Azure Engineer (contract)

Requisition Number: 96519

Azure Engineer (contract)

Location: Canada (remote)

Start Date: April 2024

About Insight:

Insight Enterprise Inc serves clients in 190 countries, and in Canada, our robust Staffing department specializes in placing top-notch talent in sought-after roles across the nation.

Description:

Are you an experienced Azure Engineer looking for a new challenge? Do you have a passion for cloud computing and solving complex problems? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Our client in the banking technology sector is seeking an Azure Engineer for a 4+ month contract employment opportunity. The Azure Engineer will be responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise Azure environments across multiple tenants. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Azure administration, DevOps, security, and VMWare.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor the Azure Portal for alerts generated in Azure Monitor and respond accordingly.
• Oversee Azure patching and ensure compliance with best practices.
• Use Azure Lighthouse to manage multiple tenants and resources.
• Implement and maintain Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines for various applications.
• Interface with clients for external issues/reports and provide excellent customer service.
• Utilize the Microsoft support portal for submitting tickets and escalating issues.
• Troubleshoot issues with Azure agents, such as backup, monitoring, site recovery, Azure vm guest extension, SQL IaaS extension, etc.
• Work with various Azure Services, such as Synapse Workspace, VM & IaaS Services, App Gateway, WAF policies, Key Vault, Backup & Site Recovery, Policy & Privileged Identity Management, etc.
• Assume roles to other tenants with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and use tools such as Linkerd, FluxCD, ArgoCD, etc.
• Manage Azure APIM, Active Directory, SQL, Networking, and other Azure components.
• Administer Azure defender for cloud, update manager, automation accounts, advisor and cost management, arc, AD Connect, Virtual Desktop, and other Azure services as they are developed/deployed.
• Work with VMWare and other virtualization technologies to manage and migrate on-prem workloads to Azure.

Requirements:

• 7-10 years of IT experience in roles such as system administration/analyst/engineer, Azure Engineer, Azure admin, or similar.
• Advanced knowledge and experience working with MS Azure in an operational capacity.
• Experience with internal support responding to tickets and escalations.
• Knowledge of security best practices and protocols in Azure Active Directory.
• Experience configuring SSO for applications across different authentication platforms.
• Knowledge of security protocols related to third-party apps and SSO requirements.
• Diploma in Computer Science, IT, or related field preferred.
• Experience with VMWare and other virtualization technologies.
• Experience with on-prem and hybrid cloud environments.
• Availability to start immediately.
• Eligible to work in Canada.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your resume detailing all relevant experience and certifications. We thank you for your interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Insight is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

Posting Notes: Calgary || Alberta (CA-AB) || Canada (CA) || IT Infrastructure & Support || None || Remote - Canada ||