Azure Cloud Engineer with API & Integration Expertise Needed Immediately For a Long Term Project - Contract to Hire

We are looking for an experienced Azure Cloud & Integration Engineer to join a long-term enterprise project. This is not a short-term assignment. We are seeking someone who can quickly understand an existing environment, contribute immediately, and become a trusted technical partner over time.

The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience building and supporting cloud-native solutions, enterprise integrations, APIs, automation workflows, and DevOps pipelines within Microsoft Azure environments.

Responsibilities include:

• Designing, building, and maintaining Azure-based cloud solutions

• Developing and supporting enterprise integrations and APIs

• Creating and optimizing Logic Apps and automated workflows

• Implementing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code

• Supporting cloud migrations, modernization initiatives, and operational improvements

• Designing secure, scalable, and resilient architectures

• Troubleshooting and resolving complex integration and cloud platform issues

• Integrating AI-powered services and automation capabilities where appropriate

• Working closely with business and technical stakeholders to deliver solutions

Required Skills:

• Microsoft Azure

• Azure Logic Apps

• API Development & Integration

• Python

• Azure DevOps / CI-CD

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates)

• Cloud Architecture

• SQL & Data Integration

• Event-Driven Architecture

• Cloud Security & Identity Management

Nice to Have:

• Azure API Management (APIM)

• Azure Functions

• Microsoft Fabric

• AI / LLM Integrations

• GitHub Actions

• Power BI

• OAuth / OpenID Connect

• Monitoring & Observability Platforms

This engagement is remote, long-term, and paid on a biweekly basis.

Please apply only if you have real-world experience implementing these technologies in production environments and can begin contributing with minimal ramp-up time.

When applying, please provide:

Your Azure experience and certifications (if any)

Examples of integration or API projects you have personally built

Your experience with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code

Your experience with AI-powered solutions or automation

Your availability and expected monthly rate

A brief description of the most complex cloud or integration solution you have delivered

Applications that do not include relevant project examples will not be considered.