Azure Cloud Engineer
Posted
Summary
Whelen Engineering, a manufacturer, seeks an Azure Cloud Engineer to administer, monitor, secure, and continuously improve its Microsoft Azure infrastructure, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Entra ID identity, Intune endpoint management, and Microsoft 365 services. The role emphasizes automation (Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell) and CI/CD via Azure DevOps, working Mon-Fri from Chester, CT.
Whelen Engineering is a manufacturing company looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer who will be responsible for the administration, maintenance, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the organization’s Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services. This role supports a secure, reliable, and scalable cloud environment while partnering with IT Operations, Security, Development, and other technology teams.
The position will also support Microsoft Entra ID, endpoint management, and Microsoft 365 services, with a focus on automation, standardization, security, and operational reliability.
Most importantly, the candidate must be passionate, energetic, and experienced. The position offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.
Monday – Friday (8:00 am – 4:30 p.m.) Working hours are flexible, with occasional after-hours or weekend work required for maintenance or urgent issues.
Monday – Friday (8:00 am – 4:30 p.m.) Working hours are flexible, with occasional after-hours or weekend work required for maintenance or urgent issues.
- Administer, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot Microsoft Azure infrastructure and platform services, including virtual machines, compute, storage, networking, backup and recovery, and cloud integrations.
- Administer and support Azure Database for PostgreSQL, including configuration, monitoring, performance, availability, backup and recovery, security, access, and troubleshooting.
- Manage Azure networking and connectivity, including Virtual Networks, subnets, Network Security Groups, routing, VPN connectivity, DNS, private endpoints, and related services.
- Monitor Azure environments for availability, performance, capacity, and operational health; troubleshoot issues and perform root cause analysis as needed.
- Maintain and Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation using technologies such as Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell, Azure CLI, or similar tools.
- Administer and support Azure DevOps, including repositories, service connections, and CI/CD pipelines used to deploy infrastructure and applications.
- Support Microsoft Entra ID and identity services, including users, groups, enterprise applications, authentication, Single Sign-On, MFA, Conditional Access, RBAC, and privileged access.
- Support Microsoft Intune and endpoint management, including device configuration, compliance policies, application deployment, and endpoint security.
- Support the Administration and troubleshooting of Microsoft 365 services, including SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, and related integrations.
- Partner with Security and other technology teams to implement cloud security, identity, access, governance, and configuration standards.
- Maintain technical documentation, procedures, and operational runbooks, and participate in infrastructure upgrades, migrations, cloud modernization initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Participate in an on-call rotation and provide after-hours support for critical infrastructure and production services as required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, or systems administration.
- Hands-on experience administering and supporting Microsoft Azure in a production environment.
- Strong knowledge of Azure compute, storage, networking, monitoring, backup/recovery, and cloud platform services.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), preferably using Terraform and/or Azure Bicep.
- Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD concepts, including repositories, pipelines, service connections, and automated deployments.
- Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI, or similar technologies.
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and cloud connectivity.
- Experience with Microsoft Entra ID and identity and access management, including Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, and Single Sign-On.
- Experience administering or supporting Microsoft Intune, endpoint management, and Microsoft 365 services.
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Comply with the EH&S Policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements
- Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact the environment, to ensure prompt resolution of potential hazards
- Attend scheduled EH&S training program
- Actively support the organization’s efforts to meet or exceed EH&S goals and plans
- Recommend improved EH&S practices
Must be able to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, and third parties. This ability to communicate requires the employee to be conversant in English as the majority of our workforce and the third parties that we encounter only speak English.
The incumbent is responsible for complying with the policies in Whelen’s “Employee Handbook.”
Whelen Engineering is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or military status.
This Job Description is to serve as a guide. It is intended to be flexible and will continue to evolve over time with business needs and demands and may be updated periodically and at the Company’s discretion.
Nothing in this position description changes or is intended to change the employment at-will relationship with the Company. Employment at-will means that an employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.