Azure Consultant

Piper Companies is seeking an Azure Consultant to support a leading industrial manufacturing organization with a complex Azure-based IoT and data environment. The Azure Consultant will operate in a consultative capacity, assessing current cloud architecture and providing expert recommendations to optimize Azure infrastructure, IoT telemetry flows, and data platforms.

• Assess existing multi-region Azure infrastructure, including IoT, telemetry, and data ingestion workflows.
• Review Azure Data Lake and repository structures, recommending improvements for performance and scalability.
• Evaluate and optimize MQTT-based messaging and the transition from REST APIs for telemetry workloads.
• Analyze IoT Edge and Edge Server environments that send industrial machine data and images to the cloud.
• Provide architectural guidance on resilience, remote visibility for customer equipment, and related billing workflows.
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver clear recommendations, roadmaps, and Azure best practices.

• 7+ years of hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure in architecture and infrastructure‑focused roles.
• Strong background with Azure IoT Hub, IoT Edge, MQTT, and telemetry‑driven solutions.
• Experience with Azure Data Lake, large‑scale data ingestion, and multi‑region cloud deployments.
• Familiarity with Azure Fabric or similar distributed application platforms (preferred).
• Understanding of cloud security, monitoring, and cost optimization.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to operate in an advisory/consultative capacity.

• $100.00 - $125.00 per hour
• Full Comprehensive Benefits:
  Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law.

‑region Azure, cloud optimization, Azure Fabric, distributed systems, edge computing, remote equipment monitoring

This job opens for applications on 2/23/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.