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Sr. Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions · Bethesda, MD · Today
Hybrid$140k–$160k/yrFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and support Azure infrastructure, including virtual machines, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and core platform services, while ensuring reliability, performance, and lifecycle management of production environments.
  • Build, automate, and manage Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or equivalent), promoting repeatable, version-controlled, and peer-reviewed deployments.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex Azure infrastructure issues across compute, storage, networking, and platform services to maintain operational stability.
  • Design and maintain secure Azure networking architectures, including Private Endpoints, Private Link, hub-and-spoke topologies, segmented virtual networks, and secure connectivity for PaaS and IaaS workloads.
  • Design, implement, and operate backup, restore, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions, including Azure Site Recovery, while leading backup and recovery testing.
  • Partner with application development teams to enable secure, scalable PaaS environments, CI/CD pipelines, and resilient application-to-service communication patterns.
  • Translate application and business requirements into secure, scalable, and highly available Azure infrastructure architectures that align with operational and resiliency objectives.
  • Collaborate with IT Operations, Security, and external partners while providing infrastructure expertise during architecture reviews, production changes, maintenance windows, and incident response.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or systems engineering with extensive hands-on experience designing, deploying, and supporting Microsoft Azure environments.
  • Proven experience operating and optimizing production Azure environments with a strong understanding of cloud operations, performance, and reliability.
  • Deep expertise in Azure networking, security, identity, and secure private networking architectures, including modern connectivity patterns.
  • Strong experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or similar) to automate, standardize, and modernize Azure infrastructure deployments.
  • Experience designing and supporting backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions, including Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, and Azure SQL backup models.
  • Experience supporting modern Azure application platforms, serverless architectures, and cloud modernization initiatives, with the ability to bridge legacy and cloud-native environments.
  • Familiarity with Azure API Management (APIM) and Azure AI Foundry is highly preferred to support integration and AI-focused initiatives.
  • Financial services or other regulated industry experience is preferred, with the ability to deliver secure, compliant cloud infrastructure solutions.

Pay

Salary Range: $140,000 - $160,000 *depending on experience*

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k Plan
  • PTO
  • Holidays
  • Sick Leave (if required by law)

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