Azure Network Engineer - HonorVet Technologies

Job Description:
 As an Azure network engineer the contractor's responsibilities include documenting, optimizing performance, resiliency, scale, and security of Azure networking solutions. 
Candidate proactively monitors network environments to identify issues and minimize risk. 
The contractor also identifies and works with appropriate team members to resolve connectivity issues. 
The contractor should have experience creating, negotiating, and managing compute, storage, and networking resources in Azure. 
Subject matter expertise in planning, implementing, and managing Azure networking solutions including core network infrastructure, disaster recovery routes, hybrid connectivity, application delivery services, private access, to Azure services and network security.

Azure: Experienced in Microsoft Azure. Microsoft AZ-700 certification desired. xAzure Data Lake Storage experience desired.
Network Architecture: Experience with software defined networking for cloud native and marketplace tools (Palo Alto preferred).
DevOps: Hands-on work with GitHub or Azure DevOps and associated CI/CD tooling.
Integrating with on prem Infrastructure:  Designing, implementing, and managing complex network infrastructures across cloud and on-prem environments.
Infrastructure as Code: Experience utilizing Terraform to automate the deployment of Azure resources; standardization with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) implementations.
Networking Technologies:  Knowledgeable with DNS (hands on), Network Proxy Configuration, Load balancing, Application Gateways, Port address translation (PAT) and Network address translation (NAT).
Security: Experience with cloud native security tools and security compliance. Ensure network security by enforcing firewalls, VPNs, and access control policies.
Incident Resolution: Experience performing advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis to expedite incident resolution.
Stakeholder Requirements: Experience guiding and facilitating a combination of both business and engineering stakeholders through a technical decision.
Education:  Bachelor's Degree or Higher (Computer Science, Information Systems or related field preferred but not required).