Azure Cloud Engineer

Description

Whelen Engineering is a manufacturing company looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer who will be responsible for the administration, maintenance, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the organization’s Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services. This role supports a secure, reliable, and scalable cloud environment while partnering with IT Operations, Security, Development, and other technology teams.

The position will also support Microsoft Entra ID, endpoint management, and Microsoft 365 services, with a focus on automation, standardization, security, and operational reliability.

Most importantly, the candidate must be passionate, energetic, and experienced. The position offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Monday – Friday (8:00 am – 4:30 p.m.) Working hours are flexible, with occasional after-hours or weekend work required for maintenance or urgent issues.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot Microsoft Azure infrastructure and platform services, including virtual machines, compute, storage, networking, backup and recovery, and cloud integrations.
• Administer and support Azure Database for PostgreSQL, including configuration, monitoring, performance, availability, backup and recovery, security, access, and troubleshooting.
• Manage Azure networking and connectivity, including Virtual Networks, subnets, Network Security Groups, routing, VPN connectivity, DNS, private endpoints, and related services.
• Monitor Azure environments for availability, performance, capacity, and operational health; troubleshoot issues and perform root cause analysis as needed.
• Maintain and Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation using technologies such as Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell, Azure CLI, or similar tools.
• Administer and support Azure DevOps, including repositories, service connections, and CI/CD pipelines used to deploy infrastructure and applications.
• Support Microsoft Entra ID and identity services, including users, groups, enterprise applications, authentication, Single Sign-On, MFA, Conditional Access, RBAC, and privileged access.
• Support Microsoft Intune and endpoint management, including device configuration, compliance policies, application deployment, and endpoint security.
• Support the Administration and troubleshooting of Microsoft 365 services, including SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, and related integrations.
• Partner with Security and other technology teams to implement cloud security, identity, access, governance, and configuration standards.
• Maintain technical documentation, procedures, and operational runbooks, and participate in infrastructure upgrades, migrations, cloud modernization initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide after-hours support for critical infrastructure and production services as required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, or systems administration.
• Hands-on experience administering and supporting Microsoft Azure in a production environment.
• Strong knowledge of Azure compute, storage, networking, monitoring, backup/recovery, and cloud platform services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), preferably using Terraform and/or Azure Bicep.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD concepts, including repositories, pipelines, service connections, and automated deployments.
• Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI, or similar technologies.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and cloud connectivity.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID and identity and access management, including Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, and Single Sign-On.
• Experience administering or supporting Microsoft Intune, endpoint management, and Microsoft 365 services.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.

All Employees Shall

• Comply with the EH&S Policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements
• Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact…