Role: Azure Cloud Engineer
Duration: 6-12+ Months Contract
Location: Denver, CO (3 Days Onsite)
Schedule: Mon & Fri - Remote, and Tue, Wed, Thu - Onsite

Primary Skills:
Microsoft Azure Architecture: 10+ years
Solution Architecture: 10+ years
C# + Azure : 8+ years
Cloud Integrations: 5+ years
Azure Services: 10+ years

Note: Candidate needs to be in Denver Colorado

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in Azure development and cloud solution architecture, with the ability to design, build, and support scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-based applications and integrations.

Key Responsibilities
• Design, build, and deploy scalable and reliable applications in a cloud environment, leveraging Azure
• Develop interoperability between cloud and on-premises environments, as well as new cloud-native functionality based on agreed design
• Deliver solutions that meet both functional business requirements and non-functional performance and quality standards, including horizontal scaling
• Participate in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle, including design, analysis, documentation, development, and testing
• Architect and create cloud-based systems integrations
• Conduct root-cause analysis and propose corrective action plans as needed
• Create and maintain relevant technical documentation, including process flows, sequence diagrams, and other supporting artifacts

Required Qualifications / Skills
• Strong hands-on experience with C#
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure
• Design, develop, and maintain Azure Functions using C#
• Build serverless, event-driven workflows using Azure triggers and bindings
• Implement and manage Azure Service Bus topics and queues for distributed applications
• Implement structured logging and telemetry using Azure Application Insights
• Work with Azure Blob Storage for file ingestion, archival, lifecycle management, and secure access
• Develop solutions using Azure SQL Database
• Apply Azure security best practices, including Managed Identities and Key Vault integration

Recommended Qualification Summary
• 7+ years of hands-on application development experience
• Strong Azure development and cloud solution architecture background
• Proven experience designing scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-based solutions
• Experience integrating cloud and on-premises systems
• Experience working in Agile environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and adaptable to shifting priorities