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Motion Recruitment · 2 weeks ago

Azure cloud engineer/ Architect - Infrastructure

Plano, TX

Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level

$75/hr - $85/hr

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to support, secure, and evolve their Azure cloud environment. The role requires deep Azure infrastructure and security expertise, strong collaboration with application teams, and the ability to evaluate and improve existing Azure tenants.

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No H1B

Hiring Manager

Savitha Chethan

Responsibilities

Evaluate the existing Azure tenant and provide recommendations to improve security, scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency

Design, implement, and maintain Azure infrastructure following approved architectures, standards, and best practices

Manage the ongoing operation of Azure cloud services, ensuring logging, monitoring, and alerting are properly configured for security and compliance

Maintain comprehensive lifecycle, configuration, and security management of Azure resources and servers

Evaluate and improve Azure networking configurations including:

Azure Firewalls

Web Application Gateways (WAF)

Private Endpoints / Private Links

Overall network architecture and traffic flow

Assess and enhance cloud security posture using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Design, implement, and manage Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) including:

IAM and PIM configurations

Conditional Access policies

MFA strategies

SSO integrations

Ensure adherence to Azure security principles and compliance requirements

Use automation, configuration management, and deployment tools to ensure standardization and repeatability

Support and maintain Azure DevOps from an infrastructure perspective:

Create, update, and maintain pipelines

Implement backup and recovery strategies

Support AppDev teams with CI/CD and infrastructure needs

Recommend and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD strategies to enable faster, more secure deployments

Design and document a technical Disaster Recovery (DR) runbook for DR testing and real-world scenarios

Participate in operational processes including on-call rotations, incident response, and post-incident reviews

Act as the first point of contact for application and business owners regarding cloud services

Serve as a bridge between application teams, cloud engineers, and architects

Provide guidance, troubleshooting, and training to other engineers as needed

Participate in daily standups, peer reviews, design sessions, and continuous improvement initiatives

Foster adoption of cloud best practices across the organization

Qualification

Azure networkingSecurityMicrosoft Entra IDMicrosoft Defender for CloudInfrastructure as CodeAzure DevOpsPowerShell scriptingAzure certificationsTroubleshootingTrainingCollaboration

Required

Extensive hands-on experience as an Azure Cloud Engineer or similar senior role

Strong expertise in Azure networking and security

Microsoft Entra ID (IAM, PIM, Conditional Access, MFA)

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Azure DevOps (infrastructure-focused)

Experience designing and implementing secure, scalable Azure environments

Strong PowerShell scripting skills

Experience configuring and managing SSO integrations

Proven ability to evaluate existing environments and successfully implement improvements

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, ARM, Terraform)

Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-500, or similar)

Experience supporting regulated or compliance-driven environments

Company

Motion Recruitment

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Motion Recruitment, a Kelly® Company, delivers IT Talent Solutions for Contract, Direct Hire, Managed Solutions and Statement of Work to all of North America from our 21 delivery centers.

Founded in 1989