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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Microsoft Azure Consultant - **Company:** Golden, LLC - **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $187,200.0 - $291,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Multi-Factor Authentication, Github, Identity and Access Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Azure Active Directory, Migration Manager, Ansible, Zero Trust Network Access, Enterprise Data Management, Data Logging, Load Balancing, Azure Powershell, HybridCloud, Firewalls (Computer Science), Kubernetes, Information Technology, Bicep, Azure AKS, CIS Benchmarks, Terraform, Devsecops, Azure Resource Manager, Docker - **Published:** July 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=72d0244f3e5e15b7 ## About the Role * At least five years of substantial hands-on Microsoft Azure architecture, engineering, administration, security, or DevSecOps experience. * Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise-scale Azure or hybrid-cloud implementations. * Strong understanding of Azure networking, identity, governance, security, monitoring, automation, backup, resilience, and cost-management practices. * Experience with infrastructure assessment, migration planning, modernization, implementation, troubleshooting, and operational support. * Ability to produce clear technical documentation and communicate effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders. * Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a deadline-driven consulting environment. * Authorization to work in the United States. * Ability to participate in remote work and attend authorized meetings or project activities in New York City when required., * Experience delivering technology projects for U.S. federal, state, or local government agencies. * Hands-on experience with Azure Government, FedRAMP, NIST, CIS benchmarks, Zero Trust, or comparable public-sector security and compliance frameworks. * Experience with Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, PowerShell, Azure CLI, Docker, Kubernetes, or Ansible. * Experience with enterprise data-center migration, hybrid-cloud integration, infrastructure modernization, disaster recovery, or security remediation. * Prior responsibility for client-facing technical leadership, architecture reviews, project planning, risk management, and knowledge transfer. ## Description Depending on the selected consultant's assigned role, responsibilities may include: * Assess existing IT infrastructure, applications, security controls, operational processes, and modernization requirements. * Design secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective Microsoft Azure and hybrid-cloud architectures. * Develop cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, implementation, testing, and operational support plans. * Configure and manage Azure subscriptions, management groups, resource groups, policies, networking, storage, compute, monitoring, backup, and disaster-recovery services. * Design and implement Azure Virtual Networks, network security groups, VPNs, private endpoints, load balancers, firewalls, DNS, and hybrid connectivity. * Implement identity and access management controls using Microsoft Entra ID, role-based access control, multifactor authentication, Conditional Access, privileged identity management, and related security capabilities. * Establish Azure governance, security baselines, compliance controls, logging, monitoring, vulnerability-management, and incident response processes. * Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, PowerShell, Azure CLI, or related automation tools. * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or comparable technologies. * Support containers and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Azure Kubernetes Service, where required. * Produce architecture diagrams, implementation plans, configuration documentation, operating procedures, risk reports, and knowledge-transfer materials. * Collaborate with government stakeholders, project managers, engineers, security personnel, vendors, and other technical teams. * Lead or participate in technical meetings, status reporting, issue resolution, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support. ## Related Videos - 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