Senior Azure Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Azure Infrastructure Engineer to support and maintain a large, existing Azure environment operating within a FedRAMP‑authorized framework. This is an ongoing contract focused on keeping the lights on, performing platform maintenance, supporting incident response, and partnering with internal teams to deploy updates, stand up new virtual machines, and configure Azure services as needed. The environment is already built; this role is about operational excellence, reliability, and compliance.

Day‑to‑Day ResponsibilitiesSupport and maintain an Azure environment with heavy VM usage, Blob Storage, networking, and identity servicesPerform ongoing maintenance, updates, and configuration changes across Azure servicesBuild and configure new virtual machines and Azure services to support evolving business needsPartner with application, security, and networking teams to support migrations and platform updatesHandle Azure incident response, including P1/P2 issues, root cause analysis, and remediationSupport disaster recovery, resiliency, and high‑availability initiativesAssist with Azure ↔ AWS connectivity, ensuring secure communication between platformsSupport FedRAMP compliance efforts, including participating in audits and collecting evidence from an existing authorizationUse Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to deploy and manage Azure resources in a repeatable, auditable wayCore Azure Services in ScopeAzure Virtual MachinesAzure Blob StorageAzure Networking (VNets, subnets, connectivity, routing)Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)Azure monitoring, resiliency, and incident response toolingRequired Qualifications (Must Have)5+ years of hands‑on Azure experience in production environmentsExperience working in a FedRAMP‑authorized environment (audit support, evidence collection, compliance awareness)Strong experience with Azure Infrastructure as Code, specifically TerraformWriting Terraform modulesBuilding pipelines to deploy Azure infrastructureSolid understanding of Azure networking concepts and cross‑platform connectivityExperience supporting incident response, DR, and platform resiliencyComfortable working in an operations‑heavy, maintenance‑focused roleNice to HaveAzure DevOps experience for ticketing, backlog management, and basic user story creationExperience deploying from GitHub or tools like HarnessAzure certifications or other relevant cloud certifications