Azure & Infrastructure Engineer Job Columbus area,Ohio USA,IT/Tech

Description

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.

Position

Summary

Key Responsibilities 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 identity integration using Microsoft Entra (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 Power Edge 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

Qualifications 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/Express Route, 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 (Fin Ops)
Experience with Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) for identity and access management
Ability to lead complex, multi-team cloud and infrastructure transformation efforts

Preferred

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…