Azure Cloud Engineer

About this role

The Lead Azure Cloud Engineer will oversee the design, implementation, and management of hybrid cloud solutions, with a strong focus on Microsoft 365 services, including Office 365, SharePoint Online, Intune, and Exchange Online. This role involves providing strategic leadership in the integration of on-premises Active Directory with Azure Active Directory and ensuring the scalability, security, and efficiency of the organization’s cloud infrastructure. The Lead Cloud Engineer will mentor team members & lead where necessary, drive innovative solutions, and act as a subject matter expert for all hybrid cloud initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Guide and support Azure and Infrastructure engineers, fostering their professional development and encouraging growth within the organization.
• Lead performance management, professional development, and hiring for the Azure and Infrastructure engineering team.
• Lead and collaborate with Azure and infrastructure engineers to design, build Azure landing zones and foundational services to support large-scale VMware-to-Azure migrations.
• Plan, execute, and support the migration of workloads from on-premises virtualized environments to Azure using approved tools, patterns, and architectures.
• Deploy, configure, and manage Azure infrastructure components including virtual machines, networking, storage, identity, and security services.
• Maintain and operate the Azure environment, ensuring availability, performance, security, and cost optimization.
• Identify and execute strategies for cost reduction.
• Implement and enforce Azure best practices related to governance, security, monitoring, and resiliency.
• Support application and project teams by provisioning Azure resources and advising on cloud-appropriate designs.
• Participate in troubleshooting and resolving Azure infrastructure incidents and performance issues.
• Contribute to automation and infrastructure-as-code initiatives to standardize deployments and reduce manual ...