Sr. Azure Architect/Engineer

Job Description

Our client, a premier data center service provider of cloud, colocation, managed services and DR, is looking for a motivated Sr. Azure Engineer to join their Professional Services team. The Sr. Azure Engineer will work directly with customers to design, implement, and optimize Azure cloud solutions that support their digital transformation initiatives. On a day-to-day basis, this person will provide technical consulting around Azure adoption, evaluate existing cloud environments and subscriptions, identify gaps or opportunities for improvement, and provide recommendations based on customer business and technical requirements. They will partner closely with the architecture team to refine solution designs and then take ownership of implementing and delivering those solutions within customer environments.

This individual will also serve as a technical SME throughout the project lifecycle, helping troubleshoot complex issues, guide customers on Azure best practices, and ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and aligned with the customer's overall goals. They will collaborate across engineering, operations, architecture, and service delivery teams to coordinate implementations and drive projects through completion. Additionally, this person will help improve Professional Services delivery by identifying opportunities for automation, evaluating tools and processes, and incorporating agile practices and repeatable best practices into customer engagements. This is a highly customer-facing role that requires someone who can balance strong hands-on Azure engineering skills with technical consulting, problem-solving, and the ability to clearly communicate recommendations to both technical and business stakeholders.

Skills and Requirements

Experience working as an Azure Engineer for a manage service provider company

Strong track record with implementing Microsoft Azure Services, including adoption of Azure Native Services, Managed Services, design principles, Azure Cloud Adoption Framework, understanding their capabilities and limitations and being able to architect and deliver solutions leveraging various Azure services

Hand on experience performing large scale migrations from VMWare to Azure, and physical hardware to PaaS, IaaS Solutions.

Design and Implementation of High Availability, High Performance resilient solutions with Azure native solutions

Strong understanding of different attributes for cloud application availability, scalability and ability to propose optimized design for cloud

Ability to develop SOP's and challenge existing operational execution plans.

Strong technical acumen as it relates to assessing and transforming customer environments

Customer advocacy

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills

Ability to prioritize and organize effectively

Ability to operate in a fast moving, team-oriented, collaborative environment with tight deadlines

Appropriate certifications in Azure and associated Microsoft technologies (Ex. Azure solutions architect cert) Experience in architecting, developing, and deploying enterprise applications, with Microsoft and/or VMWare technology stack preferred

Specialization in Networking, Security, and or Data Management is preferred

Experience in designing and deploying IAAS/PAAS solutions on Microsoft Azure platform and experience in workload migrations

ARM and/or Terraform

Understanding of Subscriptions, Resource Groups, Azure Polices & Role Based Access Control (RBAC)

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].