Cloud Architect/Engineer

Xinova Group is seeking an experienced Cloud Architecture & Engineering professional to join their technical team on a contract basis. The role involves a mix of hands-on engineering and architectural leadership to drive infrastructure modernization and support strategic cloud initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure, managing user access, performance, and reliability
• Lead ongoing migration of legacy systems to Office 365, modernizing collaboration and productivity tools
• Stand up new Azure applications and services aligned with business requirements
• Perform general infrastructure maintenance including VLAN configuration, Azure subscriptions, and network management
• Architect and execute the conversion of regionalized on-premise data centers to Azure cloud infrastructure
• Design and implement solutions for new projects, including office infrastructure buildouts
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team on Azure best practices and infrastructure design

Requirements:

• 10+ years of infrastructure and cloud engineering experience
• 5-6+ years of hands-on Azure cloud platform experience
• Strong Windows Server administration background
• Proficiency with on-premise networking and server administration
• Experience with Cisco data center networking and architecture
• Demonstrated ability to architect and build solutions from scratch
• PowerShell scripting experience
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience with Terraform
• Azure DevOps (ADO) and Terraform Cloud experience
• Experience with Terraform clone and import operations
• Advanced Cisco network stack knowledge
• Background transitioning from systems administration to cloud engineering