Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer

Title: Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer
Location: Vienna, VA
Work Schedule: hybrid, onsite 3 days a week
Pay Rate: Open to both W2 and established 1099's
Position Type: Multiyear Contract

This group is looking for a Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer. Local candidates preferred. Candidates must have a minimum of 7+ years of professional cloud/platform/DevOps experience and at least 5 years of hands-on Azure experience.

The three most critical areas for this position are:
1. Azure and AKS
2. GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Actions/CI/CD
3. IAM and Cloud Security/DevSecOps

The person will build, manage, secure, automate, and troubleshoot enterprise Azure and Kubernetes platforms, while also managing GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Actions. This is a senior engineering role— not basic infrastructure administration .

The engineer will work with development, security, architecture, SRE, and product teams to create secure, automated, reliable, and scalable cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer to design, implement, secure, automate, and support enterprise cloud platforms, Kubernetes environments, developer platforms, and CI/CD ecosystems.

As the client continues to modernize its cloud-native application landscape and software delivery capabilities, we require a highly skilled platform engineer who can provide expertise across Azure infrastructure, identity and access management, Kubernetes administration, GitHub Enterprise, automation frameworks, and deployment pipelines. The successful candidate will serve as a technical leader responsible for ensuring cloud platforms are secure, reliable, scalable, observable, and production-ready.

This is not a traditional infrastructure administration role . It is a specialized engineering position focused on cloud platform architecture, Kubernetes operations, identity management, GitHub administration, automation engineering, deployment governance, and DevSecOps enablement. The individual will work closely with Application Development teams, Platform Engineering, Information Security, Architecture, SRE, and Product Owners to build and operate enterprise-grade cloud and development platforms.

The Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer will play a critical role in enabling secure software delivery, cloud tenancy management, infrastructure automation, deployment standardization, and developer productivity across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:
• Design, implement, administer, and support Azure cloud platform services and enterprise workloads.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize Azure services including:

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Service Bus
• Azure Storage Accounts
• Azure Functions
• Azure App Services
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure API Management
• Azure Monitor
• Log Analytics
• Azure Networking Services

• Design and maintain highly available, resilient, scalable, and secure cloud-native architectures.
• Deploy, administer, and support AKS clusters including:

• Cluster provisioning
• Upgrades and patching
• Ingress controllers
• Autoscaling
• Networking configurations
• Monitoring and observability
• Workload security

• Implement and manage Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions utilizing:

• Microsoft Entra ID
• RBAC
• Managed Identities
• Service Principals
• Conditional Access
• Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

• Establish least-privilege access models and governance standards across cloud environments.
• Automate and standardize the configuration/administration of GitHub Enterprise environments including:

• Organizations
• Teams
• Repositories
• Branch Protection Policies
• Repository Rulesets
• Security Policies
• Secret Management
• Enterprise Governance Controls

• Deploy and support GitHub Apps, OAuth integrations, webhooks, and enterprise authentication mechanisms.
• Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines utilizing:

• GitHub Actions
• Reusable Workflows
• Composite Actions
• Self-Hosted Runners
• GitHub Enterprise Integrations

• Administer GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners including provisioning, scaling, security hardening, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
• Implement secure workload authentication using:

• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• Managed Identities
• Federated Credentials
• Secretless Authentication Patterns

• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using:

• Packer
• ARM Templates

• Integrate CI/CD pipelines with Azure cloud services and Kubernetes environments.
• Implement deployment strategies including:

• Blue-Green Deployments
• Canary Releases
• Rolling Updates

• Establish DevSecOps controls and automated quality gates across software delivery pipelines.
• Support software supply chain security initiatives, dependency management, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and observability solutions utilizing:

• Azure Monitor
• Log Analytics
• Application Insights
• Prometheus
• Grafana

• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, identity, networking, CI/CD, and application deployment issues.
• Create operational runbooks, architecture documentation, platform standards, and engineering best practices.
• Partner with development teams to improve platform reliability, deployment velocity, security posture, and operational effectiveness.
• Support production incidents, root-cause analysis activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related technical disciplines.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience working with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Strong experience administering and supporting:

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Functions
• Azure Service Bus
• Azure Storage Accounts
• Azure App Services
• Azure Networking Services
• Azure Key Vault

• Strong expertise in Identity and Access Management including:

• Microsoft Entra ID
• RBAC
• Managed Identities
• Service Principals
• Conditional Access
• PIM

• Extensive experience administering GitHub Enterprise environments.
• Strong experience developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Experience configuring and managing:

• GitHub Apps
• OAuth Integrations
• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• Self-Hosted Runners
• Repository Security Controls

• Experience administering Kubernetes environments and containerized workloads.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using:
• Experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, and automation scripting.
• Strong understanding of:

• Cloud Security
• DevSecOps
• CI/CD Practices
• Enterprise Governance
• Software Supply Chain Security

• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to operate independently and provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Microsoft Certified:

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Azure Administrator Associate
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• GitHub Actions Certification
• Experience implementing GitOps deployment models.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise GitHub environments.
• Experience with Azure Landing Zones and cloud governance frameworks.
• Experience with enterprise security and compliance programs.
• Experience within financial services, banking, insurance, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience supporting enterprise developer platforms and internal engineering enablement programs.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps integration, developer self-service platforms, and modern platform engineering practices.

Ideal Candidate Profile:
A highly technical cloud and platform engineering professional who possesses deep expertise across Microsoft Azure services, Kubernetes, identity and access management, GitHub Enterprise administration, GitHub Actions, CI/CD automation, and infrastructure as code. This individual can independently design, operate, secure, and optimize enterprise cloud platforms while enabling development teams through reliable self-service capabilities, modern deployment pipelines, and robust governance controls. They serve as a trusted technical leader responsible for ensuring cloud and developer platforms are secure, scalable, compliant, operationally mature, and production ready.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, TeamPeople, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.