Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (Terraform, AKS, Entra ID- 100% Remote/Contract-to-Hire)

Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (Terraform, AKS, Entra ID, VM's, - 100% Remote/Contract-to-Hire)Optomi, in partnership with a major client is searching for a senior Azure Cloud specialist to help grow and modernize a technology department and their clients. This person will help implement automation, container deployments, leverage AI where necessary, and perform implementations and migrations in Azure as needed.Responsibilities:Be the subject matter expert for Microsoft tooling and Azure environment for customerPerform implementations of new tooling or infrastructure or migrate existing infrastructure into the cloudHelp introduce or improve automation using Infrastructure as Code with TerraformExperience with container deployments and utilizing Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)Helping with strategy and design conversations with other enigneers and architectsWork closely with various business units and stakeholders across the organizationApply today if your background includes:Significant Microsoft and Azure cloud experience (Entra ID, VM's, AKS, security tools, etc.)Experience with migrations, implementations, and maintenance of large and small Azure cloud environmentsExperience introducing or revamping Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in the cloud utilizing TerraformExperience with Azure PaaS (platform as a service) and containerized deployments- using AKS in this roleExperience with design and architecture of cloud environments with fellow engineers and architectsStrong communication skills and ability to communicate with stakeholders and various business units