The Lead Associate Principal is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting hybrid infrastructure solutions across both on-premises and AWS environments, with a strong emphasis on automation, CI/CD, and operational excellence. This role requires hands-on expertise in Windows Server administration, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible), image management (Packer/AMI), and virtualization (VMware). Experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads is a plus. The ideal candidate will blend deep technical skills with a strong focus on automation and collaboration to ensure resilient, scalable, and secure infrastructure.