Azure Bastion Consultant – 1 month contract – Fully Remote – Outside of IR35

My Customer is seeking an experienced Azure Bastion Consultant to support them in strengthening their remote access security within a live production Azure environment. This role will focus on designing and implementing a secure Azure Bastion solution to address vulnerabilities identified during recent penetration testing.

The environment currently includes several virtual machines that require secure, stable access via VPN without exposing traditional RDP access points. The successful consultant will help design and build a Bastion-based approach that ensures secure connectivity while maintaining transparency and stability for existing VPN connections.

Experience required from the Azure Bastion Consultant

• Strong experience implementing and configuring Azure Bastion in Microsoft Azure environments.
• Experience working with Azure networking, including VNets, NSGs, subnets, and VPN connectivity.
• Proven experience securing remote access and removing or mitigating exposed RDP/SSH endpoints.
• Experience deploying solutions within live production environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and configuration skills within Azure infrastructure.
• Beneficial to have a strong background in Network Security

Key Responsibilities of the Azure Bastion Consultant:

• Design and implement an Azure Bastion environment to provide secure remote access to approximately six virtual machines.
• Replace or mitigate direct RDP exposure identified during penetration testing.
• Ensure the Bastion implementation works seamlessly with the existing VPN infrastructure, maintaining stable and uninterrupted connectivity.
• Configure and deploy Bastion within a production Azure environment, ensuring minimal disruption to live systems.
• Review current network and security configurations and recommend improvements where appropriate.
• Work closely with internal teams to validate connectivity, security controls, and operational stability.
• Provide documentation and knowledge transfer for the implemented solution.

The Azure Bastion Consultant can work fully remote for the duration of the contract.

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