Azure & Infrastructure Engineer in Columbus

We are seeking a Lead Azure Engineer to drive two connected missions: the consolidation of Forgent’s Azure environments into a single enterprise-scale cloud platform, and the day-to-day ownership of on premises infrastructure across all sites. This is a hybrid cloud and infrastructure engineering role - you will own the full stack from physical servers and Hyper-V environments through to Azure landing zones and governance., Azure Tenant Consolidation & Platform

• Lead consolidation of multiple Azure tenants, subscriptions, and environments into a unified enterprise Azure platform
• Design and implement Azure landing zones, subscription models, and resource organization strategies
• Standardize and optimize: Networking (VNets, peering, hybrid connectivity); Compute and storage services; Disaster recovery and high availability architectures
• Drive cost optimization initiatives: Rightsizing resources and eliminating redundant environments; Reserved instances and savings plans
• Implement and enforce Azure governance: Azure Policy, RBAC, tagging standards, and cost controls
• Lead integration using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including cross-tenant trust and access models
• Partner with security teams to implement Zero Trust architecture and compliance controls
• Provide technical leadership, roadmap planning, and executive-level updates

On-Premises Infrastructure

• Own and manage Hyper-V environments across all Forgent sites
• Manage physical server infrastructure including Dell PowerEdge servers - hardware lifecycle, rack and stack, capacity planning
• Maintain Active Directory (on-prem) site health, replication, and DNS/DHCP across all sites
• Manage Azure DNS and on-prem Windows DNS for all entities
• Maintain and operate Synology NAS and backup tooling across the environment
• Build and maintain a server golden image pipeline for standardized OS deployments

Security & Patching

• Deploy and manage Defender for Servers P2 across all Arc-onboarded on-premises servers
• Implement Azure Arc to extend Azure governance, policy, and Defender coverage to on-prem infrastructure
• Implement Azure Update Manager for unified patch management across Azure VMs and Arc enabled servers
• Define and maintain patch cadence, compliance reporting, and maintenance windows across all entities

Backup & Resilience

• Define and execute a unified backup strategy across Azure VMs, on-prem servers, and NAS
• Configure recovery vaults, retention policies, and offsite replication
• Define and validate RTOs and RPOs per entity and workload tier
• Ensure disaster recovery and high availability architectures are documented and tested, * Own and lead a large-scale Azure transformation initiative across a growing multi-site enterprise
• Directly impact cost reduction, security posture, and operational efficiency organization-wide
• Build a modern, standardized cloud and infrastructure platform across a growing NYSE-listed enterprise
• Work on a greenfield consolidation with real ownership - this is not a maintenance role
• Collaborative team environment with a clear technology roadmap and leadership support

Required

• 7+ years of experience in Azure cloud engineering and infrastructure
• Proven experience consolidating Azure tenants, subscriptions, or large-scale environments
• Deep expertise in Azure networking - VNet design, VPN/ExpressRoute, segmentation
• Strong experience with Azure compute, storage, and platform services
• Hands-on experience with Azure governance - Policy, RBAC, management groups
• Experience managing on-premises Windows Server environments including Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP
• Experience with Hyper-V in a multi-site or multi-entity environment
• Strong experience with cloud cost optimization and financial governance (FinOps)
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for and access management

• Ability to lead complex, multi-team cloud and infrastructure transformation efforts

• Experience with M&A or multi-entity environment consolidation
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code - Terraform, Bicep, ARM
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and observability platforms
• Experience with Azure Arc and Azure Update Manager
• Experience with Defender for Servers and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Knowledge of hybrid environments - on-prem to Azure transition
• Microsoft Azure certifications - Solutions Architect, Security, Network