Sr. Azure Infrastructure Engineer - Sr. Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Yakshna Solutions, Inc.; Mechanicsville (VA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Training and professional development

Job summary

Yakshna Solutions, Inc. (YSI) is seeking a Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to lead the implementation, configuration, governance, and ongoing management of the enterprise Azure environment, in a hybrid on-site setting at Mechanicsville, VA.

The role focuses on secure, resilient cloud platforms, disaster recovery, migration of workloads to Azure, and collaboration with architecture, security, and governance teams to elevate the organization’s cloud posture.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with Azure services and Terraform IaC.
• Strong governance and security practices for cloud environments.
• Ability to mentor and cross-train engineers.
• Effective communication with management and executives.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and govern Azure resources, networking, and security.
• Operate and monitor enterprise cloud resources in a large org.
• Plan and execute DR and backup optimization.
• Lead cloud migration of workloads from on-prem to Azure.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, dev, and governance teams.
• Provide operational support for production applications.
• Use Tenable to manage vulnerability remediation.
• Build observability with Azure Monitor, Workbooks, and Alerts.
• Develop robust DR strategies to minimize downtime.
• Demonstrate strong networking knowledge.

Skills

Azure services

Terraform IaC

Cloud infrastructure design

Security governance

Operational management

Tools

Tenable

Azure Monitor

Workbooks

Job description

Sr. Azure Infrastructure Engineer

V. District of Ohio (VDOT) seeks a highly experienced Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to lead the implementation, configuration, governance, and ongoing management of our enterprise Azure environment. This role is ideal for someone passionate about building and maintaining secure, resilient, and scalable cloud platforms—and who is ready to set the standard for cloud excellence across the organization.

Location

9120 Lockwood Blvd, Mechanicsville, VA 23116 (Hybrid 2-3 days on site)

Compensation

$130,000‑140,000 annually with benefits

Citizenship

US Citizen or Green card holder only

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on the design, implementation, configuration, and governance of Azure resources, networking, and security policies.
• Implement, maintain, and monitor mission‑critical cloud resources in a large enterprise environment.
• Manage and optimize enterprise backup and disaster recovery operations, ensuring reliability and continuity.
• Plan, lead, and execute cloud migration initiatives, including moving workloads from on‑premises to Azure.
• Work with architecture, security, development, and governance teams to integrate solutions.
• Provide operational support and troubleshooting for production applications and infrastructure.
• Utilize security tools such as Tenable to manage vulnerability remediation and improve security posture.
• Build meaningful observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Workbooks, Alerts, and related tooling.
• Develop and maintain robust disaster recovery (DR) strategies to minimize downtime and protect critical data.
• Demonstrate strong networking knowledge, including OSI model concepts, core network protocols, and network‑level troubleshooting.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands‑on experience with Azure services, Terraform IaC, cloud infrastructure design, security best practices, governance, and operational management.
• A strong sense of ownership—someone who embraces complex challenges and sees them through from design to delivery.
• The ability to guide, mentor, and cross‑train other engineers, fostering a strong engineering culture.
• Confidence in communicating technical recommendations, risks, and strategies to management and executive leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or similar.
• Networking certifications such as Network+, CCNA, or equivalent.

Company Overview

Yakshna Solutions, Inc. (YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, ISO 20000‑1, ISO 27001 certified woman‑owned small business enterprise headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Training and professional development assistance

Equal Opportunity Employer

YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.