Senior Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Job Title:
Senior Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Job Location:
Hybrid [3 days]- Plymouth, MN, USA.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer – Azure to design, deploy, optimize, and support enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure solutions within Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Azure cloud services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud networking, automation, security, and hybrid cloud environments. This role will be responsible for driving cloud modernization initiatives, improving platform reliability, enhancing operational efficiency, and collaborating with development and operations teams to build scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions.

Information sourced from RE:
Urgent opening for Senior Cloud Infra Engineer

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $99,000 to $115,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

In this role, you will

• Design, implement, and continuously improve Azure cloud infrastructure services including virtual machines, storage solutions, networking components, container platforms, and platform services to support business-critical applications.

• Develop scalable, secure, and highly available cloud architectures that align with enterprise standards, operational requirements, and business objectives.

• Engineer, deploy, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Bicep, Terraform, or Open Tofu to standardize cloud provisioning and configuration management.

• Build and automate cloud operations through scripting and tooling, leveraging Power Shell and other automation frameworks to improve deployment velocity and operational efficiency.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues across Azure networking, compute, storage, identity, security, and hybrid connectivity platforms while ensuring minimal business disruption.

• Design, implement, and support hybrid cloud networking solutions, including VPNs, Express Route connectivity, secure access controls, and integration with on-premises environments.

• Develop and maintain enterprise observability platforms, including monitoring, logging, alerting, performance analytics, and operational dashboards to enhance service reliability and incident response.

• Collaborate with platform engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and application development teams to establish cloud engineering standards, governance frameworks, and operational best practices.

• Evaluate and implement Azure-native capabilities and emerging cloud technologies that improve application performance, resilience, scalability, and operational efficiency.

• Apply and enforce cloud security best practices, including identity and access management, network segmentation, security monitoring, compliance controls, vulnerability management, and data protection requirements.

• Optimize cloud infrastructure costs by monitoring consumption, analyzing utilization patterns, rightsizing resources, and recommending architectural improvements for financial efficiency.

• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers by providing technical guidance, conducting design reviews, sharing best practices, and fostering continuous learning across the cloud engineering organization.

What you’ll need to succeed (required skills)

• 10+ years of IT infrastructure and cloud engineering experience.

• 10+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience.

• Strong expertise in Azure Compute, Networking, Storage, Identity, Security, and Platform Services.

• 5+ years of Infrastructure as Code…