Sr. Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Job Title: Sr. Azure Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Mechanicsville, VA (Hybrid)
Duration: 11+ months Contract (High Possibility of extension)
Interview mode : In-person only

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.

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