Azure Engineer
jobleadsusOmaha, NE
Azure Engineer
jobleadsusOmaha, NE
yesterday
Occupations
Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsNetwork and Computer Systems AdministratorsSoftware DevelopersAbout the role
Job Title:
Azure EngineerLocation: Omaha or RemoteDuration: 8 monthContract/Contract to hire: contract to hireJob Description: Our client is seeking an Azure Engineer with ITOps expertise to work on a team focused on keeping the systems secure, stable, and available. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in production support, strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, and a genuine passion for ensuring critical systems operate smoothly and efficiently. You’ll collaborate closely with product, security, and operations teams to automate everything—provisioning, deployments, observability, incident response, and compliance—while supporting a rotational shift model to ensure 24x7 coverage.
Role Description:
Design, build, and maintain Azure landing zones and platform services (e.g., VNet, Private Endpoints, Key Vault, Azure Firewall/NSGs, Application Gateway/WAF)
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and/or Bicep; enforce GitOps workflows (branching, PRs, policy checks)
Create reusable modules, pipelines, and golden patterns for app teams; champion automation-first approaches
Define and measure SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, and reliability roadmaps for critical services
Implement and tune observability (logs, metrics, traces) using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Prometheus/Grafana where applicable
Conduct capacity planning, resiliency testing (chaos, failover, DR), and performance tuning across services
Build secure, robust CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps Pipelines) with automated testing, scans, and approvals
Standardize deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling) for containerized and PaaS workloads
Implement guardrails using Azure Policy, RBAC, PIM, and Blueprints (or equivalent) to enforce least privilege and compliance (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA as relevant)
Manage secrets and certificates (Key Vault) and integrate security testing (SAST/DAST/Container scanning) into pipelines
Support vulnerability remediation and patching SLAs
Own incident response, including rotational shifts and on-call; lead triage, root cause analysis (RCA), and post-incident reviews
Optimize cost (FinOps), tagging standards, budgets, and proactive spending alerts
Maintain runbooks, knowledge base articles, and automation for routine operations
Act as a technical mentor; review designs/PRs; contribute to architecture decisions
Partner with app teams to onboard workloads, define nonfunctional requirements, and drive platform adoption
Your Skills and Experience5 to 7 years of hands‑on experience supporting Azure-based infrastructure and services in production
Expertise in several of: AKS, App Services, Functions, APIM, Azure SQL/MI, Cosmos DB, Storage, Event Hub/Service Bus, Redis, VNet/Peering, Private Link, Application Gateway/WAF, Front Door
Strong IaC with Terraform (preferred) and/or Bicep; Git‑based workflows; GitHub or Azure DevOps
Proven SRE background: SLI/SLO design, error budgets, incident management, RCA, capacity and performance engineering
CI/CD design and operations (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps Pipelines); artifact/versioning strategies; release governance
Observability with Azure: Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and alerting/automations (Action Groups, Logic Apps, Functions)
Solid networking fundamentals (DNS, TLS, routing, firewalls, load balancing), identity (AAD/Entra ID), and secrets management (Key Vault)
Scripting proficiency in PowerShell and/or Python; Linux fundamentals
Strong understanding of Azure security best practices, including Role‑Based Access Control (RBAC), Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Azure Policy, and Managed Identities for secure access management and governance
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JOB OVERVIEW
Experience level
Lead
Location
Omaha, NE
Occupation
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Industry
Computer Systems Design Services
Posted
yesterday
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