Lead Azure Cloud Engineer

Salary: $180,000 - 215,000 per year Requirements:

• Extensive hands-on experience installing, configuring, troubleshooting, repairing, upgrading, and supporting Microsoft Azure virtual environments.
• Expert knowledge of Windows Server environments and related technologies, including Azure, Active Directory Group Policy and Domain Services, Active Directory Federation Services, SFTP, server certificates, DHCP, and DNS.
• Expert knowledge of Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019, including installation, configuration, and maintenance of Windows Server 2016 and 2019.
• Expert understanding of networking concepts, including subnetting, VLAN segmentation, and routing and switching.
• Extensive experience maintaining enterprise IT services and troubleshooting Microsoft operating systems, Active Directory, Group Policy, servers, and appliances.
• Extensive experience installing, configuring, and maintaining VMware vSphere, including vCenter, ESX, and ESXi.
• One of the following certification combinations: MCSA or MCSE; a current Microsoft equivalent (Windows Server Administrator Associate, Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, Azure Administrator Associate, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert); or a current VMware certification together with MCSA or one of the listed Microsoft certifications.
• Preferred: experience as a technical lead or mentoring engineers; Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert; associate degree or higher.
• Applicants must obtain a favorable or interim public trust determination following a federal background investigation and obtain an HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification card before starting. A security clearance is not required to apply.
• Ability to complete required security and privacy awareness and role-based training, sign a nondisclosure agreement, and keep required certifications current.

• Lead Azure and server operations by advising on, designing, and overseeing server environment administration, and representing our team in Government meetings.
• Architect and configure Azure services to support cost efficiency, performance, reliability, and security, including serverless APIs, web back ends, automation, containers, event and stream processing, and load balancing.
• Install, operate, monitor, provision, and maintain VMware, Azure, Active Directory Federation Services, and SAN/NAS storage; lead the remaining migration from the on-premises data center to Azure.
• Administer Windows domain infrastructure and VMware virtualization across headquarters, Azure, and continuity-of-operations sites in Chicago and Dallas, including disaster recovery testing and server operating system and application security patching.
• Advise on, develop, and mentor the administration of two-way Active Directory trusts, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, distributed file shares, Exchange Online, Office 365, SQL Servers, and SAN.
• Design and manage virtual machine templates for rapid deployment on Azure VMware.
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures, disaster recovery documentation, equipment and connectivity diagrams, inventories, license renewals, and server certificates; process change requests through change control.
• Mentor systems engineers and cross-train our team to reduce reliance on any single individual.
• Provide after-hours support for emergencies when required, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

• AI
• Active Directory
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• Load Balancing
• Office 365
• SQL
• Security
• Serverless
• VPN
• VMware
• Web
• Windows
• DevOps

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We are iCallidus, Inc., a small-business federal IT contractor hiring a Lead Azure Cloud Engineer for an IT support team serving a federal agency. The role supports a hybrid environment combining Microsoft Azure with an on-premises Windows Server and VMware data center. It is fully remote within the United States, using a secure Government VPN and Government-furnished equipment. The eight-hour workday falls within the agencys Monday–Friday core hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Central time, excluding federal holidays; on-call coverage may be needed for after-hours emergencies. The annual salary range is $180,000–$215,000, depending on experience, skills, and qualifications, and benefits include 10 days of paid time off and 11 paid holidays. This Key Personnel role supports an existing Government contract whose current period runs through July 16, 2027, with a possible extension through July 16, 2029; continued employment depends on Government funding. The Government reviews and approves the selected candidate before they start, and we share their resume and certifications for that review. Before accessing Government systems, the employee must complete required security and privacy training and sign a nondisclosure agreement covering Government data. We use Anthropics Claude AI tool to help compare application materials with the qualifications in the posting and summarize the match; a person reviews every application and makes all hiring decisions. We are an equal opportunity employer and provide reasonable accommodations as required by law.

last updated 42 week of 2026