Azure Engineer/Architect

Job Overview: PENNEP is seeking a talented and dedicated Azure Engineer/Architect to join our client’s dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Epic healthcare systems and will support a large-scale Epic migration to Microsoft Azure. This role requires a strong technical foundation combined with excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills. You will work closely with clinical, IT, and vendor teams to ensure a smooth, secure, and compliant cloud transformation. Roles & Responsibilities: • Lead and support the migration of Epic environments to Microsoft Azure, ensuring minimal disruption to clinical operations • Design, implement, and optimize Azure cloud architecture aligned with Epic best practices • Collaborate with Epic analysts, infrastructure teams, clinicians, and vendors to gather requirements and translate them into scalable cloud solutions • Ensure security, compliance, and performance standards (HIPAA, healthcare regulations) are met • Provide architectural guidance on networking, storage, compute, identity, and disaster recovery in Azure • Troubleshoot migration and post-migration issues, communicating clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders • Create and maintain documentation, architecture diagrams, and runbooks • Act as a trusted advisor, helping teams adapt to cloud-based workflows and best practices Required Skills and Experience: • Proven experience as an Azure Engineer or Azure Architect • Epic systems experience (infrastructure, hosting, or cloud migration preferred) • Strong understanding of Azure services (VMs, VNETs, Storage, Azure AD, Security, Backup/DR) • Experience supporting healthcare IT environments • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across clinical, technical, and leadership teams • Ability to explain complex technical concepts in a clear, human-friendly manner • Strong problem-solving mindset and ability to work in high-impact, patient-critical environments Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field. About PENNEP PENNEP works with national, multinational clients and thrives to become one of the world's leading professional services companies with a vision to transform clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our leaders have 50 PLUS Years of combined and unique industry knowledge with a consultative approach that helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview. PENNEP is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We provide engineering excellence practices training for all our employees. Job Type: Contract Pay: $70.00 per hour Experience: • Azure services: 4 years (Required) • Azure: 10 years (Required) • Epic migration to Azure: 4 years (Required) • HIPAA: 4 years (Required) Work Location: Remote Apply tot his job

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