Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer

VDOT is hiring a Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure in the agency’s Microsoft Azure environment. We seek a hands-on engineer passionate about secure, highly available cloud architectures who can lead cloud migrations, create monitoring/DR strategies, and provide technical guidance to teams and leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Implement, configure, maintain, and provide guidance on Azure resources, networking, and security policies.
• Plan and execute migrations from on-premises to Azure for enterprise workloads.
• Support production applications; troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues.
• Design and maintain monitoring, observability, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Workbooks, and Alerts.
• Develop and oversee backup and disaster recovery (DR) plans to minimize downtime and data loss.
• Work with security tooling (e.g., Tenable) to manage vulnerability remediation and security initiatives.
• Collaborate with teams using multiple tech stacks (.NET, Java, SQL, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.).

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• 8 years experience designing, implementing, maintaining, and monitoring infrastructure in Microsoft Azure.
• 8 years planning and executing cloud migrations from on-premises to Azure.
• 8 years supporting mission-critical enterprise environments and implementing backup & DR strategies.
• 8 years implementing networking and security policies in Azure.
• 8 years using Azure Monitor (Workbooks, Alerts) for observability and alerting.
• 8 years experience with vulnerability remediation and security initiatives.
• Strong networking knowledge, including OSI layers and network protocols.
• Comfortable providing technical guidance to peers and upper management.

Nice-to-Have:

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

Job Details:

• Job ID: 803344
• Role level: Senior
• Interview: In-person interview required
• Work model: Hybrid (Mechanicsville, VA)

Salary : $80 - $90