Senior Azure Engineer

Senior Azure Engineer Omaha, NE, US • Posted 18 hours ago • Updated 6 hours ago Contract Independent On-site USD $60.00 - 65.00 per hour Judge Group, Inc. Fitment Dice Job Match Score™ 👾 Reticulating splines... Job Details Skills Productivity Firewall High Availability Version Control Capacity Management Testing Failover Disaster Recovery CHAOS Visualization Release Engineering Automated Testing Kubernetes PIM Management System On A Chip

ISO/IEC 27001

2005

Root Cause Analysis Continuous Improvement Optimization Budget Collaboration Leadership Mentorship Functional Requirements IaaS Reliability Engineering Incident Management Performance Tuning Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery API Management SQL Azure Cosmos-Db Storage Redis Terraform Git Workflow GitHub DevOps Analytics Computer Networking DNS Dragon NaturallySpeaking TLS Routing Load Balancing Identity Management RBAC Microsoft Azure Scripting Windows PowerShell Python Linux Grafana Regulatory Compliance Cloud Computing Privacy Marketing Summary Location:

Omaha, NE Salary:

$60.00 USD Hourly - $65.00

USD Hourly Description:

Role:

Azure Engineer Location:

Omaha, NE (Onsite)

Duration:

12+ Months About the Role We are looking for a Senior Azure Engineer with strong expertise in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps practices to design, build, and operate scalable cloud-native platforms. This role focuses on improving reliability, performance, security, cost efficiency, and developer productivity for mission-critical systems. You will partner with product, security, and engineering teams to deliver highly automated, resilient, and compliant cloud solutions while participating in a 24x7 on-call rotation. Key Responsibilities Cloud Platform & Architecture Design, implement, and manage Azure landing zones and core platform services, including virtual networks, private endpoints, firewalls, and application gateways. Build scalable, secure, and high-availability cloud architectures using Azure-native services. Infrastructure as Code & Automation Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform (preferred) and/or Bicep. Promote GitOps practices including version control, pull requests, and automated policy enforcement. Create reusable modules, templates, and standardized deployment patterns for engineering teams. Reliability Engineering Define and manage SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for critical services. Lead reliability improvements, performance tuning, and capacity planning initiatives. Conduct resiliency testing including failover, disaster recovery, and chaos engineering. Observability & Monitoring Design and implement observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights. Integrate distributed tracing and metrics visualization using tools such as Prometheus and Grafana. Configure alerting and automated response mechanisms. CI/CD & Release Engineering Build and manage secure CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps. Implement automated testing, security scanning, and approval workflows. Standardize deployment strategies, including blue/green, canary, and rolling deployments. Container & Platform Engineering Manage and optimize container platforms, particularly Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Configure node pools, autoscaling, networking, ingress, and security policies. Manage container registries (ACR) and deployment pipelines. Security & Compliance Implement security best practices using Azure Policy, RBAC, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM). Manage secrets and certificates via Azure Key Vault. Integrate SAST, DAST, and container scanning into CI/CD pipelines. Support compliance initiatives aligned with industry standards (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001). Incident Management & Operations Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident response efforts. Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and drive continuous improvement through post-incident reviews. Develop runbooks and automation for operational processes. Cost Optimization (FinOps) Implement cost governance strategies including tagging, budgeting, and alerts. Continuously optimize cloud spend and resource usage. Collaboration & Leadership Mentor engineers and review technical designs and code contributions. Partner with application teams to onboard workloads and define non-functional requirements. Drive adoption of best practices and platform standards. Qualifications Required Experience 7+ years of hands-on experience with Azure cloud infrastructure in production environments. Strong expertise in SRE principles including reliability engineering, incident management, and performance optimization. Proven experience with CI/CD pipeline design and implementation. Technical Skills Deep experience with Azure services such as: AKS, App Services, Functions, API Management Azure SQL/Managed Instance, Cosmos DB, Storage Event Hub, Service Bus, Redis Networking (VNet, Peering, Private Link, Application Gateway, Front Door) Strong Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform (preferred) or Bicep. Proficiency in Git-based workflows (GitHub or Azure DevOps). Observability & Monitoring Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and alerting systems. Networking & Security Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, TLS, routing, load balancing). Experience with identity and access management (Azure AD / Entra ID). Familiarity with RBAC, Azure Policy, and secure cloud design principles. Programming & Systems Scripting skills in PowerShell and/or Python. Strong Linux system fundamentals. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Prometheus and Grafana. Knowledge of compliance frameworks and cloud governance models. Exposure to large-scale distributed systems and platform engineering By providing your phone number, you consent to: (1) receive automated text messages and calls from the Judge Group, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively "Judge") to such phone number regarding job opportunities, your job application, and for other related purposes. Message & data rates apply and message frequency may vary. Consistent with Judge's Privacy Policy, information obtained from your consent will not be shared with third parties for marketing/promotional purposes. Reply STOP to opt out of receiving telephone calls and text messages from Judge and HELP for help.

Contact:

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Please apply with us today! Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools ("AI") that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id:

cxjudgpa

Position Id:

1131724 Posted 18 hours ago Company Info About Judge Group, Inc. The Judge Group, is a leading professional services firm specializing in talent, technology, and learning solutions. We consult, staff, train, and solve. Through our work we make people and organizations better. Our services are successfully delivered through a network of more than 30 offices across the United States, Canada, and India. The Judge Group is proud to partner with the best and brightest companies in business today, including over 60 of the Fortune 100. We serve organizations in financial services, healthcare, life sciences, insurance, government (including aerospace and defense), manufacturing, and technology and telecommunications.