About the Role
The Cloud Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for cloud administration, infrastructure operations, security remediation, system reliability, and Level 3 technical support. This role involves troubleshooting complex technical problems, collaborating within a DevSecOps team, and leveraging automation and AI technologies to enhance operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Manage patching, updates, and lifecycle for Azure VMs and cloud workloads.
- Support remaining on-premises infrastructure during its transition to the cloud.
- Maintain operational documentation, standards, and procedures.
- Coordinate with vendors and service providers to resolve infrastructure issues.
- Act as an escalation point for complex infrastructure issues.
- Troubleshoot cloud, server, networking, identity, and application connectivity problems.
- Participate in root cause analysis and problem resolution efforts.
- Participate in major incident response and problem management activities.
- Support Microsoft Entra ID administration and identity services.
- Assist with Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, and security remediation activities.
- Partner with the Information Security team on vulnerability management and platform hardening.
- Actively participate in DevSecOps practices, including working with security on scanning pipelines and shift-left collaboration.
- Work closely with Infrastructure, Security, Development, and business stakeholders to support projects and initiatives.
- Use Jira and Azure DevOps to track work and document activities.
- Take part in daily DevSecOps working sessions and cross-functional syncs.
- Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts and automation solutions.
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual operational effort.
- Leverage AI-assisted tools to improve troubleshooting, documentation, and operational efficiency.
- Contribute to infrastructure modernization and cloud optimization initiatives.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of infrastructure, systems administration, or cloud operations experience.
- Hands-on experience administering Microsoft Azure environments.
- Experience supporting Windows Server environments.
- Experience with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra ID.
- Experience with PowerShell scripting.
- Experience working within a cross-functional Cloud Operations or DevSecOps team.
- Experience using work management and collaboration platforms such as Jira.
- Availability to participate in occasional scheduled maintenance windows and after-hours response during major incidents or critical outages.
Skills
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Understanding of networking, identity, and security fundamentals.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- PowerShell scripting
- Microsoft Azure administration
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Jira
- Azure DevOps
- DevSecOps practices
- AI-assisted tools
Location
- Remote (NY, NJ, CT, MD, VA, PA, MA, RI, or Washington, DC)
Work Type
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3-5 years
Education Level
- Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification is a plus.
Salary/Compensations
- $125,000 - $135,000
Benefits
- Generous paid time off and paid sick and safe leave
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Competitive medical, dental and vision benefits
- Exceptional retirement benefits
- Monthly remote stipend
- Training and Tuition assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
About the Company
- AIP Publishing is a leading publisher of the physical sciences, dedicated to accelerating scientific discovery and reimagining scholarly publishing.
- We are building a living network of knowledge to spark thinking, connect people, and drive new ways forward, empowering a vibrant global community using science for good.
- We foster a collaborative, creative atmosphere and encourage a workplace culture that maximizes individual contributions.
- We are always looking to evolve our thinking and operations, encouraging an environment where everybody feels comfortable, seen, and able to do their best work.
- A wholly owned not-for-profit subsidiary of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), AIP Publishing’s mission is to advance, promote, and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity by breaking barriers to open, fair research communication and empowering researchers to accelerate global progress.
- AIP Publishing supports the charitable, scientific, and educational purposes of AIP through scholarly publishing activities on its behalf and on behalf of our publishing partners.
- Our publishing portfolio includes digital books, AIP Conference Proceedings, and peer-reviewed journals across a spectrum of research areas.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
