Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Briljent is seeking a highly-experienced Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to lead the implementation, configuration, governance, and ongoing management of our enterprise Azure environment. This role is ideal for someone passionate about building and maintaining secure, resilient, and scalable cloud platforms - and who is ready to set the standard for cloud excellence across the organization.

We are looking for a senior‑level engineer with deep expertise in Azure’s ecosystem, proven enterprise‑grade operational experience, and the ability to provide technical leadership across teams and to management.

Must be eligible to work in the United States. No sponsorships are available.

Position is on-site in Mechanicsville, VA 23116. Must reside in a daily commutable distance. No travel expenses covered.

What You’ll Bring:

• Extensive, hands‑on experience with Azure services, Terraform IaC, cloud infrastructure design, security best practices, governance, and operational management
• A strong sense of ownership - someone who embraces complex challenges and sees them through from design to delivery
• The ability to guide, mentor, and cross-train other engineers, fostering a strong engineering culture
• Confidence in communicating technical recommendations, risks, and strategies to management and executive leadership

Core Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on the design, implementation, configuration, and governance of Azure resources, networking, and security policies
• Implement, maintain, and monitor mission‑critical cloud resources in a large enterprise environment
• Manage and optimize enterprise backup and disaster recovery operations, ensuring reliability and continuity
• Plan, lead, and execute cloud migration initiatives, including moving workloads from on‑premises to Azure
• In-depth experience working with other areas of IT such as architecture, security, development, and governance.
• Provide operational support and troubleshooting for production applications and infrastructure
• Utilize security tools such as Tenable to manage vulnerability remediation and improve security posture
• Build meaningful observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Workbooks, Alerts, and related tooling
• Develop and maintain robust disaster recovery (DR) strategies to minimize downtime and protect critical data
• Demonstrate strong networking knowledge, including OSI model concepts, core network protocols, and network‑level troubleshooting

Requirements

• Experience implementing, maintaining, monitoring, and providing guidance on resources & infrastructure in Microsoft Azure
• Experience with Terraform (highly-preferred) or at a minimum, other IaC methods (ARM, Bicep, etc.)
• Experience planning and executing migrations from on-premises envrionments to Azure
• Experience working in mission-critical enterprise environments and implementing backup & DR strategies
• Experience implementing networking and security policies in Azure
• Experience using Azure Monitor for alerting, observability, and dashboards
• Experience with vulnerability remediation & working on security initiatives

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves):

• Microsoft certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or similar
• Networking certifications such as Network+, CCNA, or equivalent

What else does it take to be successful at Briljent?

• Consultative Mindset –Listen. Stay client-focused. Understand and prioritize the needs, goals, and concerns of clients. Customize solutions to meet the specific requirements and expectations. Encourage open-communication and collaboration.
• Flexible - Be open to change and adaptable to new situations, ideas, and approaches.
• Learning Leader – At Briljent, we seek new ideas, find creative ways to hone skills, and share lessons learned so we can continually bring our best to our clients. It's not always easy. Honestly, it's not always comfortable. But that's okay. We love a good challenge.
• Impeccable Integrity – Maintain a high level of integrity, honesty and ethics in all interactions and decision making. Do what's right, do what you say you're going to do, and do it all honestly.

If this sounds exciting and you have the qualifications plus something unique to add to the team, apply now!

Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions These physical demands must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is regularly required to communicate, remain in a stationary position, and utilize technology tools such as a laptop computer for extended periods of time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer Briljent is a solutions-based company. Solutions come from creative ideas; ideas come from being creative with differences. Briljent believes collaboration and perspective are critical to the success of the company. Employment at Briljent is based on merit and professional qualifications. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.