Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

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Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Contract-to-Hire)

Location: Tacoma (On-Site)

Reports To: Infrastructure Manager

Position Summary

Seeking a hands-on infrastructure engineer to design, build, migrate, and support Microsoft Azure environments. This role will focus on Azure operations, cloud migrations, hybrid connectivity, infrastructure reliability, and reducing dependence on on-prem data centers.

Key Responsibilities

< data-end="1661" data-start="1636"> Azure Infrastructure

• Support Azure subscriptions, resource groups, RBAC, policies, tagging, and environment separation.
• Manage Azure compute, storage, networking, and related platform services.
• Monitor performance, availability, and operational health.
• Manage Azure budgets, alerts, and usage reporting.
  
  

< data-end="1984" data-start="1954"> Migration & Modernization

• Assess on-prem workloads for migration to Azure.
• Execute migration plans and validate post-migration stability.
• Support the retirement of legacy systems and the reduction of the data center footprint.
  
  

< data-end="2202" data-start="2178"> Hybrid Connectivity

• Support connectivity between Azure, offices, and field locations.
• Manage VPN, DNS, routing, and secure access.
  
  

< data-end="2343" data-start="2319"> Security & Controls

• Maintain patching, logging, secure access, and least privilege standards.
• Support vulnerability remediation and audit documentation.
  
  

< data-end="2513" data-start="2482"> Automation & Documentation

• Build scripts, templates, and runbooks.
• Maintain diagrams, dependencies, and support documentation.
  
  

< data-end="2638" data-start="2619"> Data Platforms

• Support Microsoft Fabric / related Azure data services as needed.
  
  

< data-end="2731" data-start="2708"> Support / Projects

• Participate in after-hours support when needed.
• Support infrastructure projects and upgrades.
  
  

Required Experience

• 5 years infrastructure engineering experience
• 3 years hands-on Azure production support
• Experience with Azure compute, storage, networking
• Experience migrating on-prem workloads to Azure
• Windows Server and/or Linux administration
• Knowledge of VPN, DNS, routing
• Experience with monitoring, backup, and recovery
• Strong troubleshooting and communication skills
  
  

Preferred

• Microsoft Fabric or Azure data services
• Azure certifications
• Scripting / automation experience