VDOT Sr. Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Talent Software Services, Inc.

Mechanicsville, VA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$88–$88 Per Hour
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, Reporting Dashboards, Security Architecture, Software Administration, System Migration, Technical Leadership
LOCATION
Mechanicsville, VA
POSTED
1 day ago
Job Title: Sr. Azure Infrastructure Engineer
Job Location: Mechanicsville, VA 23116 (Onsite)
Job Duration: 12 months (Long Term)
Interview Type: In Person

Job Summary:
  • The 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.
  • The client is 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.

Job 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

Qualifications:
  • 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

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

Skill Matrix:
  • Experience implementing, maintaining, monitoring, and providing guidance on resources & infrastructure in Microsoft Azure Required 10 Years
  • Experience with Terraform (highly preferred) or at a minimum, other IaC methods (ARM, Bicep, etc.) Required 7 Years
  • Experience planning and executing migrations from on premises environments to Azure Required 10 Years
  • Experience working in mission-critical enterprise environments and implementing backup & DR strategies Required 10 Years
  • Experience implementing networking and security policies in Azure Required 10 Years
  • Experience using Azure Monitor for alerting, observability, and dashboards Required 10 Years
  • Experience with vulnerability remediation & working on security initiatives Required 10 Years

About the Company

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Talent Software Services, Inc.