Azure Specialist (Engineer) - Alexandria, VA - 6+ Months - CTH

MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing, young, energetic global IT-Engineering services company with clients across the US. We provide technology solutions to various clients like Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, Sephora, and more! More recently, we have expanded to working internationally in Canada, China, Ireland, UK, Brazil, and India. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome. We keep our clients on the cutting edge of the latest technologies and provide solutions by using industry-specific best practices and expertise.

We are excited to be continuously expanding our team. If you are interested in this position, please send over your updated resume. We look forward to hearing from you!


Azure Specialist (Engineer)


Alexandria, VA - onsite - 2-3 days a week and Tuesday is a mandatory day


6 Months


Pay rate: $60 - $65/hr on W2

Summary:


A skilled and proactive Azure Cloud Specialist is responsible for architecting, implementing, and managing cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure. This leadership role is critical to ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud infrastructure that aligns with business goals. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking and cross-functional collaboration.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Scalable Cloud Architecture & Deployment
  • Design and implement Azure-native infrastructure solutions
  • Experience with Azure Data Services including Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage necessary for building high-scale data solutions. Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT processes, data warehousing, and data pipelines.
  • Migrate legacy business process and workloads to Azure with minimal disruption
  • Optimize cloud architecture for performance, scalability, and cost
• Security & Compliance
  • Implement Azure security best practices (RBAC, Key Vault, Defender)
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., CCPA, GDPR)
  • Monitor and remediate vulnerabilities using Azure Security Center
• Automation & DevOps
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning with ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform
  • Integrate monitoring and logging using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Operations & Support
  • Implement and manage cost-control strategies using Azure Advisor, Reserved Instances, and budget alerts
  • Monitor and tune cloud performance across compute, storage, and networking resources
  • Troubleshoot performance issues and outages
• Leadership & Strategy
  • Work closely with developers, data engineers, and business stakeholders
  • Advise on cloud strategy, governance, and cost optimization
  • Conduct capacity planning and usage forecasting to support business growth
  • Stay current with Azure innovations and recommend adoption where appropriate

Qualifications Guidelines:


The Azure Cloud Specialist must demonstrate a solid grasp of modern Azure based data modeling, data warehousing, ETL/ELT processes, data pipelines and have direct experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure Databricks, and Power BI. Strong soft skills such as problem-solving and communication, along with holding a relevant Microsoft Azure certification (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert) are also key. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure
• Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-500) strongly preferred
• Proficiency in PowerShell, Azure CLI, SQL, Python and scripting languages

Language Ability:

Excellent verbal and written skills are necessary. The successful candidate/employee will be required to use written, verbal and group communication skills. The ability to read, write and comprehend complex instructions and correspondence is necessary. This position also requires the ability to read, analyze, create and interpret general business memos and documents.

Math Ability:

This position requires good business math skills.

Reasoning Ability:

The position requires pragmatic analyzing skills and problem-solving abilities.

Computer Skills:

Exceptional computer skills required in Microsoft Office Suite, Internet, and other appropriate software

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Physical Demands:

This position may require long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers. There may also be extensive lifting of supplies and materials. The use of hands and arms to reach for, grasp and manipulate objects is required. Occasional travel will be required, with business needs dictating >50% in certain periods of time.

Special Requirements/Certification:

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor, policy and company management.

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