Job DescriptionJob DescriptionPosition: Azure Cloud Engineer - Landing Zone & Migration
Location: Columbus OH – 100% Remote
Duration: 3+ months
Interview: Video
Role Overview:
The Azure Cloud Engineer is responsible for the hands-on build, configuration, and migration of an enterprise Azure environment. This role executes the technical work for the Azure Landing Zone rebuild, policy and RBAC implementation, tagging, monitoring, logging, and workload onboarding across assessment, implementation, and migration phases.
Key Responsibilities:
Enterprise Cloud Assessment – Execution
Support Azure current-state assessment activities across tenant, subscriptions, resource groups, and core services.
Collect and document data for the Azure Current-State Assessment Summary and Target Azure Tenant & Subscription Architecture.
Perform technical discovery and configuration reviews for Azure platform workloads (e.g., Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Fabric), including dependencies and migration considerations.
Build the Azure Resource Inventory Summary for ~60–70 VMs, networking components, security controls, monitoring configurations, and platform services.
Provide input into Governance, Security, and FinOps design recommendations based on observed configurations.
Assist in documenting the Azure Landing Zone Architecture and validate it against existing platform capabilities.
Contribute to Azure Well-Architected Framework alignment by identifying configuration gaps and remediation opportunities.
Gather and analyze usage and cost data to support Cost and Optimization Analysis.
Document integration assumptions with on prem and modern work (identity, networking, shared services).
Provide input to the phased roadmap (Assessment Implement Migrate) and to the Migration Wave Strategy and dependency-based sequencing.
Supply technical content and evidence for the executive readout deck with recommendations and next steps.
Enterprise Cloud Implementation – Build & Configuration
Rebuild and deploy the Azure Landing Zone according to defined architecture and enterprise patterns.
Implement the tenant, subscription, and governance model including management group hierarchy, RBAC assignments, Azure Policy definitions/assignments, and tagging standards.
Configure governance controls and patterns for Azure Virtual Desktop and Microsoft Fabric within the landing zone.
Implement security baseline controls: logging, diagnostics, policies, access control, monitoring configuration, and alerting.
Configure cost management views, budgets, alerts, and FinOps guardrails.
Create and maintain platform standards and workload onboarding documentation and templates.
Implement and validate network architecture patterns (e.g., hub-spoke, private endpoints, DNS, routing) and document configuration artifacts.
Build and validate migration readiness checklists and technical enablement artifacts.
Provide inputs for implementation closeout documentation and the executive summary.
Enterprise Cloud Migration – Execution & Stabilization
Help define detailed Migration Wave Plans and schedules, including technical tasks and dependencies.
Execute VM and workload migrations, including Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts and associated infrastructure components where applicable.
Perform migration validation and testing: connectivity, monitoring, logging, backup, and security controls.
Update Azure configurations for migrated workloads to ensure alignment with landing zone governance, policies, RBAC, and tagging standards.
Perform post-migration optimization, including performance tuning and cost optimization; document technical findings.
Support workload stabilization, troubleshooting, and issue resolution during and after cutover.
Create and refine operational handoff documentation, runbooks, and support guides.
Contribute to the migration closeout report, including lessons learned and recommendations for continuous improvement.
Required Skills & Experience
Strong hands-on experience as an Azure Engineer working on enterprise environments, landing zones, and workload migrations.
Practical experience with:
Azure Landing Zone deployment and configuration
Azure Policy, RBAC, tagging strategies, and resource group/subscription organization
Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, diagnostics settings, and alert configuration
Azure networking (VNets, subnets, NSGs, private endpoints, DNS, routing)
Working knowledge of Azure Virtual Desktop and Microsoft Fabric configuration and governance.
Familiarity with Azure governance, security baselines, and the Azure Well-Architected Framework concepts.
Experience supporting cost analysis and optimization in Azure, aligned with FinOps practices.
Ability to produce clear technical documentation and contribute to executive-facing deliverables.
Strong troubleshooting, scripting, and automation mindset; solid communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Relevant Microsoft certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Associate/Expert, Security Engineer, or similar).
Experience with hybrid identity, on prem integration, and modern workplace services.
Experience in multi-wave migration projects and large-scale enterprise environments.
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