Sr. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer

ZP Group; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k + PTO

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a hybrid Sr. Cloud and Infrastructure Engineer for a finance client in Bethesda, MD.

You will design, build, and operate secure, scalable Azure infrastructure, leading architecture and day-to-day management across core components. This role focuses on automating provisioning with Infrastructure as Code, strengthening secure networking, and implementing backup and disaster recovery aligned with business continuity goals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise infrastructure or cloud engineering experience.
• Expertise in IaC, Azure networking, resiliency planning and security frameworks.
• Hands-on with Azure-native recovery tools and modern app ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and day-to-day management of Azure environments for stability and performance.
• Develop automated provisioning using IaC to standardize deployments.
• Design secure cloud networking for platform services and workloads.
• Implement backups and disaster recovery aligned with business continuity goals.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams on cloud-native/serverless solutions.

Skills

IaC (Infrastructure as Code)

Azure networking

Security frameworks

Resiliency planning

Serverless architectures

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure Site Recovery

Cloud-native tooling

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a hybrid Sr. Cloud and Infrastructure Engineer to join a finance firm in Bethesda, MD. The Sr. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for designing, building, and operating secure, scalable Azure infrastructure.

Responsibilities of the Sr. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer includes:

• Lead the architecture and day-to-day management of Azure environments, ensuring stability, scalability, and performance across core infrastructure components
• Develop and enforce automated provisioning practices using Infrastructure as Code to standardize and streamline deployments
• Establish and enhance secure cloud networking designs, enabling controlled connectivity for both platform services and application workloads
• Drive resilience efforts by implementing and validating backup and disaster recovery strategies aligned with business continuity goals
• Partner cross-functionally with development, security, and operations teams to support modern cloud-native and serverless solutions

Qualifications of the Sr. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer includes:

• 7+ years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure or cloud engineering initiatives, with a strong emphasis on Azure environments
• Demonstrated expertise in IaC practices along with deep knowledge of Azure networking, resiliency planning, and security frameworks
• Hands-on exposure to Azure-native recovery tools and modern application ecosystems
• Must be eligible to work in the United States and successfully complete a government background investigation

Compensation of theSr. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer includes:

• Compensation range: $150,000 - 160,000 + bonus structure
• Comprehensive Benefits: Cigna Medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO, sick leave as required by law, and holidays

This job opens for applications on September 28th, 2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: Azure, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, IaC, Networking, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Security, Terraform, Bicep, Site Recovery, API Management, APIM, Serverless Architecture, Azure AI