

* RBAC security role standardization

* Health, Logging, and Analytics implementation

* Monitoring & alerting

* Dashboard for performance insight

* Renaming & Standardization

* DR & BCP project - Execution plan, testing & audit trail

* Develop staff security training plan and reference materials

* Azure "How-To" documentation - Checking logs & investigations

* SIEM implementation

* Experience Level
* Expert Level

* Job Type & Location
* This is a Contract position based out of Livonia, MI.

* Pay and Benefits
* The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $60.00/hr.
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