Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Contract-to-Hire)

Location:

Tacoma (On-Site)

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Infrastructure Manager Position Summary Seeking a hands-on infrastructure engineer to design, build, migrate, and support Microsoft Azure environments. This role will focus on Azure operations, cloud migrations, hybrid connectivity, infrastructure reliability, and reducing dependence on on-prem data centers. Key Responsibilities Azure Infrastructure Support Azure subscriptions, resource groups, RBAC, policies, tagging, and environment separation. Manage Azure compute, storage, networking, and related platform services. Monitor performance, availability, and operational health. Manage Azure budgets, alerts, and usage reporting. Migration & Modernization Assess on-prem workloads for migration to Azure. Execute migration plans and validate post-migration stability. Support the retirement of legacy systems and the reduction of the data center footprint. Hybrid Connectivity Support connectivity between Azure, offices, and field locations. Manage VPN, DNS, routing, and secure access. Security & Controls Maintain patching, logging, secure access, and least privilege standards. Support vulnerability remediation and audit documentation. Automation & Documentation Build scripts, templates, and runbooks. Maintain diagrams, dependencies, and support documentation. Data Platforms Support Microsoft Fabric / related Azure data services as needed.

Support / Projects

Participate in after-hours support when needed. Support infrastructure projects and upgrades. Required Experience 5+ years infrastructure engineering experience 3+ years hands-on Azure production support Experience with Azure compute, storage, networking Experience migrating on-prem workloads to Azure Windows Server and/or Linux administration Knowledge of VPN, DNS, routing Experience with monitoring, backup, and recovery Strong troubleshooting and communication skills Preferred Microsoft Fabric or Azure data services Azure certifications Scripting / automation experience