Senior Engineer, Azure Migrations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement a comprehensive tenant-to-tenant migration strategy covering files, authentication, and connected applications.

• Set up cross-tenant infrastructure, including B2B trust policies, as well as mapping subscriptions and management groups between the source and target tenants.

• Install Azure File Sync, establish storage tiering (Hot/Cool/Archive), create lifecycle management policies, and perform share cutover with minimal downtime while ensuring proper user access to mapped file shares.

• Set up and verify identity and access controls between tenants, including Entra ID guest accounts, cross-tenant role assignments, and service principals necessary for migration tools.

• Transition on-premises SQL databases to Azure and confirm data integrity and performance following the migration.

• Conduct Azure-to-Azure SQL migrations by designing pipeline-based data transfers (using ADF or similar), configuring replication or backup/restore processes for cross-tenant transfers, and establishing failover and rollback plans.

• Evaluate and update stored procedures for compatibility with SQL Server versions (2012 to 2019).

• Harmonize networking and security measures across tenants.

• Create cutover runbooks and automation scripts (using PowerShell/CLI, Terraform) to ensure actions are repeatable and auditable.

• Generate and maintain migration status reports for leadership throughout the project.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field, accompanied by over 5 years of experience in Cloud migrations.

• Proven track record in executing Azure tenant-to-tenant migrations.

• Expertise with Azure migration tools such as Azure Migrate, AzCopy, Azure File Sync, Azure Database Migration Service (DMS), Database Migration Assistant (DMA), SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA), and Azure Data Factory.

• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell and Azure CLI; familiarity with Terraform for infrastructure automation is preferred.

• Knowledge of Azure networking in cross-tenant scenarios, including VNet peering, Private Endpoints, DNS forwarding, and NSGs.

• Experience with Entra ID in multi-tenant setups, incorporating B2B guest management and cross-tenant RBAC.

• Practical experience with SQL Server migration, including target platform selection (Azure SQL DB, MI, IaaS), assessment tools, minimal-downtime cutover, and stored procedure updates across SQL Server versions (2012-2019).

• Capable of working independently, making decisions in uncertain circumstances, and effectively communicating with non-technical stakeholders.

• Certifications: AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-040 (preferred), and DP-300.

• Experience in regulated environments such as Soc2, HIPAA, FedRAMP, CMMC, etc., is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• This role may entail occasional travel to client locations, though such travel is uncommon.

• Team members are expected to maintain a work schedule from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM EST, Monday through Friday.

• Agencies are kindly asked not to reach out: unsolicited agency communications will be blocked, and unsolicited candidate profiles will be treated as direct applications.

• Applicants must have authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring employment-based visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

• Contractors may be employed as W2 through a Partner agency.

• The contract duration is anticipated to be approximately 4 months.