Lead Azure Engineer

Cox Enterprises

Lead Cloud Engineer delivering Azure solutions for client engagements at RapidScale. Implementing migrations, automation, and managed services to ensure client success with cloud technologies.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeRaleigh • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $122,600 - $204,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver cloud solutions across client engagements including assessments, migrations (rehost, replatform, refactor), and modernization initiatives
Implement Azure environments aligned to security, compliance, performance, and cost optimization best practices
Partner with Solution Architects to translate designs into scalable, executable solutions
Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges during implementation and deployment
Support transition of client environments to Managed Services, including documentation, diagrams, and knowledge transfer
Contribute to automation, process improvements, and internal capability development within the Professional Services team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6 years’ experience in a related field
Strong client-facing and consultative experience in addition to hands-on delivery
Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, including infrastructure, networking, identity, and governance (IaaS, PaaS, Entra ID, RBAC, Azure Policies)
Proven experience migrating workloads to Azure using tools such as Azure Migrate, ASR, or similar
Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, (ARM/Bicep a plus)
Strong scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash, Azure CLI)
Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps)
Systems administration experience across Windows and/or Linux
At least one Associate, Expert, or Specialty-level certificate on Azure
Ability to leverage AI tools to improve productivity and automation
Preferred working knowledge of containerization and Kubernetes (AKS or similar)
Experience with rehost, replatform, and refactor migration strategies
Experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
DevOps Engineer Expert, AI Engineer, or any Data-related certifications is desirable
Exposure to AWS or GCP
Experience with AIML services and tools for building custom solutions on Azure
Experience with Data and analytics services on Azure (Microsoft Fabric, Data Lake, Databricks)

Benefits

Comp & perks

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations
Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year
Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members
Additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave
Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
Retirement planning (401(k))
Paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)

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Hard Skills & Tools

Microsoft AzureInfrastructure as CodeTerraformPowerShellPythonBashAzure CLICI/CD pipelinesAzure Virtual DesktopAIML services

Soft Skills

client-facing experienceconsultative experiencetroubleshootingdocumentationknowledge transferprocess improvementsautomation skills

Certifications

Associate-level Azure certificateExpert-level Azure certificateSpecialty-level Azure certificateDevOps Engineer ExpertAI Engineer certification