Sr. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer - 174525

Piper Companies; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a hybrid Sr. Cloud and Infrastructure Engineer to join a finance firm in Bethesda, MD. The role focuses on designing, building, and operating secure, scalable Azure infrastructure.

Responsibilities include leading Azure environment architecture, implementing IaC deployments, and enforcing secure cloud networking with resilience and disaster recovery planning. Collaboration with development, security, and operations teams is essential to support modern

Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise infrastructure or cloud engineering, with Azure focus.
• Expertise in IaC and Azure networking, resiliency, and security frameworks.
• Eligible to work in the United States and pass a government background check.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Azure environments

IaC

Cloud security

Serverless architectures

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Site Recovery

APIM

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 8th, 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

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