Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Ampcus Inc; Mechanicsville (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer in Mechanicsville, VA (Hybrid) to lead the implementation, configuration, governance, and ongoing management of an enterprise Azure cloud environment.

The role requires deep Azure expertise, hands-on design and migration experience, and technical leadership across IT teams. You will collaborate with architecture, security, development, and governance groups to deliver resilient cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Strong experience designing and managing enterprise Azure infrastructure.
• Expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience implementing Azure networking, security, governance, and identity solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Azure backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Experience planning and executing enterprise cloud migrations.
• Proficiency with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Workbooks, and Alerts.
• Experience supporting production cloud environments.
• Experience using Tenable or similar vulnerability management tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure, and govern Azure infrastructure and cloud resources.
• Manage Azure networking, security policies, and enterprise cloud architecture.
• Build and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available cloud environments.
• Lead cloud migration initiatives from on-premises infrastructure to Azure.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
• Manage enterprise backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure using Azure Monitor, Workbooks, Alerts, and related observability tools.
• Provide production support and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Partner with architecture, security, development, and governance teams.
• Perform vulnerability remediation using security tools such as Tenable.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery strategies to ensure business continuity.
• Mentor and cross-train engineering teams while providing technical leadership.
• Present technical recommendations, risks, and cloud strategies to management and executive leadership.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

Terraform

IaC (Arm/Bicep)

Azure networking

Security & backup

Migration planning

Monitoring & observability

Vulnerability remediation

Leadership

Education

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title:

Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Location(s):

Mechanicsville, VA (Hybrid)

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to lead the implementation, configuration, governance, and ongoing management of an enterprise Azure cloud environment. This role requires an experienced cloud engineer with deep Azure expertise who can design secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure while providing technical leadership and guidance across IT teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure, and govern Azure infrastructure and cloud resources.
• Manage Azure networking, security policies, and enterprise cloud architecture.
• Build and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available cloud environments.
• Lead cloud migration initiatives from on-premises infrastructure to Azure.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
• Manage enterprise backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure using Azure Monitor, Workbooks, Alerts, and related observability tools.
• Provide production support and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Partner with architecture, security, development, and governance teams.
• Perform vulnerability remediation using security tools such as Tenable.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery strategies to ensure business continuity.
• Mentor and cross-train engineering teams while providing technical leadership.
• Present technical recommendations, risks, and cloud strategies to management and executive leadership.

Required Skills

• Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Strong experience designing and managing enterprise Azure infrastructure.
• Expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience implementing Azure networking, security, governance, and identity solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Azure backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Experience planning and executing enterprise cloud migrations.
• Proficiency with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Workbooks, and Alerts.
• Experience supporting production cloud environments.
• Experience using Tenable or similar vulnerability management tools.
• Strong networking knowledge, including OSI model, TCP/IP, routing, switching, DNS, and network troubleshooting.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Azure Security or other advanced Azure certifications.
• Network+, CCNA, or equivalent networking certification.
• Experience working in large enterprise cloud environments.

Skills

SkillRequired / DesiredAmountof ExperienceExpertise RatingMoveExperience 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 envrionments 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

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.