Sr. Azure Engineer

Piper Companies; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. Azure Engineer to own and modernize the Azure platform in Bethesda, MD. This role emphasizes landing zones, governance, and infrastructure automation, while remaining hands-on in engineering decisions.

The successful candidate will design IaC using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM, build scalable networking, and partner with security and infrastructure teams to drive cloud maturity. This is a hybrid role with four days onsite in Bethesda.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, systems engineering, or related roles.
• 5+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience supporting production environments.
• Strong experience designing and implementing Azure Landing Zones, Management Groups, Azure Policy, and governance frameworks.
• Proven IaC expertise using Terraform with modules, state management, CI/CD, and automation.
• Deep Azure networking knowledge including hub-and-spoke, Private Link, Private Endpoints, Private DNS, routing, VPN, and Firewall.
• Experience with Azure security and identity tech including Entra ID, RBAC, PIM, Defender for Cloud, and Conditional Access.
• Strong scripting and automation with PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Microsoft Graph.
• Experience with disaster recovery, backup, business continuity, and highly available cloud architectures.
• Excellent documentation, troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve Azure landing zones and governance standards.
• Develop and maintain IaC solutions using Terraform, Bicep, ARM, and Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Design secure Azure networking solutions including hub-and-spoke and Private Link.
• Automate cloud infrastructure using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Microsoft Graph.
• Develop disaster recovery and business continuity solutions using Azure services.
• Establish Azure governance, cost management, policy enforcement, monitoring, and security standards.
• Support enterprise integrations by designing networking, identity, and connectivity foundations.
• Collaborate with security, application, infrastructure, and managed services teams to drive modernization.
• Document architecture decisions, standards, and runbooks for audit readiness.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Automation scripting

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Microsoft Graph

RBAC

PIM

Defender for Cloud

Conditional Access

Azure governance

Terraform

IaC

Azure Networking

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM Templates

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. Azure Engineer to join a growing financial services organization located in Bethesda, MD. This role will focus on owning and modernizing the organization's Azure platform, including landing zones, Terraform standards, governance, enterprise networking, and cloud infrastructure automation. The ideal candidate will help drive Azure platform strategy while remaining hands‑on with engineering, automation, and architectural decision‑making. This is a hybrid role requiring 4 days per week onsite in Bethesda, MD.

Responsibilities for the Sr. Azure Engineer Include:

• Design, build, and evolve Azure landing zones, management group structures, subscription architecture, and governance standards.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Bicep, ARM, and Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Design and maintain secure Azure networking solutions, including hub-and-spoke architecture, Private Link, Private Endpoints, Azure Firewall, routing, and hybrid DNS.
• Build and support scalable, repeatable cloud infrastructure through automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Microsoft Graph.
• Develop and test disaster recovery and business continuity solutions utilizing Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, and resiliency best practices.
• Establish Azure governance, cost management, policy enforcement, monitoring, alerting, and security standards across the cloud environment.
• Support enterprise integrations by designing networking, identity, certificate, and connectivity foundations for services such as API Management and Service Bus.
• Partner with security, application, infrastructure, and managed services teams to drive Azure modernization and cloud platform maturity.
• Document architecture decisions, standards, runbooks, and operational procedures to support long‑term platform sustainability and audit readiness.

Qualifications for the Sr. Azure Engineer Include:

• 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, systems engineering, platform engineering, or related roles.
• 5+ years of hands‑on Microsoft Azure experience supporting production environments across multiple subscriptions.
• Strong experience designing and implementing Azure Landing Zones, Management Groups, Azure Policy, and governance frameworks.
• Proven Infrastructure as Code (IaC) expertise using Terraform, including modules, state management, CI/CD pipelines, and automation.
• Deep Azure networking knowledge including hub‑and‑spoke architecture, Private Link, Private Endpoints, Private DNS, routing, VPN connectivity, and Azure Firewall.
• Experience with Azure security and identity technologies including Entra ID, RBAC, PIM, Defender for Cloud, and Conditional Access.
• Strong scripting and automation experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Microsoft Graph.
• Experience supporting disaster recovery, backup, business continuity, and highly available cloud architectures.
• Excellent documentation, troubleshooting, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Compensation for the Sr. Azure Engineer Includes:

Salary Range: $160,000 - $190,000 + 10% bonus annually depending on experience.

Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and Sick Leave as required by law.

This job opens for applications on 11/06/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords:

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