Azure Engineer

Diné Development Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 109,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life & disability insurance

Retirement match

Paid time off

EAP

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) seeks an Azure subject-matter expert to design and sustain secure, scalable hybrid-cloud solutions for government and commercial workloads.

You will analyze spending, select services, implement landing zones, and enforce governance with RBAC, tagging, and policies, while embedding Zero Trust and identity governance for resilient operations.

This role requires active Secret clearance and a Bachelor’s degree, with compensation in the $109,000–$139,000 range.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or Computer Science required.
• Active Secret clearance required for this position.
• Minimum 4+ years of Azure cloud experience.
• Azure-focused certification strongly desired (e.g., Azure Administrator and/or Azure Solutions Architect).

Responsibilities

• Analyze Azure spending, forecast costs, and optimize budgets.
• Evaluate Azure services (AKS, Functions, Policy) to support workloads.
• Design landing zones with RBAC, tagging, and governance.
• Embed Zero Trust, identity governance, and threat protection.
• Ensure FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, EO 14028, CNSSI 1253 compliance.
• Monitor cloud spend with Cost Management and Advisor.
• Architect cloud-native and hybrid solutions with on-prem.
• Coordinate with DevOps, security, and government stakeholders.
• Provide architectural oversight for migration and modernization.
• Support classified/SPIRNet systems per authorization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Azure governance

RBAC

Cost Management

Zero Trust

NIST SP 800-53

FedRAMP

Security architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or Computer Science

Tools

AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service)

Azure Functions

Azure Policy

Azure Cost Management

Job description

Position serves as the Azure subject matter expert supporting Azure subscriptions and instances, cloud architecture, governance, security, modernization, and cost optimization. The position works with government personnel, security operations, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to design and sustain secure, scalable hybrid-cloud solutions and provide architectural oversight for cloud migration and modernization initiatives.

This Role is Contingent Upon Contract Award

Responsibilities

• Analyze Azure cloud spending, identify trends, develop cost-reduction strategies, maintain cloud budgets, and forecast future cloud costs.
• Evaluate and select Azure services, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, Azure Policy, and other cloud-native services, to support enterprise workloads.
• Design secure Azure landing zones and implement governance models using management groups, role-based access control (RBAC), tagging strategies, and Azure Policy.
• Embed Zero Trust principles, identity governance, and threat protection into cloud designs in coordination with security operations.
• Ensure Azure solutions align with applicable Federal mandates and security requirements, including FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, EO 14028, CNSSI 1253, and internal security policies.
• Monitor and optimize cloud spend using Azure Cost Management and Azure Advisor.
• Architect cloud-native and hybrid-cloud solutions that integrate Azure services with on-premises systems.
• Coordinate with DevOps, security, infrastructure, and government stakeholders to maintain architectural consistency and alignment with mission requirements.
• Provide architectural oversight for cloud migration and modernization projects and support secure, highly available Azure operations.
• Support classified/SPIRNet systems as authorized and maintain required technical/security documentation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Years of Experience: Minimum 4 or more years of experience within the Azure cloud environment
• Education Level: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in IT or Computer Science
• Clearance Requirements: Active Secret clearance required for this position.
• Certification Requirements: None required but Azure-focused professional certification is strongly desired (e.g., Microsoft Azure Administrator and/or Azure Solutions Architect)
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Azure governance, Azure Policy, RBAC, management groups, Azure Cost Management, Azure Advisor, hybrid-cloud architecture, Zero Trust, identity governance, threat protection, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, EO 14028, and CNSSI 1253.
• Must be able to collaborate across security, DevOps, infrastructure, and Government teams and communicate architecture and cost recommendations clearly.

Salary Range: $109,000 to $139,000

The compensation range listed for this position represents the good faith salary range Diné Development Corporation (DDC) and its subsidiaries reasonably expect to pay for the role, in accordance with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including the position's responsibilities, the candidate's education, experience, skills, internal equity, market considerations, and any applicable collective bargaining agreements or legal requirements.

About Us

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) is a Navajo Nation–owned family of companies that provides government agencies and commercial organizations with high-quality IT, professional, environmental, and research and development services. DDC is dedicated to empowering the Navajo Nation and the communities we serve.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life and disability coverage
• retirement savings with company match
• paid time off
• voluntary supplemental benefits
• access to an employee assistance program
• educational assistance with tuition reimbursement

Equal Opportunity & Compliance Statement

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing information about compensation, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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