Azure Infrastructure Engineer

SHI International Corp.

About The Position

The Azure Infrastructure Engineer, will work with senior architects and cross-functional teams to design, implement, and optimize secure, scalable, and resilient enterprise infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure. This role will translate business requirements into effective cloud architectures and support the automation, governance, and performance of Azure-based environments. This role is hands-on and suited for engineers with solid Azure experience looking to further develop their expertise in cloud infrastructure.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
3-5 years of hands-on experience deploying and managing Azure cloud infrastructure.
Proficient with Azure IaaS/PaaS services and Azure networking (e.g., VNETs, NSGs, Private Link, ExpressRoute, VPNs, Azure Firewall).
Experience with enterprise identity management (Azure AD, Conditional Access, MFA).
Good understanding of Azure security (IAM, policies, management groups, Defender, Sentinel, Key Vault).
Practical experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM).
Familiarity with Azure governance and cost management tools.
Ability to simplify and effectively communicate complex problems to stakeholders across various functions and levels. - Intermediate
Expertise in leveraging cloud-based platforms and services to build, deploy, and manage applications and data on the internet - Intermediate
Experience in managing and maintaining computer systems and networks to ensure optimal performance and security. - Intermediate
Familiarity with tools such as Puppet, KernelCare, Tenable, and/or Tanium for automating and managing cloud environments. - Intermediate
Understanding of directory services such as Active Directory and LDAP for efficient user and resource management. - Intermediate
Ability to implement and manage DevOps practices, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, infrastructure as code, and monitoring to enhance the collaboration between development and operations teams, preferred – Intermediate
Communication: Can effectively communicate complex ideas and information to diverse audiences and can facilitate effective communication between others.
Adaptability: Can proactively adapt to challenging situations, anticipate changes, and make modifications to meet the demands of changing circumstances.
Self-Motivation: Can proactively seek out challenges, initiate self-development projects, and contribute to personal or professional innovative ideas.
Teamwork: Can lead a team effectively, facilitating cooperation, sharing information, and ensuring that all team members are able to contribute to their full potential.
Analytical Thinking: Can synthesize complex data, identify patterns, draw insights, and present findings clearly and understandably.
Detail-Oriented: Can manage complex tasks or projects, identifying errors or inconsistencies, and ensuring all details are addressed, necessary corrections are made, and quality is maintained.
Organization: Can effectively coordinate multiple projects, delegate tasks where appropriate, and employ advanced organizational tools and methods.
Problem-Solving: Can proactively identify potential problems, initiate preventive measures, and propose and contribute to innovative solutions.
Initiative: Can proactively seek out challenges, initiate projects, and contribute to innovative ideas.
Technical Troubleshooting: Can proactively seek out potential technical problems, initiate preventive measures, and contribute to innovative solutions.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to container orchestration (AKS) or serverless (Azure Functions) is a plus.
Experience with O365 Tenant management is a plus.
Azure certification (e.g., AZ-104, AZ-305) strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Collaborate with solution architects and peers to design and implement Azure-native infrastructure solutions, including networking, compute, storage, identity, and security.
Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools such as Bicep, Terraform, ARM templates, or similar.
Help define and enforce governance policies with Azure Policy, Blueprints, and RBAC under guidance from senior team members.
Work with DevOps teams to integrate infrastructure provisioning into CI/CD pipelines.
Participate in cost, performance, and reliability optimization for Azure workloads.
Assist with cloud architecture reviews, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and best practices.
Stay current on Azure innovations and proactively recommend improvements.
Work closely with application developers deploying to Azure environments.