Vaco Technology is currently seeking a Senior Azure Engineer / Architect for a 6M C2H opportunity located in Richardson, TX (remote during Covid). The Senior Azure Engineer / Architect will join a small team that is supporting the Enterprise-wide Cloud Environment (90% Azure with a 10% mixture of AWS / Google Cloud Platform). The Senior Azure Engineer / Architect will work with business units and technical groups to gain ideas and perspective on designing cloud-based solutions, helping to shape the cloud environment including Cloud / Azure Cloud Infrastructure Governance. The Senior Azure Engineer / Architect will build and integrate new features and grow the Cloud Infrastructure Environment. The Senior Azure Engineer / Architect will build and manage the Hybrid Data Center in Azure.
The Role: Cloud Infrastructure Opportunity v. Cloud Development
Implement Azure Technical Solutions
Plan / Implement / Grow Azure Foundational Footprint Capabilities
Work with Application / Architecture Teams to Conduct Proof-of-Concept / Implement Designs in Production Environment in Azure
Network Design for Cloud / Private Cloud
Reference Architectures / Patterns / Policy / RBAC/IAM / Naming Conventions / Standards / Templates / CI/CD / Scripts for All Aspects of Cloud Infrastructure / Operations
Work with Application Teams to Understand Current Applications / Make Migration Recommendations / To-Be Architectures in Azure, etc.
Active Directory / Windows Server Administration (strong / advanced level) - Azure B2C / Azure AD, etc.
Operating Systems / Networking Concepts (strong understanding)
Storage / Load Balancing / TCP/IP / Virtualization / Web / Database / Messaging Services (good understanding) - Ability to Deep Dive into Any Areas, As Needed
Design / Develop PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) Solutions using Azure Services
Resolving Issues with Azure Resources
Best Practices / IT Operations (knowledge) - Always-Up / Always-Available Service, etc.
Create / Configure Azure Resources / RBAC
Hands-On PowerShell Scripting
Azure RM Templates
CI/CD Azure Infrastructure-as-Code
VSTS / TFS / GIT / Azure DevOps, etc.
PREFERRED (not required)
Azure DevOps
Linux Administration
AWS (Amazon WebServices) / Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)