United States - Hartford Ct CT
Cloud Engineer (Azure)
Location: 100% Remote
Employment Type: Contract (6-9 Months with Potential Extension)
Compensation: Hourly Equivalent of $97,000 - $110,000 annually
Benefits
This opportunity is eligible for:
- Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual
- Holiday pay
- Access to medical, dental, and vision benefit options
- 401(k)
About the Opportunity:
Robert Half is partnering with an organization undergoing a major cloud transformation initiative. As part of a large-scale infrastructure modernization effort, the company is migrating critical systems and workloads from traditional data centers into a multi-cloud environment.
We are seeking a Cloud Engineer who will play a key role in cloud migration projects, infrastructure modernization, and day-to-day cloud operations. This position offers the opportunity to work on enterprise-scale initiatives while helping build the next generation of cloud infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Support the migration of on-premises infrastructure and workloads into cloud environments
- Design, deploy, configure, and maintain Microsoft Azure infrastructure solutions
- Administer and support cloud networking, security, and identity management services
- Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, and security teams on cloud initiatives
- Build and manage virtual machines, storage, backup, and recovery solutions
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud environments for performance and reliability
- Assist with cloud governance, security, and compliance initiatives
- Support hybrid and multi-cloud environments
- Document technical solutions, configurations, and operational procedures
- Participate in infrastructure modernization and cloud transformation projects
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related role
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure
- Experience administering cloud infrastructure, networking, and security services
- Experience supporting hybrid or cloud-based environments
- Strong understanding of Windows Server and enterprise infrastructure technologies
- Experience with VMware, Hyper-V, or similar virtualization technologies
- Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and work independently
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Experience with AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Experience supporting cloud migration initiatives
- Experience with cloud networking technologies, including firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, and network security
- Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, or equivalent cloud certifications
- Experience participating in data center modernization projects
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