Job Description

The Cloud Engineer I will play a key role in implementing, configuring, and managing Azure cloud infrastructure in a secure, scalable, and compliant manner. This position supports a large public-sector environment and requires collaboration with senior architects, development, and security teams to ensure successful deployment and management of cloud resources.

Only candidates currently residing in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill (Triangle) region will be considered, as in-person interviews and periodic onsite work are required.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the setup and configuration of Azure core subscriptions, resource groups, and cloud environments.

• Implement and manage Azure Policies, RBAC permissions, and tagging standards as per governance frameworks.

• Deploy and maintain core Azure networking components, including VWAN, Azure Firewall, VNets, NSGs, Private Endpoints, and VPN/ExpressRoute connections.

• Configure and support Azure Application Gateways and associated services for secure traffic management.

• Contribute to infrastructure automation efforts using Bicep, ARM templates, and PowerShell scripting.

• Troubleshoot and resolve network connectivity and application performance issues across Azure and on-prem environments.

• Participate in incident management and assist in root cause analysis for cloud-related issues.

• Monitor Azure environments, configure alerting, logging, and diagnostic tools for proactive issue detection.

• Collaborate with architecture, development, and security teams on infrastructure deployments and enhancements.

• Enforce and support cloud governance, security, and compliance standards across Azure environments.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience managing and deploying Azure landing zone architectures in enterprise environments.

• Strong proficiency in Azure networking, including VWAN, ExpressRoute, VPN, Firewalls, and VNET management.

• Experience designing Azure environments following a private-by-default approach and enforcing policies to prevent public exposure.

• Proficiency with Azure Policies, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and resource tagging strategies.

• Solid problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

Preferred Certifications

• AZ-104: Microsoft Certified – Azure Administrator Associate

• AZ-700: Microsoft Certified – Azure Network Engineer Associate

• AZ-305: Microsoft Certified – Azure Solutions Architect Expert

• Other relevant Microsoft Azure certifications are a plus.

Must-Have Skills/Attributes

• Automation

• Azure

• Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Networking

Additional Notes

• Only candidates currently residing in the Triangle region (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC) will be considered.

• This role requires onsite presence and in-person interviews—remote-only candidates will not be accepted.
  
  If you are intrested please reach out to---
  
  

  Swasthik ASTRA,
  Business Development Manager,
  ASTRA CONSULTING CORP
  Mobile: ‪+1-678-335-2727‬ EXT : 2
  Email:  Swasthik.a@astraccorp.com