Junior Cloud Engineer

Salary: $70,000 - 98,000 per year Requirements:

• We require a bachelors degree and at least 1 year of relevant technical experience, or 2 additional years of experience in place of the degree.
• We expect demonstrated knowledge of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle, Sentris, and Microsoft Azure.
• We need proven ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve infrastructure, cloud, and application-level technical issues under tight deadlines.
• We require compliance with DoD 8140.03; the applicant must already hold, or be able to obtain within 6 months of hire, an approved baseline credential aligned to DoD 8140 Work Role System Administrator (451).
• We need the ability to analyze KPI and SLA data and provide insight into variances or performance issues.
• We prefer experience with AI-driven services or API-integrated cloud solutions such as Azure OpenAI, RESTful APIs, or API management tools.
• We prefer experience using incident management frameworks such as ITIL for SLA-driven ticketing, escalation handling, and urgent technical issues.
• We prefer experience performing schedule risk analysis.
• We prefer experience creating and maintaining schedule templates, processes, and procedures.
• We require a current and active Top Secret / SCI clearance.
• We require the ability to remain stationary for up to 75% of the workday.
• We require the ability to communicate effectively with coworkers, management, and customers, including presenting information.
• We require the ability to occasionally move around inside the office.
• We require the ability to operate a computer and other standard office equipment.

• We serve our Microsoft Azure customers by executing project tasks and activities, overseeing work completion, performing quality reviews, and reporting progress.
• We work with our team to deliver systems engineering and systems administration support for Azure, ITSM, Sentris, and Sentris-integrated solutions.
• We assist with technical design and implementation using Agile methods such as Scrum, and we plan, schedule, and update program activities in tools like MS Project and ADO.
• We identify high-risk areas and present recommendations to management.
• We build and maintain strong relationships with key client personnel.
• We coordinate root-cause analysis for complex technical errors within Azure and integrated environments.

• AI
• API
• Azure
• Cloud
• Incident Management
• Support
• ITIL
• ITSM
• DevOps
• Security

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We are collaborating with MANTECH to identify exceptional professionals for this Junior Cloud Engineer opportunity in Springfield, VA. We are seeking a motivated, career- and customer-oriented team member to support Azure-related systems engineering and administration work, along with ITSM and Sentris-integrated solutions. This role includes working in an Agile environment and contributing to technical design, implementation, quality review, and issue resolution across complex cloud environments.

last updated 35 week of 2026