Cloud engineer- Azure || Philadelphia-PA- 12+ Experience

[Sandy Mishra]

12+ YEARS CANDIDATE …

 

Title: Cloud engineer- Azure/ Microsoft 365

Location: Philadelphia- Hybrid Mode ( LOCAL )

Duration: 6+ month contract

Interview Schedule: 1st interview, 30min virtual; 2nd interview, 1hr virtual or in-person

Visa : H1 , GCEAD , H4

 

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to operate, enhance, and expand our existing Azure environment. This role will take ownership of day-to-day Azure infrastructure operations while driving improvements, supporting new projects, and making sound architectural decisions.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain the existing Azure landing zone and subscription structure
• Ensure high availability, performance, and reliability of Azure workloads
• Manage core services including networking, compute, storage, identity, and monitoring
• Serve as the primary Azure subject matter expert
• Design and implement new Azure infrastructure as business needs arise
• Extend and evolve the current landing zone architecture
• Lead infrastructure components of application deployments
• Evaluate new Azure services and recommend adoption where appropriate
• Make architectural decisions aligned with best practices and long-term scalability
• Partner with security teams on hardening initiatives
• Manage Azure networking including VNet peering, private endpoints, NSGs
• Automate operational tasks using PowerShell or Azure CLI
• Standardize deployment patterns and documentation
• Manage Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Implement proactive alerting and health monitoring
• Manage budgets, reservations, and cost reporting

 

Required Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of infrastructure experience
• 4+ years of hands-on Azure experience in production environments
• Experience operating and improving an existing Azure landing zone
• Strong Azure networking knowledge (VNet peering, VPN, Private Endpoints, NSGs)
• Experience with Azure Policy, RBAC, and governance frameworks
• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform strongly preferred)
• Strong PowerShell or Azure CLI automation skills
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Monitor server performance, diagnostic tests, and failovers.
• Work with different PGW teams to troubleshoot applications.
• Participating in disaster recovery exercises
• Administer and maintain hybrid identity solutions (Entra ID / Azure AD Connect) and cloud-only identity environments.
• Provide administration and policy management for Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, and Intune.
• Experience with managing devices and policies in Intune.
• Lead Office 365 projects as primary contact for technical support

 

 

 

Regards,

Sandy M | 1Point System LLC

Lead Technical Recruiter
Direct: (803)-828-2974 • Email: sa...@1pointsys.com 

• Fax: 803-832-7973 • www.1pointsys.com
115 Stone Village Drive • Suite C • Fort Mill, SC • 29708

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-m-74b06b212/

 

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