About
What makes this role different is how we work. AI is part of your daily toolkit. We’re not looking for someone who is merely “interested in” AI tools—you already know how to use them to accelerate real work. You understand how tools like Claude Code can dramatically reduce the time it takes to build infrastructure, write scripts, or troubleshoot problems, and you’re motivated to apply that speed in a production environment.
This is a hands‑on engineering role. Expect to spend the majority of your time building and improving infrastructure, sometimes designing and refining solutions with more senior engineers, and minimal time in meetings. If your goal is to move away from hands‑on engineering or into a role focused primarily on diagramming and presentations, this likely isn’t the right fit.
Infrastructure as Code at Scale
Terraform modules for Azure Government and Commercial deployments—networking, compute, storage, identity, databases, monitoring
AI‑assisted Terraform module generation with automated testing, documentation, and compliance validation
State management patterns for multi‑environment deployments (dev/QA/staging/prod) with proper isolation
Drift detection and remediation automation—catch what changed and fix it before it becomes an incident
Support Azure SQL and SQL Server performance —query optimization, index strategies, execution plan analysis
Zero/Minimal‑downtime database migrations with automated rollback strategies.
Stored procedure optimization and refactoring with proper error handling and logging
Automated maintenance: index rebuilds, statistics updates, consistency checks, backup validation
Query Store analysis and AI‑assisted performance troubleshooting
Hub‑and‑spoke architectures with proper segmentation for FedRAMP boundaries
Private Link configurations, DNS forwarding, and service endpoint strategies
ExpressRoute and VPN connectivity for hybrid scenarios
Azure Firewall and NSG policies with AI‑assisted rule generation and audit
ZScaler integration and troubleshooting for secure internet egress
Automation & Scripting
PowerShell modules for Azure resource management, database operations, reporting, and remediation
Bash scripts for Linux workloads and CI/CD pipeline integration
Python utilities for API integrations, data processing, and custom tooling
AI‑assisted script generation with proper error handling, logging, and testing
Operational Excellence
Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights configurations
Database and infrastructure alerting that’s actionable, not noise
Runbooks and automation for common remediation tasks
Cost analysis and optimization—Reserved Instances, right‑sizing, orphaned resources
Qualifications: You are a great fit for this role if you:
Required:
5+ years hands‑on Azure infrastructure experience (Azure Government strongly preferred)
Bachelor s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
Strong SQL Server / Azure SQL skills: query optimization, index tuning, execution plans, stored procedures
Strong Terraform experience: modules, workspaces, remote state, provider configuration, testing with Terratest or similar
Active use of AI coding tools (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor) in your daily workflow
Git workflows: branching strategies, PR reviews, merge conflict resolution
Experience with FedRAMP, CMMC, or similar compliance frameworks
Comfortable debugging production issues under pressure—databases, networking, or infrastructure
Due to customer requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required. Ability to gain and maintain Trusted Role is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
You are exactly who we are looking for if you:
Azure certifications (AZ‑104, AZ‑305, AZ‑500, DP‑300)
Experience with database migrations, version control for schema changes (Flyway, Liquibase, or similar)
Bicep experience in addition to Terraform
GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps pipeline development
Python scripting for automation and tooling
Experience with Azure PIM, Conditional Access, and identity governance
Container platforms: AKS, Container Apps, Docker
Background in defense, aerospace, or highly regulated industries
Remote: NC, GA, TX, NJ, PA, IL, DC, MD, OH, FL, SC, VA, CO, IN
What Sets You Apart You’ve already changed how you work because of AI tools. You don’t just use autocomplete—you’ve figured out how to prompt for entire infrastructure patterns, optimize complex SQL queries, and iterate faster than you ever could manually. You have opinions about which AI tools work best for different tasks.
You prefer automation over manual effort. When you see a team doing something repetitive, your instinct is to automate it. When you see documentation that’s out of date, you think about how to generate it from the source of truth.
You can context‑switch. Monday might be debugging a DNS forwarding issue. Tuesday might be optimizing a slow stored procedure. Wednesday might be writing a Terraform module for a new service. Thursday might be helping a developer understand why their app can’t reach a database. You’re comfortable across the stack.
Benefits
We believe in employee development: we promote internally and provide training and educational assistance
We provide a fun, engaged workplace, with social and community‑building events
We offer comprehensive benefits and flexible time off plans
Exostar is an Equal Employment Employer. The company provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability status or genetic information. Exostar is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons in all facets of employment including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, training, benefits, transfers and working conditions.
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Languages
- English
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