Azure Engineer/Architect

NAVA Software solutions is looking for an Azure Engineer/Architect

Details

Azure Engineer/Architect

Location: Lakewood NJ - 1 day in office rest remote

Duration: 6-12 months

Our client is seeking an Azure Engineer experienced in Disaster Recovery (DR) and Azure Site Recovery (ASR) design and implementation. This role involves building end-to-end DR solutions from the ground up using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) , Terraform , and Azure-native services including ASR (Azure Site Recovery) , Azure Backup , and DRaaS .

The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise in Azure cloud architecture , cross-region replication , failover automation , and resiliency best practices - ensuring business continuity and rapid recovery for critical workloads.

Must have implemented disaster recovery from scratch for infrastructure, terraform, IAC, Azure resourcegroups, ARM.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement Azure Site Recovery (ASR) and Azure Backup for mission-critical systems.
• Design and deploy Disaster Recovery (DR) environments following Microsoft best practices and DRaaS models.
• Build and automate infrastructure with Terraform , ARM Templates , and IaC principles.
• Define and enforce RTO/RPO objectives , failover/failback procedures, and test plans.
• Configure cross-region replication , paired-region resilience , and failover routing using Traffic Manager and Front Door .
• Integrate ASR and Azure Backup with Azure Monitor , Log Analytics , and Automation Accounts for proactive monitoring.
• Implement governance , security , and compliance through Azure Policy , Blueprints , and RBAC .
• Maintain runbooks , documentation , and IaC repositories in Azure DevOps or Git.
• Collaborate with architecture and operations teams to align DR design with enterprise standards.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years hands-on experience as an Azure Engineer / Cloud Architect .
• Proven success designing ASR (Azure Site Recovery) and DRaaS solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in Terraform , IaC , and ARM templates .
• Strong working knowledge of Azure Backup , Azure Compute , Networking , and Storage .
• Experience with Azure DevOps , Pipelines , PowerShell , or Bash scripting .
• Solid understanding of Azure governance , security best practices , and cost management .
• Ability to plan, test, and document complete DR failover/failback scenarios.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Experience implementing Hybrid Cloud DR (on-prem to Azure).
• Exposure to Bicep , GitOps , or Infrastructure Pipelines .
• Familiarity with Zero Trust and HA/DR design pattern