Sr. Deployment Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure (Azure/AWS)

Primary Position Tasks

• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and infrastructure deployment projects across Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments.
• Design and deploy highly available, secure, and scalable cloud architectures utilizing Azure and AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.
• Assess customer cloud readiness and develop migration and modernization roadmaps.
• Implement and support hybrid connectivity solutions between on-premises datacenters and cloud providers.
• Design and implement cloud networking solutions, including site-to-site VPNs, ExpressRoute, AWS Direct Connect, VPCs, Virtual Networks, routing, and segmentation.
• Implement cloud VDI solutions in Microsoft Azure (AVD) and Amazon Web Services (Amazon Workspace).
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, ARM/Bicep templates, and AWS CloudFormation.
• Automate cloud deployments and operational tasks using PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, and AWS CLI.
• Implement cloud security controls, monitoring, governance, backup, disaster recovery, and compliance solutions.
• Collaborate with Cloud Practice Architects to develop and deliver new multi-cloud service offerings.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and escalation support for junior implementation personnel.
• Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to cloud best practices and standards.

Minimum Education/Certification/Experience Requirements

• 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Azure environments.
• 3+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments.
• Experience delivering multi-cloud and hybrid cloud solutions for enterprise customers.
• Strong understanding of Azure and AWS networking, security, identity, compute, storage, backup, and monitoring services.
• Experience performing cloud migrations from on-premises datacenters to Azure and/or AWS.
• Working knowledge of cloud governance, cost management, and operational best practices.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and cloud-native automation tools.

Required Azure Experience

• Proven experience deploying and managing Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), including sizing, OS configuration, and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of Azure Virtual Networking, including subnets, network security groups (NSGs), route tables, and peering.
• Experience configuring and managing VPN Gateways, ExpressRoute, and hybrid connectivity solutions.
• Solid experience with Azure Load Balancers (Standard and Basic), Application Gateway, and Traffic Manager.
• Deep understanding of legacy on-premises Windows Server architectures, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, AD CS and file services.
• Experience with Azure Migrate, including assessment, replication, and cutover of workloads.
• Proven track record of VM migrations to Azure, including lift-and-shift and re-platforming strategies.
• Experience implementing and managing Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for disaster recovery scenarios.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Backup, including policies, vaults, and recovery procedures.

Experience with deploying Azure Virtual Desktop

• Optimizing and monitoring using Azure monitor and Log analytics
• Experience with Azure Storage componants (storage accounts, storage tiers, etc)
• Working knowledge of Azure Active Directory Domain Services (AAD DS) and integration with on-prem AD.

Required AWS Experience

• Proven experience deploying and managing AWS EC2 instances, including sizing, configuration, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of AWS networking concepts including VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups, network ACLs, and Transit Gateway.
• Experience implementing AWS Direct Connect, VPN connectivity, and hybrid networking solutions.
• Hands-on experience with AWS storage services including S3, EBS, EFS, and FSx.
• Experience implementing and managing AWS Backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Experience migrating workloads to AWS using AWS Migration Hub, Application Migration Service (MGN), and related migration tools.
• Knowledge of AWS security services such as GuardDuty, Security Hub, Inspector, and AWS Config.

Preferred Education/Certification/Experience

Possess Sr. Level Active Directory experience

Strong knowledge of SAN and backup technologies

Experienced with networking and network/system security

• In depth knowledge of Hypervisors, On-Prem Microsoft Core infrastructure services, Cisco, Palo Alto and other major vendors of infrastructure technology
• Understanding of automation, IaaC, terraform and ARM templates, Powershell
• Experience with SQL Server, Azure SQL a plus.
• Experience with deploying and managing Azure Virtual Desktop with Nerdio for MSP a big plus.
• Experience with Azure AI Foundry is also a big plus.
• Influence and drive cloud related capabilities, solutions and opportunities in coordination with external partners, operations and application teams.
• Design and implement secure cloud application environments with centralize identity management.
• Understanding of load balancing and scalability techniques

Knowledge and Skills

• Creative person with the ability to design innovative solutions
• Goal oriented with high standards for quality and performance
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments
• Knowledge of project management methodology
• Ability and discipline to work and succeed in a fast pace and organizationally complex environment, to effectively adapt to rapidly changing technology, and to lead and manage small projects
• Demonstrated record in leading and instilling service disciplines and teamwork
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (Visio, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Strong self-awareness and self-motivation

Essential Elements

This position requires the ability to continuously communicate with co-workers throughout the day utilizing Red River approved and/or provided communication tools and equipment.