Azure Cloud Engineer

About the job

About the role: We seek a dynamic, customer-facing Azure Cloud Engineer to work as part of our Professional Services team in the completion of complex IT projects.

Why Dataprise?

• An employee-focused organization with a “work hard/play hard” culture including a unified mission, strong relationships, and opportunities to build a career.
• Exponential growth opportunities through continuous learning, upskilling, job shadow programs, career mentors, annual training allotments, and LinkedIn Learning licenses for all employees.
• Comprehensive Wellness Program including gym membership discounts/subsidies, and Wellness Rewards opportunities.
• A commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) through a multi-faceted DEI Program.
• A focus on work/life balance including hybrid and remote work options, 10 paid holidays, and 3-5 weeks of flexible PTO.
• Competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including top-quality medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family + FREE telemedicine benefits, company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and 401(k) with company match.
• An opportunity to grow, be challenged, have fun, and learn from some of the most talented technology professionals out there.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide hands-on technical support for complex projects, focusing on production and implementation.
• Participate in project work plans and report deviations to Project Managers as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Effectively apply Dataprise methodology and enforce project standards.
• Minimize exposure and risk to Dataprise on projects.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for technical staff from other Dataprise departments.
• Work with account teams to identify and resolve persistent and lingering issues.
• Ensure that timely communications and updates are provided to all relevant parties.
• Design, implement, and manage secure, scalable, and reliable Azure infrastructure environments.
• Assist with implementing Azure infrastructure enhancements to streamline customer workloads.
• Assist with the planning and migration of complex customer workloads to Microsoft Azure.
• Assist with maintaining continuous integration & continuous-deployment (CI/CD) platforms.
• Develop cloud automation tailored to unique customer needs and requirements.
• Gather, review, and validate network requirements, VNETs, and network security groups.
• Deploy and configure both Azure Native and custom network and firewall configurations.
• Assist with troubleshooting various technologies such as Hyper-V, VMWare, Windows Server, Active Directory, and physical infrastructure issues.
• Implement Azure monitoring and diagnostics pipelines based on unique customer needs.
• Support the Project Architecture team as needed, to include customer-facing discussions about Azure product offerings.
• Utilize PowerShell, Azure CLI, and other scripting languages to complete day-to-day tasks.

What Skills & Experience You’ll Need:

• Several years of experience working in project-based environments and/or reporting to Project Managers.
• Experience planning, designing, & deploying Azure infrastructure and resources.
• Familiarity with Azure Active Directory administration.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) workflows (Azure ARM, Bicep, and/or Terraform).
• Experience with Azure Resource Manager (ARM).
• Familiarity with the BICEP development language. (Preferred)
• Experience or familiarity with utilizing Azure Migrate and/or Azure Site Recovery for migrations.
• Familiarity with migrating customer applications to cloud-native PaaS solutions.
• Basic understanding of the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) methodology.
• Basic understanding of the Microsoft Zero Trust security model.
• Knowledge of Git and Branching Strategies.
• Basic understanding of Azure DevOps workflows.
• Great people, customer service, and verbal/written communication skills.
• The desire to be our next rock star as you are passionate, hardworking, a team player, and motivated to delight customers.
• Any of the following certifications are preferred:
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

Compensation:

• Dataprise is committed to maintaining a positive work environment by ensuring that compensation across the Company is managed in a competitive, consistent, and fair manner. Each Dataprise employee will be compensated in line with their specific scope of responsibility, skill level, and educational background, in addition to the projected impact on the success of the Company.
• We have a comprehensive Compensation Management System that establishes the guidelines we use in making compensation decisions and is comprised of compensation policies, salary structures, salary grades, incentive target guidelines, job descriptions, and career charts.
• This position’s Salary Range is $105,000-130,000 (NOTE: this is the range at the national average level; specific salaries offered will be adjusted higher/lower due to the local labor market of the candidate).

NOTE – Travel & Scheduling Expectations: This position is primarily remote / work from home. However, you must be willing to travel to destinations anywhere within the United States, typically up to 20% of the year. Additionally, due to the nature of the work, you should understand that, while not the norm, certain cutovers or migrations associated with projects may require you to work non-traditional hours. You should also understand that to provide onsite support at customer sites, COVID-19 vaccination may be required.

Dataprise Diversity Commitment: At Dataprise, we celebrate what makes us unique: our people. We believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment that seeks and embraces thoughts and ideas from all different backgrounds. We welcome everyone and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, gender, gender identity/expression, religion, ethnicity, disability, national origin or sexual orientation. We are #DataprisePROUD!

Dataprise is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Benefits found in job post

• 401(k)