Sr. Azure Infrastructure Engineer

22nd Century Technologies, Inc.

Mechanicsville, VA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
ARM (Advanced RISC Machine), Best Practices, CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate, Cloud Computing, CompTIA Network+, Computer Security, Data Recovery, Disaster Recovery, Ecosystems, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Leadership, Machine Tool, Mentoring, Microsoft Certifications, Microsoft Infrastructure, Microsoft Windows Azure, Network Administration/Management, Network Protocols, Network Security, Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), Operational Support, Operations Management, People Management, Security Architecture, Software Administration, System Migration, Technical Leadership
LOCATION
Mechanicsville, VA
POSTED
3 days ago
Short Description:
Client is seeking a Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to implement, configure, manage, and provide guidance on cloud infrastructure in Client Azure environment.
Client 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.
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 & Required Experience:
  • 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
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
SkillsRequiredRequired ExperienceCandidate ExperienceLast Used
Experience implementing, maintaining, monitoring, and providing guidance on resources & infrastructure in Microsoft AzureRequired10 Years
Experience with Terraform (highly-preferred) or at a minimum, other IaC methods (ARM, Bicep, etc.)Required7 Years
Experience planning and executing migrations from on-premises envrionments to AzureRequired10 Years
Experience working in mission-critical enterprise environments and implementing backup & DR strategiesRequired10 Years
Experience implementing networking and security policies in AzureRequired10 Years
Experience using Azure Monitor for alerting, observability, and dashboardsRequired10 Years
Experience with vulnerability remediation & working on security initiativesRequired10 Years
DescriptionQuestionsAnswers
Question 1Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment? 
Question 2Please list candidate's email address. 

About the Company

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22nd Century Technologies, Inc.

22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.

Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1997
WEBSITE
https://www.tscti.com/careers-0