Azure Engineering Manager

Azure Engineering Manager

Location: Minneapolis, MN - flexible hybrid schedule

Pay rate: Salary up to 150K. The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors. This position also carries a bonus of 12-15% (more details on benefits below).

Please note: This position is available only to candidates who can work on a W-2 basis. Visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future for this role.

We are seeking a hands-on Azure Engineering Manager to lead the continued evolution of a mature Azure cloud environment supporting a rapidly growing financial services and fintech ecosystem. This role combines cloud architecture, engineering leadership, operational excellence, and people management. The ideal candidate will spend approximately 60% of their time on hands-on Azure architecture, cloud engineering, security, automation, and modernization initiatives, with the remaining 40% focused on leading and developing a team of cloud engineers.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Azure Engineer, Lead Cloud Engineer, or Azure Architect looking to expand their leadership responsibilities while remaining deeply involved in technical decision-making and solution delivery.

What You'll Do

Cloud Architecture & Engineering

• Design, implement, and support scalable, secure, and resilient Azure-based solutions.
• Lead architecture decisions that align with business objectives and long-term cloud strategy.
• Establish and maintain architecture standards, reusable patterns, and best practices.
• Guide cloud modernization and migration initiatives from legacy on-premises environments to Azure.
• Evaluate emerging Azure technologies and recommend enhancements to the platform.

Security, Risk & Compliance

• Lead efforts to identify, assess, and remediate cloud threats and vulnerabilities.
• Ensure Azure solutions align with security, compliance, governance, and risk management requirements.
• Partner with Information Security teams to embed security controls into cloud designs and operational processes.
• Drive best practices around identity management, access controls, monitoring, and platform security.

Project Delivery & Automation

• Oversee cloud engineering initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud automation using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Promote DevOps and CI/CD best practices to improve efficiency, consistency, and deployment quality.
• Support project teams by providing technical direction and architectural oversight.

Incident Management & Operations

• Provide technical leadership during major incidents and production support events.
• Establish standards for performance, reliability, monitoring, and operational excellence.
• Analyze operational trends and identify opportunities to increase platform stability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts through automation and proactive platform management.

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of cloud engineers.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance discussions, and career development conversations.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Recognize team achievements and support professional growth.
• Influence cloud strategy, priorities, and investment decisions across technology teams.

Current Environment

• Mature Azure environment operating for 4+ years.
• Large-scale Azure infrastructure with 800+ resources across 75+ resource types.
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) production environments.
• Robust Azure Databricks platform.
• Hybrid infrastructure with ongoing migration from legacy data centers.
• High-volume financial transaction ecosystem supporting banking and fintech services.

Qualifications

Required

• 8-10+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or cloud architecture.
• Strong expertise designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise-scale Azure environments.
• Deep knowledge of Azure services, including:
• Compute
• Networking
• Storage
• Identity and Access Management
• Security and Governance
• Monitoring and Observability
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and operational support experience.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.

Preferred

• Prior people leadership experience or demonstrated technical leadership of engineering teams.
• Experience in highly regulated environments such as banking, financial services, healthcare, or similar industries.
• Experience supporting AKS and Azure Databricks environments.
• Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, or related certifications.

Location & Work Environment

• Hybrid schedule: 3 days per week onsite.
• Available from either the Golden Valley or Roseville office locations.
• Occasional travel may be required for team collaboration, training, and business initiatives.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Opportunity to lead a highly visible Azure environment supporting critical business operations.
• Blend of hands-on technical work and leadership responsibilities.
• Influence cloud strategy, modernization efforts, and long-term platform direction.
• Join a collaborative technology organization experiencing significant growth and innovation.
• Competitive bonus program and comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare and 401(k) matching.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance