Azure Infrastructure Engineer

A professional services organization in New York City is seeking an Azure Infrastructure Engineer to manage and enhance a hybrid Azure environment., * Manage, maintain, and enhance Azure and hybrid cloud infrastructure * Serve as the subject matter expert for Azure infrastructure and networking * Design, implement, secure, and troubleshoot Azure environments and core services * Support hybrid connectivity, network architecture, and infrastructure automation efforts * Partner with cybersecurity and third-party engineering teams to improve security and operational stability

5+ years of infrastructure engineering experience * 3+ years of hands-on experience owning and operating production Azure environments * Deep hands-on experience with Azure infrastructure, networking, and troubleshooting * Strong networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, BGP/routing, subnetting, DNS, firewalls, and VPN * Experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, hybrid identity, and Conditional Access * Experience with Microsoft Defender and Zero Trust concepts * Proficiency with PowerShell * Infrastructure as code experience with Bicep, ARM, or Terraform * Experience working with MSPs or third-party engineering teams

Desired Skills: * AZ-104, AZ-700, AZ-500, or AZ-305 certification * AI-102, Security+, or CCSP certification * Azure Landing Zones or Cloud Adoption Framework experience * Azure Virtual WAN or Azure Virtual Desktop experience * Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, Defender for Cloud Apps, or Purview * Familiarity with Qualys or similar vulnerability management tools * Intune or Microsoft 365 administration experience * Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Copilot Studio, Power Automate, or Power BI * Exposure to Azure AI Search or RAG solutions * Experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions