Cloud Services Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of secure Azure cloud infrastructures.
• Define cloud architecture, migration strategies, technical roadmaps, and security protocols with stakeholders.
• Architect Kubernetes environments using self-hosted clusters and managed services including AKS, EKS, and GKE.
• Implement cloud-native solutions using DevSecOps, automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement practices.
• Support migration and delivery of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions.
• Automate infrastructure using Ansible, Terraform, ARM/Bicep templates, PowerShell, and scripting.
• Design high-availability, disaster-recovery, incident-response, cybersecurity, and cloud cost-optimization solutions.
• Provide customer-facing technical guidance, translate business requirements into technical solutions, and mentor cloud engineering teams.
• Lead cross-functional cloud transformation projects and align technical delivery with project objectives.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret clearance, with interim Top Secret or Secret clearance accepted.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 4 years of experience in cloud architecture, including hands-on Azure experience.
• Experience designing and implementing IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud solutions.
• Strong experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, containerization, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Ansible, Terraform, ARM, Bicep, JSON, YAML, PowerShell, and Python or similar scripting languages.
• Knowledge of cloud security frameworks, network architectures, and identity management including Azure AD and OAuth.
• Experience in customer-facing roles and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and complex projects, with strong analytical and leadership skills.
• Master’s degree, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect certification, government or federal experience, and knowledge of DevSecOps, microservices, cloud-native development, Azure Monitor, and performance tuning are preferred.
• Ability to work onsite daily in Washington, D.C., or Denver, CO.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Voluntary critical illness, hospital, and accident benefit programs.
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid leave programs for eligible full-time employees working at least 30 hours per week regularly.
• Flexible work-life balance, professional development, performance and recognition programs, and a collaborative work environment.
• Daily onsite work is required in Washington, D.C., or Denver, CO.