Azure Infrastructure as Code Engineer (Contract, 25 hrs/week)

Description

Stafford Gray is looking for an experienced Azure engineer for a remote, part time contract with a financial services client based in Miami. You'll build and maintain the client's Azure environment as code, which means standardizing how infrastructure is provisioned and automating deployments. The role is about 25 hours a week and is fully remote.

What you'll do
- Design, write and maintain infrastructure as code for Azure environments using Terraform and/or Bicep
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
- Build reusable modules and set naming, tagging and environment standards
- Manage networking, identity, RBAC and Key Vault configuration in code
- Enforce governance with Azure Policy and fix configuration drift
- Document the infrastructure and work closely with the client's internal team

Requirements
- 5+ years in cloud infrastructure, with at least 3 years hands-on in Azure
- Proven experience writing production Terraform or Bicep for Azure
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments
- Working knowledge of Azure networking (VNets, NSGs, Private Endpoints) and Entra ID / RBAC
- Able to commit to about 25 hours a week during business hours (Eastern time)
- Eligible to work in the US on a 1099 basis

Nice to have
- Microsoft certifications: AZ-104, AZ-305 or AZ-400
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification
- Experience in financial services, payments or other regulated environments
- Prior consulting or fractional contract experience
- Bilingual English and Spanish