ETS Principal Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Azure)

$129,100 - $229,925/Yr

Navy Federal Credit Union - Vienna, VA

Full-time - Senior

Vienna, VA

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About the position

The Principal Engineer for Cloud Infrastructure Team will lead the design, development, and deployment of Azure-based solutions. This role combines strong leadership with hands-on experience in architecting and implementing infrastructure automation, ensuring that cloud infrastructure aligns with business objectives and best practices. The position requires deep expertise in Microsoft Azure technologies, particularly in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in architecture discipline & development on Azure Platform
• Ensure the security and integrity of system and product solutions
• Perform engineering tasks/assignments in support of business needs
• Lead, guide and mentor Junior staff
• Apply engineering principles to the design and enhancement of systems
• Anticipate and adjust for potential impact of upcoming changes
• Document new system components, or modifications to existing components
• Full life-cycle project management
• Perform research, procurement, deployment and configuration of systems
• Present clear, organized & concise information to audiences to enable business decisions
• Provide input and make budgetary recommendations
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Participate in On-call Rotation (as required) for emergency technical support and planned maintenance activities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent education, training, and experience
• Extensive hands-on experience supporting the operations, maintenance and administration of Azure Platform infrastructure
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiations, facilitation and consensus building skills
• Technical lead for a team of Senior/Junior Cloud Engineers to design, develop and deliver IT solutions (Azure)
• Advanced expertise in Infrastructure as Code principles (IaC) using Bicep/Terraform
• Advanced experience in scripting with Windows PowerShell/Terraform/Bicep to automate, migrate, patch and upgrade cloud infrastructure
• Expertise in engineering Azure Platform as a Service (Azure PaaS)
• Understanding of cloud security best practices and compliance standards
• Experience working with cloud deployments (Scaling, resiliency, load balancing)

Nice-to-haves

• Prior experience working in a financial organization
• AZ-305 - Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

Benefits

• Highly competitive pay
• Generous benefits and perks
• Hybrid workplace flexibility
• Career development opportunities