Senior Azure Cloud & Kubernetes Infrastructure Lead

Princeton University; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Princeton University seeks an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to own provisioning, configuration, security, and maintenance of infrastructure for integration platforms—on-prem Linux now expanding into Azure cloud with AKS. Hybrid role with ongoing on-call and DR planning.

You will manage IAM, network, and security, collaborate on CI/CD pipelines, and support data and API workloads across teams. Bachelor's in CS or related field required; salary range reflected in posting.

Qualifications

• Experience with Azure cloud infrastructure (compute, networking, storage, identity, security).
• Proficient in Kubernetes and containerization (Docker, AKS).
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Bicep, Terraform, or ARM).
• Strong Linux/Unix system administration and scripting skills.
• Proficient in Python programming for automation.
• Solid understanding of networking (DNS, HTTP/S, TCP/IP, load balancing).
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Ability to design, implement, and enforce security controls in pipelines.
• Hands-on IAM experience (AD, LDAP, SSO).
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana).

Responsibilities

• Architect, design and develop infrastructure supporting integration and data platforms.
• Build and manage Azure cloud infrastructure using AKS and other services.
• Harden on-premises Linux environments and manage patching and security.
• Administrate IAM integrations and certificate lifecycle management.
• Oversee network configuration for integration workloads.
• Collaborate on CI/CD infrastructure and deployment tooling.
• Provide production support including on-call rotations and incident escalation.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for all services.
• Lead disaster recovery planning and environment restoration.

Skills

Azure cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

Infrastructure-as-Code

Linux / shell scripting

Python programming

Networking fundamentals

CI/CD tooling

Security hardening

IAM integrations

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

AKS

Terraform

Bicep

Terraform / ARM templates

Job description

Princeton University seeks an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to own provisioning, configuration, security, and maintenance of infrastructure for integration platforms—on-prem Linux now expanding into Azure cloud with AKS. Hybrid role with ongoing on-call and DR planning.

You will manage IAM, network, and security, collaborate on CI/CD pipelines, and support data and API workloads across teams. Bachelor's in CS or related field required; salary range reflected in posting.