Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer

Piper Companies; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

PTO

Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer (Azure) in Bethesda, MD. This role involves designing, deploying, and optimizing Azure infrastructure while collaborating with application teams on PaaS services. Candidates should have over 7 years of relevant experience and a strong Azure background. The position offers a competitive salary range of $130,000 to $160,000 annually and comprehensive benefits including health coverage and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or systems engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure in production environments.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and support complex cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support Azure infrastructure across compute, storage, and networking.
• Build and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
• Implement secure Azure networking architectures including Private Link and hub-and-spoke models.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering

Microsoft Azure

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)

Azure networking

Tools

Terraform

Azure Backup

Azure Site Recovery

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer (Azure) to support a leading organization in building and maintaining secure, scalable cloud environments. The Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer will play a key role in designing, deploying, and optimizing Azure infrastructure to support both enterprise IT workloads and modern application platforms. This position will be onsite 4 days per week in Bethesda, MD.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support Azure infrastructure across compute, storage, and networking
• Build and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
• Implement secure Azure networking architectures including Private Link and hub-and-spoke models
• Support backup, disaster recovery, and resiliency solutions (Azure Backup, Site Recovery)
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure reliability and performance of cloud environments
• Partner with application teams to support PaaS services and CI/CD enablement
• Collaborate with Security, IT Operations, and stakeholders on architecture and changes

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or systems engineering
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure in production environments
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or similar)
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, identity, and security concepts
• Experience supporting backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and support complex cloud environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing secure Azure networking architectures (Private Endpoints, segmentation)
• Familiarity with Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, and Azure SQL backup models
• Experience supporting modern application platforms and CI/CD pipelines
• Background in financial services or other regulated environments

Compensation

• Salary: $130,000 – $160,000 annually (based on experience)
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave, and Paid Holidays