Cloud Engineer - IT Service Provider

Become part of a visionary team that’s at the forefront of safeguarding national security and enhancing critical infrastructure. They are on the lookout for a talented Cloud Engineer ready to thrive in a fast-paced environment. This role offers the chance to dive into groundbreaking projects that impact both government and commercial sectors. 

If you're eager to make a significant difference and unleash your expertise in IT and communications, this is your opportunity to shine!

Responsibilities:

• Manage and administer the Microsoft Azure cloud environment, including provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring, policy governance and security.
• Design, develop, and implement highly available, multi-region solutions within Microsoft Azure
• Analyze existing operational standards, processes, and/or governance to identify and implement improvements.
• Migrate existing infrastructure services to cloud-based solutions.
• Manage security and access controls of cloud-based solutions.
• Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) leveraging cloud native tooling to ensure automated and consistent platform deployments.
• Develop and implement policy driven data protection best practices to ensure cloud solutions are protected from data loss.
• Support cloud adoption of applications as they are being transformed and/or modernized.
• Ensure all infrastructure components meet proper performance and capacity standards.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to address and resolve technical escalations.

Skills/Must have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Over 8 years of expertise in Microsoft Azure, including design, deployment, and optimization of IaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Proven experience in designing and operating medium to large-scale enterprise infrastructure, databases, and applications.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Azure CLI, Puppet, and Ansible.
• Proficient in scripting languages such as Perl, Python, and PowerShell, with strong skills in version control using GIT.
• Experience with Terraform Cloud, Azure DevOps, Jira, and ServiceNow.
• Broad IT knowledge encompassing networking, systems administration, data protection, information security, and CI/CD tools.
• A passion for learning and mentoring others in a collaborative environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a keen attention to detail

Salary:

• $90 Per Hour