Lead Azure Cloud Engineer

ECCO Select is a talent acquisition and consulting company specializing in people, process and technology solutions. We provide the talent behind the technology enabling our clients to achieve their goals. For more information about ECCO Select, visit us at www.eccoselect.com.

Position Title: Lead Azure Cloud Engineer

Location: Remote (preferably local to DFW)

Position Responsibilities:

As a Lead Azure Cloud Engineer, you will be responsible for managing cloud resources and overseeing enterprise deployments in Microsoft Azure, playing a player coach role. You will be part of the Cloud Operations team and collaborate with DevOps engineers, application developers, and support personnel to optimize the use of CI/CD pipelines and application lifecycle management processes. Additionally, you will:

• Act as a senior/lead engineer, ensuring effective planning, delivery, support, and security of services in the company's Azure Cloud Platform.
• Configure monitoring and alerting services to ensure system performance, security, reliability, and scalability across all environments.
• Coordinate tasks, provide guidance to other engineering resources, and ensure adherence to standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and support teams to design and implement solutions aligned with best practices and cloud architecture frameworks.
• Provide technical expertise and advice to teammates and stakeholders, staying updated with industry trends and technologies.
• Ensure security and compliance best practices are followed, working closely with Freeman's managed services provider to address issues and findings.
• Maintain documentation for solution designs, patterns, and project support.
• Manage resources optimally, perform health checks, and suggest improvements to enhance system efficiency and performance.

Essential Skills & Expertise:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science (preferred), Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience in IT operations, software development, cloud computing, and DevOps practices, preferably within a large company or enterprise-level.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure Cloud, including networking, AKS, ADF, APIM, Event Hubs, Synapse, Azure SQL, ADO Pipelines, and application gateways.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficient in automation with PowerShell or Logic Apps.
• Solid understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Experience with other cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud) preferred.
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics).
• Experience with Agile framework and task management with Azure DevOps.
• Excellent problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and technical writing/documentation skills.
• Collaborative/team-oriented work approach.

Qualifications:

ECCO Select is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. Our policy is to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. Veterans of our United States Uniformed Services are specifically encouraged to apply for ECCO Select opportunities.

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