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Introduction
As an
Azure Cloud Engineer, you will use cutting-edge cloud and data technologies to streamline services to our clients. Join our team of Cloud professionals and accomplish what others only dream of.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Guiding the design and implementation of secure solutions and services across the client’s business and IT support areas
- Employ excellent client-facing and consulting skills to create innovative business solutions based on your network and systems experience
- Define and implement secure networking solutions between on-premises data centers and commercial clouds
- Develop solutions integrating Microsoft Azure commercial clouds (public and government community) with services hosted on-premises and in other clouds
- Develop and maintain software solutions/scripts to support automation of cloud configuration and administration
- Implement AIS cloud infrastructure solution offerings based on public cloud, private cloud, hybrid client environments, and multi-cloud environments
- Support security audits, accreditation, and certification processes, and obtaining authority to operate (ATO) for cloud-based system architectures
- Set quality standards for tools, techniques, and methodologies, advising on their application, and ensuring compliance
Location and Travel Details:
- This is a remote position with occasional travel to Washington, DC area (if needed)
Security Clearance And Citizenship Requirements
- Must have and maintain a Secret clearance
Required For This Opportunity
- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent work experience) and 8+ years of experience
- Azure certification such as AZ-900 required
- Security+ or similar IAT II certification required
- Strong experience with API Security, Container Security, Azure Cloud Security
- Must be well versed in general infrastructure technology and understand public and private cloud concepts such as Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Desktop as a Service (DaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- Experience with automation to Infrastructure (IaC - Infrastructure as Code)
- Experience with the Cloud, Windows/SQL Server, Application Support, PowerShell scripting, and virtualization
- Experience developing, configuring, and managing cloud-based systems supporting enterprise web-based applications
- Ability to manage Azure subscriptions and resources, implement and manage storage, deploy and manage virtual machines, configure and manage virtual networks, and manage identities
- Experience with developing scalable architectures using API management, microservice frameworks, PaaS, and container orchestration systems, or other applicable platforms
- General understanding in authentication protocols
Nice To Have Skills
- Intermediate Azure certification preferred
- Knowledge of private endpoint, firewall, Active Directory and Microsoft Entra preferred
- Experience implementing secure and scalable hybrid cloud architectures
- Experience with DevOps workflows using tools like GitLab, Jenkins, and others
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