Azure Systems Engineer

TerraPower

Bellevue (WA)

On-site

USD 117,922 - 176,833

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Comprehensive Medical Benefits

401k Plan

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

A leading nuclear technology firm in Bellevue, Washington, is looking for an Azure Systems Engineer to manage Azure Government hosted resources and ensure compliance with security standards. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of Azure experience, strong scripting skills, and a deep understanding of HPC operations. This role requires collaboration across teams to provide reliable cloud services while supporting nuclear energy research initiatives. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

5+ years managing Azure environments is required.
Experience with Azure Government services is crucial.
Strong scripting skills are needed.

Responsibilities

Administer Azure environments including compute and storage.
Design secure Azure configurations for compliance.
Manage identity and access through Entra ID.

Skills

Azure Management

HPC Operations

Identity Management

Scripting (PowerShell, Python)

Security Compliance

Problem-Solving Skills

Education

Minimum 5 years of Azure management experience

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Overview

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. The company works to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy, along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. TerraPower aims to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. The company’s activities in nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy, and medical applications, all contributing to human health benefits.

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in advanced nuclear reactor research and development, influencing change within the nuclear power landscape, and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Role

Azure Systems Engineer

TerraPower is seeking a skilled and experienced Azure Engineer to support the company\'s Azure Government hosted resources. These resources include identity management, HPC operations, compute workloads, data management, secure storage, and AI services. The organization conducts nuclear energy reactor design and energy production research within a controlled and compliance-driven IT environment, requiring precision, reliability, and adherence to stringent security and quality standards.

This position is in the Enterprise IT team managing Azure access, High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure, engineering software environments, and regulated compute workloads, partnering closely with Infrastructure Architecture, Security, DevOps, and Application teams to ensure cloud services are reliable, scalable, and compliant with corporate and regulatory requirements across all Azure Gov resources.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with disciplined operational awareness. They understand how to manage cloud resources in a controlled, compliant, and performance-sensitive environment, enabling advanced computing and research initiatives while maintaining security, efficiency, and reliability aligned with mission-critical objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Administer and optimize Azure Government environments, including compute, identity, networking, storage, and PaaS services
Design, implement, and maintain secure Azure configurations supporting HPC clusters, AI workflows, and research workloads in compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements
Support and integrate Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm for orchestration, scaling, and management of HPC workloads
Manage diverse storage solutions (e.g., Blob/File, NetApp, Managed Lustre, etc.), ensuring appropriate performance, cost optimization, and compliance with data retention policies
Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates and automation scripts in the TerraPower repository (e.g., using Bicep, Terraform, Ansible) for consistent environment deployment and management
Partner with DevOps teams to support application deployments and platform services
Oversee identity and access management through Entra ID and role-based access control (RBAC) aligned to least-privilege principles
Implement and maintain security controls including network segmentation, encryption, monitoring, and compliance reporting consistent with organizational governance requirements
Collaborating with Infrastructure Architecture, IT Operations, and Engineering teams to support controlled environments hosting qualified scientific and engineering software
Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve performance or availability issues across compute and storage services
Support escalation management, ensuring critical or compliance-sensitive issues are promptly routed and tracked to resolution
Generate reports on performance, identifying areas for process improvement and communicating trends to leadership

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience managing Azure environments
Direct experience working with Azure Government (Azure Gov) services and associated compliance boundaries
Proficiency with Azure HPC and workload integration
Strong knowledge of Azure storage solutions, performance tuning, and cost management
Experience implementing and managing security and compliance controls within Azure environments
Familiarity with identity management, AAD, and RBAC administration
Strong scripting or automation skills (PowerShell, Python, Ansible or Terraform)
Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment supporting multiple concurrent projects and business priorities
Remain current with industry trends and emerging technologies

Nice to have qualifications

Experience in regulated industries (e.g., nuclear, energy, aerospace, or federal contracting)
Understanding of ITIL service management best practices

Job Functions

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation.

Motor Abilities: Sitting for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)
Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds
Repetitive work: Prolonged
Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day
Travel required 0-10%

TerraPower\'s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government. TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements. To facilitate TerraPower\'s export control reviews, you may be asked to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States. Government export authorization approval times vary. Based on the business needs for a particular position, TerraPower may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.

Salary Range: $117,922 – $176,833; Salary Range: $138,685 – $208,027 (Washington State).

Benefits