Senior Azure Infra Architect — Hybrid, C2H

INSPYR Solutions; The Woodlands (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

INSPYR Solutions is seeking a Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to own the design, reliability, and security of a hybrid Azure environment. You will lead infrastructure and migration projects, drive automation, and serve as the escalation point for complex issues, with a focus on reducing costs.

The role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining Azure infrastructure, managing on-prem and multi-cloud servers via Azure Arc, and planning SQL Server migrations to Azure SQL DB/MI.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Azure infrastructure experience.
• Azure SQL MI configuration: VNet integration, private endpoints, failover groups, TDE/encryption, Entra authentication, and service tier sizing
• Strong Azure networking skills (VNets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, Private Link, DNS)
• Entra ID and hybrid identity experience (Entra Connect, AD DS)
• Experience with Log Analytics/KQL, backup, and DR planning

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Azure infrastructure (compute, networking, storage, identity)
• Onboard and manage on-prem and multi-cloud servers using Azure Arc (policy, monitoring, updates, Defender integration)
• Plan and execute SQL Server migrations to Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance
• Configure and tune Azure SQL MI/SQL DB (networking, security, HA/DR, backups, performance)
• Administer Microsoft Entra ID, including Conditional Access, PIM, and RBAC
• Enforce security and governance via Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, and Key Vault
• Optimize cost and performance through rightsizing, reservations, and tagging standards
• Document architecture and runbooks

Skills

Azure infrastructure

Azure networking

Entra authentication

Backup & DR planning

Documentation & runbooks

Tools

Azure Arc

Azure SQL MI / Azure SQL DB

Log Analytics / KQL

AKS / containers

Azure Virtual Desktop / Intune

Job description

INSPYR Solutions is seeking a Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to own the design, reliability, and security of a hybrid Azure environment. You will lead infrastructure and migration projects, drive automation, and serve as the escalation point for complex issues, with a focus on reducing costs.

The role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining Azure infrastructure, managing on-prem and multi-cloud servers via Azure Arc, and planning SQL Server migrations to Azure SQL DB/MI.