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TECHEAD is seeking qualified applicants for the following Contract position – Hybrid Cloud Automation Engineer / Richmond VA – (JOB-22189). If you are looking for a new opportunity and this position looks to be a fit, please apply to see the TECHEAD difference that has made us successful for 30+ years!
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Job Description:
Hybrid Cloud automation Engineer
Contract: 1 Year
Remote: 100%
NO C2C Candidates!!!
Requirements:
9-12 Years of experience required
1. Hybrid Cloud Automation Strategy
• Design and implement automation frameworks for Azure and VMware environments.
• Build reusable Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modulesand Ansible playbooks to standardize provisioning.
• Establish automation standards, guardrails, and policies across hybrid platforms.
• Enable secure self-service infrastructure capabilities.
2. Azure Cloud Engineering & Day-to-Day Maintenance
A. Azure Cloud Engineering
• Automate deployment of Azure resources:
o Virtual Networks, Subnets, NSGs
o Virtual Machines
o Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
o Azure App Services
o Azure Storage, SQL, and other PaaS services
• Develop and maintain Azure Landing Zones.
• Implement Azure Policy and governance guardrails.
• Integrate Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Defender for Cloud.
B. Day-to-Day Azure Cloud Maintenance & Operations
• Monitor Azure resource health, performance, and availability.
• Perform routine maintenance activities including:
o VM patching (via Azure Update Management)
o Backup validation and restore testing
o Capacity monitoring and scaling adjustments
o Cost monitoring and optimization reviews
• Troubleshoot production incidents impacting Azure workloads.
• Respond to Azure service advisories and implement mitigations.
• Manage subscription hygiene (resource cleanup, tagging compliance).
• Ensure disaster recovery configurations (Azure Site Recovery, backup policies).
• Conduct monthly cloud operational health reviews.
• Support audit evidence collection for SOX/SOC2 compliance.
• Maintain documentation of architecture, runbooks, and support procedures.
3. VMware Private Cloud Automation
• Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of:
o vSphere VMs
o vCenter
o ESXi hosts
o vSAN and NSX
• Standardize VM templates and golden images.
• Automate patching and lifecycle management for on-prem resources.
4. Infrastructure as Code & DevOps
• Develop IaC using:
o Terraform
o Bicep / ARM Templates
o PowerShell
o Python
• Build CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Implement GitOps and automated validation.
• Maintain version-controlled infrastructure repositories.
5. Security, Governance & Compliance
• Implement policy-as-code and compliance automation.
• Enforce security baselines across Azure and VMware.
• Partner with Security and Enterprise Architecture teams.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise availability and resilience standards.
TECHEAD’s mission is to make our on-site associates successful by placing them in the right environment so they can grow and prosper. How we treat and respond to our clients and employees is a reflection of who we are and makes us stand out from the rest. Keeping our business focused on building and maintaining relationships with our employees and clients is the key to our success. We won’t strive for anything less.
TECHEAD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
For more information on TECHEAD please visit www.techead.com.
No second parties will be accepted.