Senior Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Senior Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Remote

Fulltime Permanent

Summary

The Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer is a technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the organization s on-premises and Azure infrastructure. This role ensures the stability, security, and scalability of mission-critical systems, and acts as a subject-matter expert for server operations, Azure IaaS, identity, and core infrastructure services. The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to guide standards, mentor team members, and lead complex infrastructure initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure Engineering

• Architect, deploy, and optimize Azure Virtual Machines, including standardized images, automation, availability sets, and performance tuning.
• Lead identity and access design using Azure AD, RBAC, Privileged Identity Management, and conditional access controls.
• Design and maintain Azure networking (VNets, peering, NSGs, private endpoints, firewalls).
• Oversee Azure governance including policies, tagging standards, resource organization, and cost optimization.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Entra ID and Intune.

Server & Datacenter Engineering

• Lead server architecture, builds, patching strategies, and lifecycle planning for on-prem and virtual server environments.
• Own Windows Server infrastructure includes clustering, failover, storage, and performance analysis.
• Manage VMware or other virtualization infrastructure including ESXi hosts, clusters, vCenter, HA/DRS, and storage integration.
• Drive modernization efforts including virtualization improvements and Azure migration.
• Serve as escalation point for complex compute, storage, and virtualization issues.

Core Infrastructure Services

• Architect, maintain, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory environments.
• Ensure scalability and security for directory services, group policies, and domain integrations.
• Establish standards for IP management, naming conventions, and service resiliency.
• Experience with backup, disaster recovery, and continuity planning.

Operational Excellence & Leadership

• Lead major infrastructure projects and cloud transformations end-to-end.
• Develop documentation, standards, runbooks, and architectural diagrams.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive knowledge sharing.
• Partner across teams to design secure and scalable enterprise solutions.
• Participate in or lead on-call rotation for critical issues.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering with significant Azure and Windows Server focus.
• Expert-level Azure IaaS experience including Virtual Machines, RBAC, and Entra ID.
• Advanced Windows Server expertise including builds, hardening, clustering, and troubleshooting.
• Deep knowledge of DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory architecture.
• Strong PowerShell automation skills.
• Proven ability to lead complex infrastructure initiatives.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities and re-prioritize as necessary to align with current business.

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, or equivalent).
• Experience with HITRUST security framework and familiarity with the HITRUST certification process strongly preferred.
• Background in Zero Trust and privileged access strategies.
• Understanding of ITIL / ITSM processes (Incident, Change, Problem Management).
• Experience with using ServiceNow or similar IT ticketing system platform
• Experience with or familiar with core Systems Monitoring solutions