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Sr. Azure Infrastructure Engineer |
Yakshna Solutions, Inc., (YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman-owned small business enterprises, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. YSI is committed to serve its business communities as a leading IT vendor providing innovative, quality, and cost-effective IT business solutions and services.
We offer a competitive benefits package that includes the following: 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, training, and professional development assistance.
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 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
Location: 9120 Lockwood Blvd Mechanicsville, VA 23116 (Hybrid 2-3 days on site)
$130,000-140,000 annually with benefits
US Citizen or Green card holder only
YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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