Azure Network Cloud Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Azure Networking Engineer to design, implement, optimize, and maintain enterprise-grade networking solutions within Microsoft Azure. This role focuses heavily on advanced routing, hybrid connectivity, security, private access, and traffic management using Azure’s core networking services. The ideal candidate will ensure high performance, scalability, resiliency, low latency, and strong security posture for cloud workloads, hybrid environments, and mission-critical applications.

You will collaborate closely with cloud architects, security teams, DevOps engineers, and application teams to deliver robust, production-ready network infrastructures aligned with best practices and organizational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex Azure virtual network architectures, including hub-and-spoke models, virtual network peering, and user-defined routes (UDRs) for custom routing scenarios

• Configure and manage routing solutions, including route tables, BGP propagation, route servers (where applicable), and effective route troubleshooting

• Design, deploy, and maintain Azure ExpressRoute circuits - including private and Microsoft peering, ExpressRoute Direct, circuit SKUs/tiers, gateway configurations, and connectivity troubleshooting

• Implement and administer Virtual Network Gateways (VPN Gateways) for site-to-site, point-to-site, and VNet-to-VNet connectivity, including high-availability configurations and policy-based vs. route-based VPNs

• Deploy and manage Azure Virtual WAN (vWAN) deployments, including hub creation, virtual hub routing, secured hubs with Azure Firewall integration, and branch connectivity (VPN/ExpressRoute)

• Configure Azure Firewall (including Firewall Manager, policy rules, DNAT, application rules, network rules, threat intelligence, and IDPS) for centralized network security

• Implement Private Endpoints and Azure Private Link to enable secure, private access to PaaS services without public internet exposure

• Design and manage Azure Private DNS Resolver (inbound/outbound endpoints) for hybrid and multi-VNet DNS resolution scenarios, including conditional forwarding and custom DNS forwarding rules

Configure and optimize load balancing solutions:

• Azure Load Balancer (Basic/Standard, internal/external, high-availability ports, backend pools, health probes)

• Azure Application Gateway (v1/v2, WAF-enabled, URL-based routing, SSL termination, multi-site hosting, autoscaling)

• Deploy and manage NAT Gateways for scalable outbound internet connectivity with static public IPs, zone redundancy, and subnet associations

• Implement and maintain other key Azure networking components, including Network Security Groups (NSGs), Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Front Door (where relevant), Traffic Manager, and Network Watcher for monitoring and diagnostics

• Perform network performance tuning, latency optimization, cost analysis, and capacity planning for networking resources

• Troubleshoot complex connectivity, routing, and security issues using tools such as Azure Network Watcher, NSG flow logs, packet capture, IP flow verify, VPN diagnostics, and ExpressRoute monitoring

• Ensure compliance with security standards, least-privilege access, and zero-trust principles in all network designs

• Document network designs, configurations, runbooks, and incident response procedures

4+ years of hands-on experience designing and managing enterprise Azure networking environments

• Deep expertise in the following Azure networking services:

• Virtual Networks, Subnetting, Peering, UDRs

• ExpressRoute (circuits, gateways, private/Microsoft peering)

• Virtual Network Gateways (VPN, high-availability)

• Azure Virtual WAN (vWAN)

• Azure Firewall & Firewall Manager

• Private Endpoints & Private Link

• Azure Private DNS Resolver

• Load Balancer (Standard SKU preferred)

• Application Gateway (v2 preferred, with WAF)

• NAT Gateway

• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF (if applicable), subnetting, routing protocols, DNS, firewalls, NAT, load balancing (L3/L4 vs L7)

• Experience with hybrid connectivity scenarios (on-premises to Azure integration)

• Proficiency with Azure management tools: Azure Portal, Azure CLI, PowerShell, ARM/Bicep templates, Terraform (preferred)

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging: Azure Monitor, Network Watcher, Log Analytics, NSG flow logs

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700) certification strongly preferred (or willingness to obtain within 6 months)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure Virtual Network Manager for large-scale VNet governance

• Knowledge of Azure Route Server, Azure Bastion, or DDoS Protection Standard

• Exposure to SD-WAN integrations with Azure Virtual WAN

• Scripting/automation experience (PowerShell, Python, or similar) for networking tasks

• Understanding of zero-trust networking and modern security practices

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