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Azure Engineer

Vaco
$55.00 - $65.00 / hr
United States, North Carolina, Charlotte
Jan 18, 2025
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Azure Migration Engineer.The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in Azure cloud architecture, migration strategies, and deployment frameworks, along with a strong understanding of security and compliance requirements. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of migration projects while minimizing disruption to business operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement comprehensive migration strategies, including lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and refactoring workloads.
  • Assess and prioritize applications, servers, and data for migration to Azure.
  • Implement best practices for identity management, access control, and network security in Azure.
  • Perform detailed infrastructure assessments to identify dependencies, risks, and optimization opportunities.
  • Create Azure readiness reports and recommend tools for migration (e.g., Azure Migrate, ASR)
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, or Azure DevOps pipelines.
  • Optimize and modernize workloads post-migration to align with Azure-native services.
  • Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective Azure solutions tailored to organizational needs.
  • Monitor performance during and after migration, ensuring minimal downtime and robust reliability.
  • Resolve migration issues promptly and implement solutions to optimize workloads.
  • Partner with stakeholders to gather requirements and align migration goals with business objectives.
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation, including design specifications, migration plans, and operational procedures.

Qualifications:

  • Expertise in Microsoft Azure, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure SQL, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, and App Services.

  • Proficiency with Azure tools such as Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery (ASR), and Azure Monitor.
  • Strong knowledge of networking concepts, VPNs, ExpressRoute, and firewalls in Azure.
  • Hands-on experience with scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, or Bash) for automation.
  • Familiarity with hybrid cloud setups and Active Directory (on-premises and Azure AD).
  • Proven experience in large-scale cloud migration projects.

  • Knowledge of database migration methodologies (e.g., migrating SQL Server or Oracle to Azure SQL).
  • Experience in designing and implementing disaster recovery (DR) strategies in Azure.


Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

  • California residents may access Vaco's HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
  • Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
  • Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
  • Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
  • Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.
Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

  • the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
  • licensure and certification requirements;
  • office location and other geographic considerations;
  • other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

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