Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Job DescriptionJob Description 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 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.

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.

Hybrid Connectivity

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

Security & Controls

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

Automation & Documentation

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

Data Platforms

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

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

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