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COMPANY OVERVIEW?

Zing Health is a tech-enabled insurance company making Medicare Advantage the best it can be for those 65-and-over. Zing Health has a community-based approach that recognizes the importance of the social determinants of health in keeping individuals and communities healthy. Zing Health aims to return the physician and the member to the center of the health care equation. Members receive individualized?assistance?to make their transition to Zing Health as easy as possible. Zing Health offers members the ability to personalize their plans, access to facilities designed to help them better meet their healthcare needs, and a dedicated care team. For more information on Zing Health, visit?www.myzinghealth.com.? 

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

The Cloud Platform & Network Engineer is responsible for the day-to-day administration, support, and continuous improvement of Zing Health's Azure cloud platform. This role focuses on networking, cloud infrastructure, platform deployments, automation, and operational support. Working closely with Infrastructure, Security, and Application Engineering teams, the engineer helps maintain cloud platform standards, supports disaster recovery, and implements automation to improve operational efficiency. This role plays a key part in supporting Zing's cloud-first and AI strategy by delivering secure, reliable, and scalable Azure infrastructure for enterprise applications, Microsoft Fabric, and AI platforms such as Azure AI Foundry. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:??? 

• Manage and support Azure networking, including virtual networks, network security groups, routing, Private Endpoints, DNS, and related networking services.  
• Administer enterprise firewalls and secure remote access solutions.  
• Maintain the availability, performance, and reliability of Azure networking services.  
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, and cloud platform issues.  
• Monitor Azure infrastructure using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and related operational tools.  
• Support application releases, environment deployments, and platform upgrades to ensure stable and reliable cloud operations. 
• Support application teams with cloud deployments and platform configuration.  
• Support and optimize Azure infrastructure, networking, and platform services that enable enterprise AI capabilities, including Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Fabric, and related AI workloads. 
• Maintain reusable Azure templates, deployment pipelines, and automation scripts.  
• Automate routine operational tasks using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and REST APIs.  
• Maintain architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and technical documentation to support ongoing operations and disaster recovery. 
• Support platform optimization, patching, capacity planning, and performance tuning.  
• Support Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, and disaster recovery testing activities.  
• Maintain disaster recovery documentation and operational runbooks.  
• Support Azure Policy, Key Vault, certificate management, and cloud security controls in partnership with the Security team. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:?

Required Qualifications? 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Network Engineering, or equivalent work experience. 
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience supporting Microsoft Azure cloud environments in a production setting.  
• Experience managing networking, including VNets, NSGs, Private Endpoints, DNS, and routing. 
• Experience managing Firewalls 
• Experience with PowerShell, Azure CLI, REST APIs, and infrastructure automation.  
• Experience supporting Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, and disaster recovery testing.  
• Experience using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Azure-native monitoring tools.  
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, NAT, network troubleshooting, and cloud networking concepts.  
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Key Vault, Azure Policy, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.  
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or GitHub for source control and deployment automation.  
• Experience troubleshooting Azure infrastructure, networking, and application connectivity issues.  
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative, customer-focused approach.