Azure Infrastructure Ops Engineer-Multiple Locations in USA

Azure Infrastructure Ops Engineer

Location: Omaha, NE, Berkeley Heights, NJ, Frisco, TX, Marietta, GA, Greenwood Village, CO, or Chandler, AZ

Duration: Full Time

Salary: Salary plus Benefits

US and Green cards are accepted. No 3rd party C2C acceptable.

What You Will Do:

1. Infrastructure Design and Planning: Work closely with the development and architecture teams to design the Landing Zone infrastructure for applications on the Azure platform. Collaborate on selecting the appropriate Azure services, virtual machines, networking configurations, and storage options to meet the project's requirements.
2. Azure Cloud Deployment: Deploy and provision the Azure-based platforms/infrastructure according to the design and architectural guidelines. Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform to automate the deployment process efficiently.
3. Monitoring and Alerting Setup: Set up comprehensive monitoring and alerting mechanisms for application infrastructure. Implement Azure monitoring services like Azure Monitor, Azure Application Insights, and Log Analytics to ensure real-time visibility into system health and performance.
4. Security and Compliance: Implement robust security controls and best practices for the application. Configure access controls, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and data encryption to ensure data security.
5. Backup and Disaster Recovery Strategy: Develop a reliable backup and disaster recovery strategy for all systems. Plan for data backup, retention, and restoration procedures to safeguard against data loss and ensure high availability.
6. Infrastructure Automation: Embrace automation in all aspects of infrastructure management. Leverage CI/CD pipelines and automation tools like Azure DevOps to streamline infrastructure updates and changes.
7. Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Create detailed documentation for the newly set up infrastructure, including configurations, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides. Facilitate knowledge sharing within the team for effective collaboration.
8. Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor and analyze performance. Collaborate with developers to optimize application performance, implement caching strategies, and identify areas for improvement.
9. Technical Troubleshooting and Support: Provide technical support for the team during the deployment phase and beyond. Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues promptly, working closely with cross-functional teams.

Required:

• Must be team oriented with quick ramping up abilities (take initiative for early/effective escalations)
• Terraform on Azure for configuration and deploying environment, preferable building from scratch/ground upwards.
• Familiarity with Azure services, including virtual machines, virtual networks, Azure App Service, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, Azure App Services, AVD.
• Security and Compliance exposure (Zero Trust architectural familiarity).
• Agile SCRUM experience.
• Able to pass Government BGC.

Desired:

• Broad knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and leveraging Terraform providers such as Azure DevOps.
• Ansible (for automation purposes).