Sr. Azure Cloud Engineer

Role: Sr. Azure Cloud Engineer

Location: Berkeley Heights NJ / Alpharetta GA (5 Days Onsite)

Duration: Long term Contract

Employment Type: Must work on Next Gen Software Solutions LLCs W2

Job Description:

Position Overview:
As an Azure focused Cloud Systems Engineer you will be a part of the Technical Services team that supports the Financial Risk & Management Systems (FRMS) business unit as they transition key applications to the cloud. You will be tasked with being the subject matter expert for our Azure environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert in Azure for the Hosted Operations Team
• Gather feedback from the department on areas of improvement and provide solutions utilizing Azure
• Serve as a point of escalation for complex Azure cases
• Participate in inter-departmental planning meetings on suggested solutions for existing issues as well as systemic and process improvements
• Work with internal team on identifying pain points in Azure deployments and configuration and ways to alleviate them
• Maintain and enhance current client environment configurations
• Organize and execute training sessions for new workflows and procedure recommendations
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers
• Participate in an on-call rotation
• Building and running applications in AKS

Successful candidates for this position should possess the following

Basic Qualifications

• 4 years of experience with Azure platform
• 3 years of hands-on experience with Windows or Linux administration Engineering and Automation
• Experience with CICD concepts and tools such as Harness Octopus Deploy.
• Strong understanding of the OSI Model and how it relates to cloud computing
• Expert level in managing the lifecycle of IaaS VMs - troubleshoot VM boot issues Backup/Restore VM and Disks (Snapshot and Recovery Vault) Imaging Resizing and Scaling VMs
• Expert understanding and experience in Azure Monitor this will include configuring and maintaining the following: diagnostic settings Log Analytics Application Insights and writing Log Analytics queries via Kusto Query Language
• Expert Knowledge and practical experience using Azure data migration tools
• Expert working with Azure App Service - diagnose and remediate resource contention issues and Identify failures in application logs
• Expert level in Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates
• Expert Level in Terraform automation
• Team player strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with customers vendors and partners and across all levels of the organization
• Well organized attentive to details and able to meet demanding deadlines
• College degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure Policy and Security Center
• Proficiency with AWS management (EC2 SNS/SQS RDS) or willingness to learn
• Experience with a distributed management system

Scripting skills:

• Bash/Python/PowerShell

Windows administration experience

About Next Gen Software Solutions LLC:

Next Gen Software Solutions is a trusted provider of IT Staffing and consulting services dedicated to empowering businesses with cutting-edge technology solutions and exceptional talent. We specialize in delivering tailored IT consulting services innovative software solutions and connecting businesses with highly skilled IT professionals. Founded and led by a dedicated U.S. Army solider Next Gen Software Solutions is deeply rooted in the core values of integrity discipline commitment and experience-principles that guide every aspect of our operations.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Next Gen Software Solutions LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees and applicants are treated respect and dignity. We do not discriminate based on race colour religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation or gender identity) national origin age genetic information veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic under applicable federal state or local laws.