About the Role
CheckRed is seeking a skilled and experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Azure services, including Azure Virtual Desktop, MDM, Intune, Azure Backup, and PowerShell scripting. As an Azure Cloud Engineer, you will play a crucial role in managing and maintaining our client’s Azure-based infrastructure, ensuring its reliability, security, and scalability.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead design, deployment, and maintenance of Microsoft Azure environments, including Azure Virtual Desktop.
- Troubleshoot and support Intune / MDM enrollment and provisioning at scale.
- Drive automation of deployments and administration tasks using PowerShell, ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, and CLI.
- Build and maintain CI / CD pipelines, integrating DevOps practices into cloud operations.
- Monitor, tune, and optimize resources to improve efficiency and reduce cost.
- Implement and enforce enterprise security controls with Defender, Sentinel, Purview, and Azure AD.
- Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to align infrastructure with business needs.
- Document architectures, configurations, and best practices for knowledge sharing.
- Mentor junior engineers and guide the team on DevOps and automation best practices.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent work experience.10+ years of overall IT / cloud engineering experience.5+ years of hands-on Azure experience (design, deployment, and management).5+ years of DevOps / automation experience.Azure Architecture and / or Security certifications (preferred).Expert-level knowledge of PowerShell scripting and automation frameworks.Hands-on experience with CI / CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).Strong background in Azure Active Directory, identity, and access management.Proven experience implementing secure, scalable cloud architectures.Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.