Azure Cloud Engineer

Maania; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Maania is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer for a hybrid role in Washington, DC. The candidate must hold an active Top Secret clearance and bring hands-on expertise with Azure core services, Terraform, PowerShell, and GitLab CI/CD.

Responsibilities span cloud engineering, DevOps, and systems engineering for DoD/federal environments, including VNets, ExpressRoute, AVD, and AKS. On-site four days weekly with one telework day is required.

Skills

Azure Cloud Engineering

CI/CD pipelines

PowerShell scripting

GitLab CI/CD

Azure networking

Azure Virtual Desktop

Kubernetes

FedRAMP

Tools

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

PowerShell

Docker

AKS

Job description

Our client is looking for a Azure Cloud Engineer. If interested please send me your updated resume with your expected salary.Position type: Full timeLocation: Hybrid, On-site 4 days/week in Washington, D.C. 20006 and 1 day TeleworkClearance: Active Top Secret clearanceRequired QualificationsActive Secret or higher clearance3+ years of experience with Azure Cloud Engineering3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines3+ years of experience using Terraform for IaC3+ years of experience using GitLabMinimum of 4 years experience with PowerShell scripting5+ 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.Preferred QualificationsExperience supporting DoD or federal agency cloud environments.Experience with Docker/Kubernetes (AKS).Azure serverless tools (Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid).Cost optimization using Azure Cost Management / FinOps practices.