Sr. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer - 175260

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits: Cigna Medical,

Dental, vision, 401k, PTO, sick leave,

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Sr. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer for a hybrid role in Bethesda, MD. You will design, build, and operate secure, scalable Azure infrastructure, leading architecture and day-to-day management of Azure environments.

You will implement IaC, enhance secure cloud networking, and drive backup and disaster recovery strategies while collaborating with development, security, and operations teams on cloud-native and serverless solutions.

Qualifications

• 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 experience with Azure-native recovery tools and modern application ecosystems.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States and successfully complete a government background investigation.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Azure

Infrastructure as Code

Azure networking

Resiliency planning

Security frameworks

Serverless

Disaster recovery

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Site Recovery

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 experience with 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 October 5th, 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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