Key skills
PythonPowerShellAnalyticsAzureTerraformGitHub ActionsVaultAKSAzure DevOpsAzure MonitorAzure ADGitHubCI/CDCollaboration
About this role
recruit22 is partnering with a leading client to hire a Cloud Engineer II who will design, implement, and support enterprise‐level Microsoft Azure environments. The role involves hands-on infrastructure work, automation, governance, and collaboration with various teams to ensure a scalable and secure cloud environment.
Responsibilities:
- Deploy and optimize Azure infrastructure: VNets, NSGs, Firewalls, App Gateway, VPN/ExpressRoute, load balancers
- Support compute services: VMs, VM Scale Sets, App Services, AKS
- Assist in building Azure storage, backup, and disaster recovery solutions
- Build IaC using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions)
- Automate tasks using PowerShell, Python, and Azure CLI
- Implement Azure security best practices: RBAC, Managed Identities, Key Vault, Policies, Blueprints
- Maintain cloud governance: naming standards, tagging, resource organization
- Manage monitoring and logging using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, App Insights
- Support Azure AD identity integrations: Conditional Access, PIM, B2B/B2C
- Troubleshoot issues across network, compute, storage, and identity layers
- Optimize Azure cost, capacity, and performance
- Maintain diagrams, runbooks, and technical documentation
- Collaborate across teams on cloud initiatives and continuous improvements
Requirements:
- 3+ years of hands-on Azure engineering experience
- Strong understanding of Azure networking, identity, compute, and governance
- Experience with hybrid environments and on-prem connectivity
- Automation experience: PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI
- IaC experience with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Collaborative mindset; able to contribute to technical initiatives
- Self-driven, curious, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
- Bachelor's degree preferred (CS, IS, Engineering, or similar)
- Experience in multi-location or enterprise environments (healthcare a plus)
- Working knowledge of VMware ESXi