Azure Infrastructure Engineer

• Manage and maintain Azure infrastructure resources (VMs, storage accounts, disks, resource groups, networking).
• Perform routine cleanup of unused or orphaned Azure resources, including disks, snapshots, and storage.
• Review and implement Azure Advisor recommendations for cost, performance, reliability, and security improvements.
• Create, modify, and monitor Azure Reservations and Savings Plans to optimize cloud costs.
• Monitor and validate Azure Backup, Recovery Services Vaults, and backup retention policies.
• Monitor and validate Azure Site Recovery (ASR) replication health and disaster recovery readiness.
• Manage VM snapshots and recovery points, including retention and cleanup activities.
• Configure and maintain Azure Monitor alerts, action groups, and notifications for critical infrastructure.
• Configure, maintain, and monitor Azure Automation runbooks and scheduled tasks.
• Review Azure Service Health and Resource Health events and escalate issues as needed.
• Maintain Azure resource tagging, governance, and operational standards.
• Produce operational reports covering backups, replication, cloud costs, reservations, and infrastructure health.
• Assist with basic troubleshooting of Azure infrastructure issues and coordinate with engineering teams when required. Maintain documentation for Azure operational procedures, monitoring, and disaster recovery processes

• 3+ years of hands-on Azure infrastructure administration supporting production cloud environments.
• Strong scripting and automation experience with PowerShell & Azure CLI, including the ability to create scripts from scratch.
• Experience managing Azure Virtual Machines, Managed Disks, Storage Accounts, Resource Groups, and networking resources.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Backup, Recovery Services Vaults, backup monitoring, and disaster recovery operations.
• Experience administering and monitoring Azure Site Recovery (ASR), replication health, and DR readiness.
• Experience configuring and supporting Azure Monitor, alerts, action groups, and infrastructure monitoring solutions.
• Strong understanding of Azure cost optimization, including Azure Advisor recommendations, Reservations, Savings Plans, and resource cleanup activities.
• Proven operational support experience with troubleshooting, documentation, governance, tagging standards, and day-to-day cloud infrastructure maintenance.

$50/hr to $60/hr. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Employees in this role will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one of employment, including options for medical, dental, and vision insurance. Eligibility to enroll in the 401(k) retirement plan begins after 90 days of employment. Additionally, employees in this role will have access to paid sick leave and other paid time off benefits as required under the applicable law of the worksite location.

Our client is a leading global law firm with a strong focus on technology, innovation, and professional services operations. The organization supports a complex international infrastructure spanning multiple offices, cloud environments, and business-critical applications. The infrastructure team is focused on higher-level initiatives, and many operational and administrative Azure tasks have fallen behind. He needs someone to help clean up and maintain the environment. This role will be responsible for routine Azure administration, environment cleanup initiatives, virtual machine and storage management, cost optimization efforts, infrastructure maintenance, and general operational support across the cloud environment. The environment supports approximately 200-250 servers across six Azure regions and multiple global office locations, including the United States, London, and Hong Kong.