<h3>Job Description</h3>
Job DescriptionJob Title: Azure Cloud SME Duration: Full Time Permanent Role Location: Columbus, OH, Onsite Salary Range: $100,000- $120,000 a year Job Description Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
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<li>Experience in cloud migration or modernization projects</li>
<li>Experience to migrate on-premises to cloud (Lift &amp; Shift, Re-platforming, Re-architecting)</li>
</ul>
 Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure services
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<li>Azure Virtual Machines, App Services, AKS</li>
<li>Azure Storage (Blob, File, Queue)</li>
<li>Azure SQL, Cosmos DB</li>
</ul>
Build and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using: 
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<li>ARM templates / Bicep</li>
<li>Terraform</li>
</ul>
 Experience with: 
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<li>Networking (VNet, VPN, ExpressRoute, Load Balancers)</li>
<li>Identity management (Azure AD / Entra ID)</li>
</ul>
 Disaster Recovery (Azure Backup, Site Recovery)
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<li>Hands-on experience with scripting: PowerShell / Azure CLI</li>
</ul>
 Experience to Implement Azure security best practices: 
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<li>Azure Active Directory (Entra ID)</li>
<li>Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)</li>
<li>Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel</li>
</ul>
Integrate CI/CD pipelines using: 
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<li>Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions</li>
<li>Automate deployments, monitoring, and scaling</li>
<li>Implement containerization using Docker and orchestration using Kubernetes (AKS)</li>
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