Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Azure)

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join a team located in Bethesda, MD on a hybrid basis.

About the role

The Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer will design, build, and operate secure, scalable Microsoft Azure infrastructure supporting both enterprise IT workloads and modern application platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support Azure infrastructure including virtual machines, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and core platform services
• Own reliability, performance, and lifecycle management of production Azure environments
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure incidents across compute, storage, and networking
• Build and manage Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or equivalent)
• Promote repeatable, version-controlled, and peer-reviewed infrastructure deployments
• Reduce manual configuration and ensure consistency across environments
• Design and maintain secure Azure network architectures, including Private Endpoints and Private Link
• Implement hub-and-spoke and segmented virtual network designs
• Ensure secure connectivity patterns for PaaS and IaaS workloads
• Design and operate backup, restore, and disaster recovery solutions, including Azure Site Recovery
• Lead and participate in backup and recovery testing
• Ensure infrastructure meets business continuity and resiliency requirements
• Partner with application development teams to support PaaS services and CI/CD pipelines
• Design secure app-to-service communication patterns
• Translate application requirements into scalable Azure infrastructure designs
• Work closely with IT Operations, Security, and external partners
• Participate in planned maintenance windows and production changes as needed
• Provide infrastructure expertise during architecture reviews and incident response

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or systems engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure
• Experience operating production cloud environments
• Solid understanding of Azure networking, security, and identity concepts
• Experience supporting backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions
• Proven experience implementing Infrastructure as Code in Azure
• Experience designing secure, private Azure networking architectures
• Familiarity with Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, and Azure SQL backup models
• Experience supporting modern application platforms in Azure
• Financial services or regulated-industry experience is a plus

Pay

Salary Range: $150,000+ (flexible based on experience)

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off and sick leave as required by law
• Flexible working schedule
• Unlimited opportunities for growth