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Position:  Azure Cloud Engineer (Ref: 18780)

Location:  Mechanicsville, VA USA, 23116

Salary:  DOE

Duration:  8 Months 20 Days - Contract

Openings:  1

Deadline:  10/16/2026

Description:

***100% Remote

 

We are seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to join an enterprise Engineering and Operations team supporting critical transportation and tolling infrastructure. This role encompasses cloud systems engineering, enterprise application support, and operational maintenance.

 

The ideal candidate will design, implement, and maintain secure, highly available Azure resources while collaborating across multi-disciplinary technical teams—including architects, developers, DBAs, and systems engineers.

 

Cloud Engineering & Governance:

  • Implement, maintain, and optimize cloud infrastructure across Microsoft Azure services, including App Services, API Management/Gateways, Function Apps, Azure Virtual Desktops (AVD), and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
  • Enforce robust cloud security standards, role-based access controls (RBAC), and least-privilege Identity and Access Management (IAM) configurations.
  • Uphold governance standards, resource tagging taxonomies, naming conventions, and comprehensive system architecture documentation.
  • Manage secret storage, encryption keys, and SSL/TLS certificates via Azure Key Vault.

 

Monitoring, Diagnostics & Performance Tuning:

  • Proactively monitor cloud workloads, services, and transactions to ensure maximum uptime, reliability, and low-latency performance.
  • Conduct root-cause analysis and performance troubleshooting using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics.
  • Resolve connectivity, access, and service degradation bottlenecks across integrated platforms.

 

Operational & Systems Support:

  • Participate in standard operational cycles, health checks, incident reviews, and scheduled off-hours maintenance windows as required.
  • Triage, troubleshoot, and resolve Tier-2/Tier-3 application and platform issues, providing thorough incident documentation and remediation plans.
  • Coordinate and document structure change control tickets, implementation runbooks, and rollback procedures.

 

Integration & Compliance:

  • Support secure data pipelines and transaction flows between external field endpoints, roadway sensors, backend databases, and reporting systems.
  • Maintain system compliance with strict regulatory, financial, and data security frameworks (e.g., PCI compliance standards).

 

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years of direct, hands-on experience engineering and supporting Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
  • Solid experience deploying and administering Azure Virtual Desktops (AVD), App Services, and API Gateways.
  • Demonstrated hands-on administration of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Single Sign-On (SSO), and Microsoft 365 services.
  • Proficient in scripting and automation utilizing PowerShell and/or Python.
  • Strong background supporting enterprise Windows-based environments and cloud infrastructure.
  • Proven ability to generate clear technical artifacts, architectural diagrams, and network topology documentation.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent relevant technical experience.
  • Microsoft Azure Certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Azure Security Engineer).
  • Familiarity with container orchestration using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
  • Experience with Microsoft Power Apps and the Power Platform ecosystem.
  • Familiarity with high-volume transaction processing systems, transportation systems, or PCI-regulated architectures.

 

Additional Requirements

  • Selected candidates must successfully pass a comprehensive fingerprint-based background check prior to onboarding.
  • Employment Type: Contract (Long Term)
  • Location: Remote

 

Required / Desired Skills

  • Microsoft Windows environments (2019+) Required - 2 Years
  • Server infrastructure, protocols, firewalls, certificates, load balancers Required - 2 Years
  • Microsoft Azure administration/engineering Required - 3 Years
  • Networking, server administration (Windows/Linux), databases, cloud environments Required - 2 Years
  • Scripting with PowerShell/Python Required - 2 Years
  • Continuous integration tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git, TFS) Required - 1 Years
  • Office 365 and Power Apps platforms Required - 1 Years
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent) Required - 1 Years
  • Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) Required - 1 Years
  • Experience with PCI or similar compliance frameworks Required - 1 Years
  • Key Vault, secrets and certificate management Required - 1 Years
  • Single Sign-On and identity administration (Entra ID) Required - 1 Years
  • Azure certification (AZ-104, AZ-305, or similar) Required - 1 Years
  • Experience with enterprise governance models Required - 1 Years
  • Experience analyzing cloud cost trends and delivering cost-optimization recommendations Required - 1 Years
  • Azure Virtual Desktops Required - 1 Years