Senior Azure Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Senior Azure Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Location: Newark NJ (Hybrid)

Experience

12+ Years (Cloud Infrastructure, Automation, Platform Engineering)

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Azure Infrastructure Automation Engineer to help scale and enhance our Azure Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) ecosystem. This role focuses on expanding and standardizing Terraform-based infrastructure automation, strengthening existing Azure platform foundations, and developing an AI-enabled self-service platform that enables developers to provision compliant infrastructure through GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted workflows.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Terraform, Terragrunt, Azure Cloud, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Automation, and CI/CD, combined with a strong developer-first mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Enhance and optimize the existing Terraform/Terragrunt-based IaC framework.
• Develop reusable and standardized Terraform modules across Azure services.
• Implement IaC quality controls using TFLint, policy-as-code, automated testing, and validation.
• Build and maintain AI-enabled self-service infrastructure capabilities leveraging GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and MCP (Model Context Protocol).
• Create and manage infrastructure CI/CD and GitOps pipelines.
• Integrate deployment workflows with ServiceNow for automated change management, approvals, and CMDB updates.
• Design developer self-service workflows using Port.io or similar Internal Developer Portal platforms.
• Automate infrastructure operations using PowerShell, Python, and Bash.
• Implement secure identity and access management solutions using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and RBAC.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve developer experience and infrastructure delivery.

Required Skills

Must-Have

• Expert-level experience with Terraform and Terragrunt
• Extensive experience building reusable Terraform module libraries
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (IaaS & PaaS)
• Infrastructure-as-Code governance and quality enforcement
• TFLint, validation frameworks, automated testing, and policy enforcement
• CI/CD and GitOps implementation experience
• Scripting expertise in:
  • PowerShell
  • Python
  • Bash
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, and Identity Management
• Platform Engineering and Self-Service Infrastructure experience
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and automation best practices

Preferred Skills

• MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server implementation
• GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted infrastructure development
• Claude Code
• Port.io or Backstage
• ServiceNow integrations and workflow automation
• Policy-as-Code:
  • OPA
  • Conftest
  • Sentinel
  • Azure Policy
• Infrastructure security tools:
  • Checkov
  • tfsec
  • Trivy
• Terraform testing frameworks (Terratest, Native Terraform Testing)
• Kubernetes / AKS
• Ansible
• Monitoring, Observability, and Incident Management

Preferred Certifications

• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate / Professional
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)