Azure Cloud & DevOps Engineer — Federal On-site in DC

LightFeather; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

LightFeather is seeking an Azure Cloud/DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and manage secure cloud solutions for federal IT environments in a hybrid role with four on-site days in Washington, DC and one day of telework. You will support Azure infrastructure, automation, and security while applying DevOps practices to drive performance and compliance.

Responsibilities include deploying Azure resources, IaC with Terraform, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and PowerShell scripting, plus configuring AVD

Qualifications

• Active Secret or higher clearance.
• 3+ years of experience with Azure Cloud Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• 3+ years of experience using Terraform for IaC.
• 3+ years of experience using GitLab.
• Minimum of 4 years experience with PowerShell scripting.
• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Systems Engineering (mid-level target).
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure core services and architecture.
• Proficiency with Terraform (high priority), PowerShell, and GitLab CI/CD.
• Experience supporting Azure networking (VNets, routing, NSGs, VPN/ExpressRoute).
• Hands-on experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) in production environments.
• Understanding of federal cloud security frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST, RMF).
• Ability to work on-site in Washington, DC four days per week.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure including VMs, VNets, Storage, Azure AD, and PaaS services.
• Manage and optimize Azure networking components (VNets, NSGs, Load Balancers, VPN/ExpressRoute connectivity).
• Develop and maintain Terraform templates as the primary IaC tool.
• Support automation via PowerShell, Bash, YAML/JSON, and GitLab pipelines.
• Deploy, configure, and manage AVD environments including host pools, session hosts, FSLogix profile containers, and Azure AD/M365 integrations.
• Provide troubleshooting and performance optimization for AVD users.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines in GitLab.
• Automate cloud operations, system configuration, and monitoring tasks.
• Implement secure cloud practices aligned with federal requirements (RBAC, Key Vault, IAM, encryption).
• Ensure compliance with NIST, RMF, FedRAMP, and agency-specific controls.
• Use Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and related tools to analyze system health, diagnose issues, and enforce SLAs.
• Work with engineering, security, and program staff to support ongoing cloud modernization efforts.
• Support onsite collaboration with customer stakeholders.

Skills

Secret clearance

Cloud engineering experience

DevOps practices

collaboration

Tools

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

PowerShell

Azure

Job description

LightFeather is seeking an Azure Cloud/DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and manage secure cloud solutions for federal IT environments in a hybrid role with four on-site days in Washington, DC and one day of telework. You will support Azure infrastructure, automation, and security while applying DevOps practices to drive performance and compliance.

Responsibilities include deploying Azure resources, IaC with Terraform, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and PowerShell scripting, plus configuring AVD