Azure cloud engineer​/Architect - Infrastructure

Position: Azure cloud engineer/ Architect - Infrastructure

Base pay range

$75.00/hr - $85.00/hr

Direct message the job poster from Motion Recruitment

We are seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to support, secure, and evolve our Azure cloud environment. This role is hands‑on and strategic, requiring deep Azure infrastructure and security expertise, strong collaboration with application teams, and the ability to evaluate an existing tenant and design and implement improvements.

About the Role

This is not a pure Dev Ops role—the ideal candidate brings strong Azure engineering and security experience while being capable of supporting Azure Dev Ops from an infrastructure perspective.

6‑Month contract‑to‑hire.

Term:
Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Type: W‑2 contract only – C2C, third‑party, or sponsorship arrangements are not supported at this time.

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.

Networking & Security

• Evaluate and improve Azure networking configurations including
• 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  (Azure AD) including
• IAM and PIM configurations
• Conditional Access policies
• MFA strategies
• SSO integrations
• Ensure adherence to Azure security principles and compliance requirements.

Automation, IaC & Dev Ops Support

• Use automation, configuration management and deployment tools to ensure standardisation and repeatability.
• Support and maintain Azure Dev Ops from an infrastructure perspective:
• Create, update and maintain pipelines
• Implement backup and recovery strategies
• Support App Dev teams with CI/CD and infrastructure needs
• Recommend and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD strategies to enable faster, more secure deployments.

Disaster Recovery & Operational Readiness

• 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 organisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands‑on experience as an Azure Cloud Engineer or similar senior role.
• Strong expertise in Azure networking and security.
• Microsoft Entra  (IAM, PIM, Conditional Access, MFA) experience.
• Experience designing and implementing secure, scalable Azure environments.
• Experience configuring and managing SSO integrations.
• Proven ability to evaluate existing environments and successfully implement improvements.

Required Skills

• 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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology
• Building Construction

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)

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