Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer
DataStaff, Inc is seeking a Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients located in Richmond, VA.
* This position is hybrid
Job Description:
Our client is seeking a Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to implement, configure, manage, and provide guidance on cloud infrastructure in the client’s Azure environment. We are looking for someone truly passionate about implementing and maintaining a secure and stable Azure environment- someone who likes taking on challenges and seeing them through to the end, is comfortable working with/guiding others, and is comfortable providing guidance to management and upper leadership.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Experience guiding the implementation of resources, networking, and security policy in Azure, and experience implementing, maintaining, and monitoring those resources.
- Experience with working in mission-critical enterprise environments, including overseeing backup & disaster recovery operations
- Experience in planning & executing cloud migrations and moving workloads from on-premises to the cloud.
- Comfortable working in an environment that utilizes multiple frameworks/technologies, including .NET, Java, SQL, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, and more.
- Experience providing support and troubleshooting issues for production applications.
- Experience working with security tools such as Tenable to manage vulnerability remediation, etc.
- Experience with tools like Azure Monitor, Workbooks, and Alerts – to create meaningful monitoring dashboards & alerting for critical observability for the ops team
- Experience crafting disaster recovery (DR) plans to ensure minimal downtime and prevent data loss.
- Strong networking knowledge – including understanding OSI layer functionality and network protocols.
- Microsoft-focused certifications, such as: Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect, etc. (preferred)
- Networking-focused certifications, such as: Network+, CCNA, etc. (preferred)
Required Skills:
- 8 Years - Experience implementing, maintaining, monitoring, and providing guidance on resources & infrastructure in Microsoft Azure.
- 8 Years - Experience planning and executing migrations from on-premises environments to Azure.
- 8 Years - Experience working in mission-critical enterprise environments and implementing backup & DR strategies.
- 8 Years - Experience implementing networking and security policies in Azure.
- 8 Years - Experience using Azure Monitor for alerting, observability, and dashboards.
- 8 Years - Experience with vulnerability remediation & working on security initiatives.
This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.