Sr. Cloud Systems Engineer, Microsoft Azure

Senior Cloud Systems Engineer, Microsoft Azure- direct hire, remote

Job Description:

The Senior Cloud Systems Engineer, Microsoft Azure is responsible for the hands-on design, implementation, administration, security, monitoring, and lifecycle management of enterprise infrastructure hosted in Microsoft Azure.

This role supports Azure compute, networking, storage, virtual desktop, identity integration, monitoring, image management, patching, migration, and hybrid-cloud services. The engineer serves as a senior technical resource for Azure infrastructure initiatives and works with application, security, network, desktop, disaster-recovery, and project teams to deliver reliable, secure, supportable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

· Design, deploy, configure, and support Microsoft Azure infrastructure services.

· Administer Azure virtual machines, virtual machine scale sets, managed disks, storage accounts, snapshots, and Azure Compute Gallery resources.

· Build, maintain, patch, test, and publish standardized Windows images used for Azure Virtual Desktop and other Azure workloads.

· Support Azure Virtual Desktop host pools, session hosts, application groups, scaling plans, user assignments, profile solutions, and application publishing.

· Configure and troubleshoot Azure virtual networks, subnets, network security groups, routing, peering, private endpoints, DNS, Azure Bastion, and hybrid connectivity.

· Work with network teams to support ExpressRoute, VPN, firewall, and on-premises connectivity requirements.

· Integrate Azure-hosted systems with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, multifactor authentication, role-based access control, managed identities, and service principals.

· Implement and maintain Azure monitoring through Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Monitor Agent, data collection rules, alerts, workbooks, and diagnostic settings.

· Support Azure Update Manager, Windows patching, image lifecycle processes, and vulnerability-remediation activities.

· Configure and maintain Azure Policy, resource tagging, governance controls, role assignments, and least-privilege access.

· Troubleshoot complex issues involving Windows, Azure networking, identity, storage, application access, performance, and hybrid dependencies.

· Support Azure Migrate discovery, assessments, migration planning, and workload-transition activities.

· Assist with Azure backup, replication, disaster recovery, availability, and business-continuity solutions.

· Develop and maintain PowerShell, Azure CLI, and infrastructure-as-code automation for repeatable deployments and operational tasks.

· Review Azure utilization and cost data, and recommend opportunities for optimization, rightsizing, standardization, and lifecycle improvement.

· Participate in architectural reviews, technical planning, change management, implementation, documentation, and operational handoff.

· Serve as an escalation point and technical subject-matter expert for Azure infrastructure issues.

· Create and maintain build documentation, support procedures, diagrams, standards, and operational runbooks.