Microsoft Azure Specialist

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.
Job Title
Microsoft Azure Specialist

Location: 100% Remote (U.S.)
Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2
Salary Range: $150,000–$190,000 Annually
Experience Required: 10+ Years

Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.
Job Summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Microsoft Azure Specialist with 10+ years of cloud engineering experience , including extensive expertise in Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will design, implement, secure, and optimize enterprise-scale Azure cloud solutions while providing technical leadership for cloud architecture, automation, DevSecOps, Kubernetes, and cloud modernization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities

- Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.

- Architect enterprise-grade Azure networking solutions, including Virtual Networks, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, and Load Balancer.

- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates .

- Design, deploy, and manage production-grade Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters and containerized workloads.

- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions to support automated application deployments.

- Implement Azure security best practices, including Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Key Vault, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, RBAC, and Zero Trust principles.

- Automate cloud provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks using PowerShell, Bash, or Python .

- Monitor cloud environments using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights while driving reliability, performance, and cost optimization.

- Lead cloud migration, modernization, disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity initiatives.

- Collaborate with development, security, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to establish cloud governance and engineering best practices.

- Mentor engineers, conduct architecture reviews, and provide technical leadership on enterprise cloud initiatives.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field.

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10+ years of IT and cloud engineering experience , including 5+ years designing and managing Microsoft Azure environments .

- Deep expertise in Azure compute, networking, storage, identity, security, and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings.

- Extensive hands-on experience with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates for Infrastructure as Code.

- Strong experience deploying and managing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in production environments.

- Proven experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions .

- Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Bash, or Python .

- Experience implementing Azure governance, monitoring, security, compliance, and cost optimization strategies.

- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and technical leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert , Azure DevOps Engineer Expert , or other advanced Azure certifications.

- Experience with hybrid cloud architectures and multi-cloud environments (AWS or Google Cloud).

- Knowledge of FinOps , cloud governance, cost optimization, and cloud security frameworks.

- Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd .

- Experience supporting regulated environments such as HIPAA, PCI-D