Azure Network Engineer

15 yrs work experience

Remote - USA (PST Time Zone)

Highly skilled Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in Azure environments, infrastructure as code, and secure pipeline deployments. Brings extensive experience in supporting developers to deploy workloads efficiently across Azure landing zones, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and operational excellence.

Proficient in designing and troubleshooting security mechanisms such as mTLS, implementing identity and access management (IAM) solutions, and integrating authentication flows between systems (e.g., AuthBridge, Ping). Adept at working with Azure DevOps (ADO) for CI/CD, AppInsights for observability, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams to resolve issues in production and SaaS environments.

Hands-on expertise with modern automation and IaC tools including ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, and PowerShell, enabling reliable and repeatable infrastructure provisioning. Experienced in deploying workloads and SaaS products via pipelines using Terraform, and integrating with critical components across distributed systems.

Recognized for strong troubleshooting skills, especially in partnership with system engineers, to resolve operational bottlenecks and improve system resilience.

Key Skills

• Azure Landing Zones & Workload Setup
• CI/CD Pipelines (Azure DevOps)
• Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Bicep, Terraform)
• PowerShell Automation
• Application Insights (AppInsights)
• Security Mechanisms: mTLS, IAM, User Authentication
• SaaS Product Deployment via Terraform
• Cross-team Troubleshooting & Collaboration (e.g., OLB system engineers)
• Authentication & Integration: AuthBridge, Ping Identity

Experience Snapshot

• Assisted developers in designing and deploying pipelines for scalable workloads in Azure landing zones.
• Configured and troubleshot advanced security mechanisms such as mTLS and IAM.
• Built and managed IaC deployments using ARM, Bicep, Terraform, and automated tasks via PowerShell.
• Implemented observability and monitoring through AppInsights, ensuring high availability.
• Deployed SaaS products via pipelines using Terraform with strong governance practices.
• Collaborated closely with system engineers and authentication teams (e.g., OLB & Ping) to resolve integration and performance issues.