Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Position Description:VDOT is seeking a Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to implement, configure, manage, and provide guidance on cloud infrastructure in VDOT's Azure environment. We are looking for someone who is truly passionate about implementing and maintaining a secure and stable Azure environment- someone who likes taking on challenges and seeing them through to the end, is comfortable working with/guiding others, and comfortable with providing guidance to management and upper leadership.Requirements:Experience providing guidance on the implementation of resources, networking, and security policy in Azure, and experience implementing, maintaining, and monitoring those resources.Experience with working in mission-critical enterprise environments, including overseeing backup & disaster recovery operationsExperience planning & executing cloud migrations, and moving workloads from on-premises to the cloud.Comfortable working in an environment that utilizes multiple frameworks/technologies, including .NET, Java, SQL, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, and more.Experience providing support and troubleshooting issues for production applications.Experience working with security tools such as Tenable to manage vulnerability remediation, etc.Experience with tools like Azure Monitor, Workbooks, and Alerts - to create meaningful monitoring dashboards & alerting for critical observability for the ops teamExperience crafting disaster recovery (DR) plans to ensure minimal downtime and prevent data loss.Strong networking knowledge - including understanding OSI layer functionality and network protocols.Nice-to-haves:Microsoft-focused certifications, such as: Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect, etc.Networking-focused certifications, such as: Network+, CCNA, etc.Skills Table:SkillRequired / DesiredAmountof ExperienceExperience implementing, maintaining, monitoring, and providing guidance on resources & infrastructure in Microsoft AzureRequired8YearsExperience planning and executing migrations from on-premises envrionments to AzureRequired8YearsExperience working in mission-critical enterprise environments and implementing backup & DR strategiesRequired8YearsExperience implementing networking and security policies in AzureRequired8YearsExperience using Azure Monitor for alerting, observability, and dashboardsRequired8YearsExperience with vulnerability remediation & working on security initiativesRequired8YearsCommonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?Please list candidate's email address.