Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Client: VDOT

Title: Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Duration: 12 Months (Possible Extension)

Location: Mechanicsville, VA (Hybrid)

Job Description:

·        VDOT is seeking a highly-experienced Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to lead the implementation, configuration, governance, and ongoing management of our enterprise Azure environment.

·        This role is ideal for someone passionate about building and maintaining secure, resilient, and scalable cloud platforms - and who is ready to set the standard for cloud excellence across the organization.

·        We are looking for a senior‑level engineer with deep expertise in Azure’s ecosystem, proven enterprise‑grade operational experience, and the ability to provide technical leadership across teams and to management.

What You’ll Bring:

·        Extensive, hands‑on experience with Azure services, Terraform IaC, cloud infrastructure design, security best practices, governance, and operational management

·        A strong sense of ownership - someone who embraces complex challenges and sees them through from design to delivery

·        The ability to guide, mentor, and cross-train other engineers, fostering a strong engineering culture

·        Confidence in communicating technical recommendations, risks, and strategies to management and executive leadership

Core Responsibilities & Required Experience:

·        Provide expert guidance on the design, implementation, configuration, and governance of Azure resources, networking, and security policies

·        Implement, maintain, and monitor mission‑critical cloud resources in a large enterprise environment

·        Manage and optimize enterprise backup and disaster recovery operations, ensuring reliability and continuity

·        Plan, lead, and execute cloud migration initiatives, including moving workloads from on‑premises to Azure

·        In-depth experience working with other areas of IT such as architecture, security, development, and governance.

·        Provide operational support and troubleshooting for production applications and infrastructure

·        Utilize security tools such as Tenable to manage vulnerability remediation and improve security posture

·        Build meaningful observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Workbooks, Alerts, and related tooling

·        Develop and maintain robust disaster recovery (DR) strategies to minimize downtime and protect critical data

·        Demonstrate strong networking knowledge, including OSI model concepts, core network protocols, and network‑level troubleshooting

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves):

·        Microsoft certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or similar

·        Networking certifications such as Network+, CCNA, or equivalent