Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer (Azure) to support a leading organization in building and maintaining secure, scalable cloud environments. The Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer will play a key role in designing, deploying, and optimizing Azure infrastructure to support both enterprise IT workloads and modern application platforms. This position will be onsite 4 days per week in Bethesda, MD.

Responsibilities of the Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer include:

• Design, deploy, and support Azure infrastructure across compute, storage, and networking

• Build and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)

• Implement secure Azure networking architectures including Private Link and hub-and-spoke models

• Support backup, disaster recovery, and resiliency solutions (Azure Backup, Site Recovery)

• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure reliability and performance of cloud environments

• Partner with application teams to support PaaS services and CI/CD enablement

• Collaborate with Security, IT Operations, and stakeholders on architecture and changes

Qualifications of the Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer include:

• 7+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or systems engineering

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure in production environments

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or similar)

• Strong understanding of Azure networking, identity, and security concepts

• Experience supporting backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions

• Proven ability to troubleshoot and support complex cloud environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing secure Azure networking architectures (Private Endpoints, segmentation)

• Familiarity with Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, and Azure SQL backup models

• Experience supporting modern application platforms and CI/CD pipelines

• Background in financial services or other regulated environments

Compensation for the Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer includes:

Salary: $130,000 – $160,000 annually (based on experience)

Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave, and Paid Holidays

This job opens for applications on April 27, 2026. Applications will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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Keywords: Azure Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Microsoft Azure, Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, Infrastructure as Code, Azure Networking, Private Link, Hub and Spoke, Cloud Security, Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Disaster Recovery, CI/CD, PaaS, IaaS, Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps