Azure Infrastructure Engineer

We are seeking an Azure Infrastructure Engineer to support the architecture, migration, and optimization of enterprise workloads in Azure. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across cloud platforms, implementing modern infrastructure practices, and collaborating with technical leaders to build secure, scalable, and high-performing environments.

You will play a key part in evaluating existing systems, guiding cloud adoption, and delivering reliable solutions using infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment processes.

About First Factory

We are a software development company with over two decades of experience, boasting a dynamic team of 175+ professionals actively engaged in diverse projects across various industries. We invite you to join us on this journey as we continue to thrive and embrace fresh challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and execute the development and implementation of infrastructure on Azure.
• Perform analysis on existing Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and on-premises application systems to make and implement recommendations for operational efficiency, security & governance, and high availability across enterprise-wide, global application systems.
• Migrate enterprise application workloads, workflows, processes, and automation to the Azure ecosystem using industry-standard and proprietary processes & technologies.
• Support current state analysis and work with enterprise architects to build target state architecture, contributing to design sessions and technical solutions.
• Leverage infrastructure-as-code (Bicep, Terraform) and automated processes (Azure DevOps pipelines) to implement solutions reliably and repeatedly.
• Define and clearly communicate requirements to stakeholders.
• Work as a team member across the complete life cycle of delivery, including architecture, design, development, testing/validation, and documentation.
• Support operational handoff to customer-facing teams.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in Systems Administration (or comparable experience), such as Windows Server administration, Linux systems administration, database administration (SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• 3+ years of experience with Azure cloud platform supporting infrastructure deployments, network deployments, and infrastructure-as-code (Bicep, Terraform) or systems scripting (PowerShell, Bash).
• At least 2 years of experience with Azure VM migrations, modernization activities (VM to App Service, DB VMs to Azure SQL, etc.), and usage of Azure Migrate for native migrations.
• Experience working in collaboration with senior architecture or technical leadership resources to ensure the deployed infrastructure meets the functional and operational requirements.
• Understanding of high availability and disaster recovery principles, patterns, and applications.
• Experience supporting Production applications or workloads, being able to perform tests and troubleshoot related issues.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

For over 25 years, First Factory has been a place where collaborative excellence meets modern technologies. We’re a strong team building exceptional software solutions from Costa Rica and LATAM for primarily US-based clients. With industry-low turnover, top eNPS globally, and 5 consecutive Inc. 5000 awards, we foster an environment where talented engineers thrive on challenging projects using modern tech stacks.