Lead Azure & Infrastructure Engineer for Remote

Lead Azure & Infrastructure Engineer (REMOTE)

Location: Vernon \ Los Angeles, CA (100% Remote) - ideally looking for candidates located in the CST or EST time zones

Type: 6 Month Contract (Can Be Extended)

Description: 
7+ years of experience in Azure cloud engineering and infrastructure
Proven experience consolidating Azure tenants, subscriptions, or large-scale environments
Deep expertise in Azure networking — VNet design, VPN/ExpressRoute, segmentation
Strong experience with Azure compute, storage, and platform services
Hands-on experience with Azure governance — Policy, RBAC, management groups
Experience managing on-premises Windows Server environments including Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP
Experience with Hyper-V in a multi-site or multi-entity environment

Required
•      7+ years of experience in Azure cloud engineering and infrastructure
•      Proven experience consolidating Azure tenants, subscriptions, or large-scale environments
•      Deep expertise in Azure networking — VNet design, VPN/ExpressRoute, segmentation
•      Strong experience with Azure compute, storage, and platform services
•      Hands-on experience with Azure governance — Policy, RBAC, management groups
•      Experience managing on-premises Windows Server environments including Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP

•      Experience with Hyper-V in a multi-site or multi-entity environment
•      Strong experience with cloud cost optimization and financial governance (FinOps)
•      Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for identity and access management
•      Ability to lead complex, multi-team cloud and infrastructure transformation efforts

Nice to Have
•      Experience with M&A or multi-entity environment consolidation
•      Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code — Terraform, Bicep, ARM
•      Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and observability platforms
•      Experience with Azure Arc and Azure Update Manager
•      Experience with Defender for Servers and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
•      Knowledge of hybrid environments — on-prem to Azure transition
•      Microsoft Azure certifications — Solutions Architect, Security, Network