TEKsystems · 5 days ago
Azure Engineer
Livonia, MI
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
$55/hr - $60/hrTEKsystems is a leading provider of business and technology services, seeking an Azure Engineer to enhance their client's cloud capabilities. The role involves developing and executing Azure cloud strategies, optimizing resources, and providing architectural insights to improve the IT environment.
Information Technology
Responsibilities
Develop and execute Azure cloud strategy, architecture, and implementation plans
Build, optimize, and maintain Azure resources, services, and environments
Conduct performance monitoring, capacity planning, and operational health assessments
Perform incident analysis and remediation using Azure-native monitoring and diagnostic tools
Design and maintain Azure-native backup, recovery, and DR/BCP configurations
Troubleshoot complex Azure service, identity (AD/Entra), networking, and security issues
Implement and maintain governance models including RBAC, least privilege, Azure Policies, and conditional access
Analyze cloud events using Azure Monitor, Sentinel, and Log Analytics
Produce technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and standard operating procedures
Support development teams with cloud architecture guidance and best practices
Assist with escalated Azure and identity-related issues
Define baseline performance standards for cloud workloads
Train and mentor department staff on Azure best practices, findings, new capabilities, and operational insights
Create and deliver internal sessions, workshops, or walkthroughs to strengthen cloud knowledge across the organization
Qualification
Required
Experience with Azure networking components – network security groups
Experience with VPN tunnels
Experience managing SQL servers
Experience with Microsoft Azure Service Fabric
Experience with Application – WAF – firewall
Experience using Azure for backups and disaster recovery
Experience with Entra ID
Experience with 365 for mail/apps
Experience with synching
Experience with hybrid setup – some on prem
Understanding of the concept of compartmentalizing Teams and rollout
Experience with Access Control – IP groups
Experience with automation opportunities around access control
Experience with firewalls/database service/service Fabric running on virtual machines
Ability to illustrate current Azure capabilities and provide architectural insight
Ability to assist with insight and visibility of analytics into the environment
Ability to develop and execute Azure cloud strategy, architecture, and implementation plans
Ability to build, optimize, and maintain Azure resources, services, and environments
Ability to conduct performance monitoring, capacity planning, and operational health assessments
Ability to perform incident analysis and remediation using Azure-native monitoring and diagnostic tools
Ability to design and maintain Azure-native backup, recovery, and DR/BCP configurations
Ability to troubleshoot complex Azure service, identity (AD/Entra), networking, and security issues
Ability to implement and maintain governance models including RBAC, least privilege, Azure Policies, and conditional access
Ability to analyze cloud events using Azure Monitor, Sentinel, and Log Analytics
Ability to produce technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and standard operating procedures
Ability to support development teams with cloud architecture guidance and best practices
Ability to assist with escalated Azure and identity-related issues
Ability to define baseline performance standards for cloud workloads
Ability to train and mentor department staff on Azure best practices, findings, new capabilities, and operational insights
Ability to create and deliver internal sessions, workshops, or walkthroughs to strengthen cloud knowledge across the organization
Preferred
Experience with diagramming and outlining current environment
Experience with load balancers
Experience with networking groups
Experience with security permissions
Experience building documentation repository of common tasks
Experience modifying load balancers
Experience troubleshooting connectivity problems
Experience with HPA (internal app & database) migration
Experience with PostgreSQL environment decommissioning
Experience with RBAC security role standardization
Experience with health, logging, and analytics implementation
Experience with monitoring & alerting
Experience with dashboard for performance insight
Experience with renaming & standardization
Experience with DR & BCP project – execution plan, testing & audit trail
Experience developing staff security training plan and reference materials
Experience with Azure 'How-To' documentation – checking logs & investigations
Experience with SIEM implementation
Benefits
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Company
TEKsystems
At TEKsystems, they understand people. Every year they deploy over 80,000 IT professionals at 6,000 client sites across North America,
Founded in 1994
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ryan Skains
Vice President, TEKsystems Global Services
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