Go West IT ยท 3 weeks ago
IT Engineer II - Azure Architect
Greenwood Village, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$90K/yr - $125K/yr
3+ years expGo West IT is a leading Technology Service Provider in Colorado, dedicated to helping companies leverage technology for success. The Azure Architect will lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable cloud solutions while collaborating with clients and internal teams to optimize Azure infrastructure and address complex challenges.
Information ServicesInformation TechnologySmall and Medium Businesses
Responsibilities
Daily interaction with multiple clients to troubleshoot, plan, and implement IT solutions
Acting as a primary engineer for multiple clients, learning their environment, leading projects, and taking high level escalations
Advanced escalation triage and ticket management for optimal SLA delivery
Mentorship, guidance, and collaboration with your colleagues
Scoping and leadership of projects
Submission of timely, thorough, and accurate billable labor entries for invoicing
Opportunities to be involved with and support ongoing customer projects
Translate business requirements into Azure architecture blueprints following the Well-Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework
Define governance models: management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, tagging, and Azure Policy/Blueprints for compliance
Design Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) strategies: Conditional Access, hybrid identity, RBAC, Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Implement Zero Trust principles across workloads
Architect hubspoke or Virtual WAN topologies, ExpressRoute/VPN, Private Endpoints, DNS, and secure perimeter with Azure Firewall and WAF
Design storage strategies using Blob, Files, Disks, and database services like Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, ensuring redundancy, encryption, and compliance
Create BCDR plans: Azure Backup, Site Recovery, georedundancy, and SLA-aligned failover strategies
Integrate Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Key Vault, and managed identities for security posture
Implement observability with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights
Design workloads using VMSS, App Services, Functions, and container orchestration with AKS
Optimize for scalability, performance, and cost
Other duties as assigned by the Managing Engineer
Qualification
Required
Minimum 3-5 years of experience in equivalent IT Engineer level role
Active AZ-104 and AZ-305 Certifications
Authorization to work in the United States
Preferred
Proficiency in the following: Azure Active Directory, Intune configuration and design
Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Exchange, Azure Resources, AVD, and Teams Design
Security (i.e. Microsoft Purview)
Consulting/Customer Communication/Project Leadership
Encouraged, but not required: AZ-140, AZ-500, SC-100 Certifications
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits that include paid time off
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Disability
Public transit
401K with generous matching
Educational Allowance Program available to help you pursue opportunities that advance your professional career
Employee Recognition & Rewards program
Fun, company-paid events
Flexible schedule with hybrid options to work remotely 2-3 days per week
Vastly distributed on-call rotation to allow for work-life integration
Company
Go West IT
Go West IT is in the business of empowering people, solving problems, and protecting livelihoods.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
David Lewien
CEO & Founder
Recent News
2023-12-14
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