Azure Cloud Engineer (Secret Clearance

Take2 Consulting, LLC; Fort Meade (MD); À distance; USD 130 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Take2 Consulting, LLC is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, develop, configure, and deploy IaaS/PaaS and SaaS services in the Azure Cloud. You will support DoD modernization projects, migrate on-prem apps to cloud, and lead data migrations to cloud databases with vendor support.

The role requires active DoD clearance and strong ICAM/IDAM experience, plus expertise in CI/CD, IaC, and security practices. Remote work is possible with on-site Ft. Meade as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing, deploying, and operating cloud solutions across Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Active SECRET or higher DoD clearance (US citizenship required) and IAT Level II certification such as Security+ or CISSP.

Responsabilités

• Design and deploy as code system architecture for IaaS/PaaS/SaaS in the Azure Cloud.
• Provide inputs to the enterprise cloud and mission architecture design.
• Evaluate and support application architectures for cloud modernization.
• Identify opportunities to improve user experience, efficiency, and sustainment costs.
• Enforce security best practices across cloud, network, and data security.

Connaissances

Cloud architecture

Team leadership

IDAM

CI/CD

IaC

Ansible

Azure Functions

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Outils

Azure

AWS

GCP

Description du poste

The Senior Cloud Engineer will design, develop, configure, and deploy IaaS/PaaS and SaaS services within the Azure Cloud to fulfill end user requirements. The position will support multiple engineering projects modernizing the DoD Environment, including the migration of applications from on-premises to the cloud and zero-trust network initiatives. Engineering efforts will include design, deployment, test, and migration of the solutions the candidate develops. This work will include acting as the sole engineer supporting the migration of data from an on-premises database FlexLogic DB to a cloud Oracle database with support from the application vendor.

JOB LOCATION

Remote, but must be able to work onsite at Ft. Meade, if required.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT

Must possess an Active SECRET or above DoD clearance to be considered. (US Citizenship required)

Primary Responsibilities

• Design and deploy as code system architecture for IaaS/PaaS/SaaS services in the Azure Cloud
• Provide inputs to the design of the enterprise’s cloud and mission architecture
• Evaluate and support application architectures across platforms to ensure alignment to cloud and application modernization strategies, capabilities and requirements
• Continually identify opportunities for improvement, including innovations aimed at improving the user experience, improving efficiencies, and lowering sustainment costs
• Enforce security best practices and guidelines, leveraging knowledge of security policies, network security, and data security
• Initiate frequent interactions with the team of cloud engineers to identify areas of improvement and facilitate their career growth, including participation in annual performance reviews
• Scale cloud solutions, and migrate data center capabilities to the cloud, enabling the support of Fourth Estate Networks and Users supporting approximately 400k users.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 12+ years of prior relevant experience
• Experience managing teams of engineers, including mentoring and fostering communication and collaboration across the team
• Expertise designing, deploying, and operating solutions built on Azure, AWS or GCP
• Experience with Identity Access Management (IDAM), AzureAD, CyberArk, Okta or other modern ICAM solutions.
• Experience developing and deploying Infrastructure as Code (IaC), utilizing continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools, and leveraging automation platforms such as Ansible or Azure Functions
• Understanding of Federal Government application, server, and network security requirements such as NIST, FedRAMP, and FISMA
• Ability to work effectively within a distributed technical team, aided by ** strong written and verbal communication skills
• Current IAT Level II (or higher) Certification such as Security + or CISSP

Desired Qualifications

• Recognized cloud certification, such as Microsoft Azure Associate Administrator
• Familiarity with the Atlassian suite, including Jira and Confluence
• Experience with PrinterLogic application and database