Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Position

Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Azure Terraform)

Location

Princeton, NJ – Face‑to‑Face interview

Duration

Long Term Contract

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end infrastructure and cloud migration programs, including data center exit, lift and shift, and phased modernization to Azure.
• Own program governance covering scope, timelines, cost, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communication across multiple workstreams.
• Coordinate migration of applications, databases, and middleware from on‑prem environments to Azure (VMs, Azure SQL, AKS, storage, networking).
• Drive collaboration across cloud, security, network, application, DB, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless migration and cutover.
• Oversee disaster recovery strategy, resiliency testing, security controls, and compliance as part of migration programs.
• Ensure adherence to DevOps CI/CD practices, automation, and Azure governance standards during execution.
• Manage vendors and partners, track milestones, and provide executive‑level reporting and risk mitigation plans.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience, with 5+ years in Program/Project Management of large‑scale initiatives.
• Proven experience leading data center exit and lift‑and‑shift migrations from on‑prem to Azure.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of Azure infrastructure (VMs, networking, storage, identity, security, AKS).
• Experience with application migration patterns, re‑platforming, and cloud readiness assessments.
• Familiarity with DevOps tooling, automation, and Infrastructure as Code concepts (Terraform or ARM preferred).
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior business and technology leaders.