Cleared Azure Engineer L3

Steffan & Co., Incorporated; Lorton (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Performance/Profit-Sharing bonus program

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

A State-of-the-Art Government Contractor in Lorton, VA is seeking a Cleared Azure Engineer L3 to support Azure Stack Hub and critical cloud environments. This role comes with extensive benefits including medical insurance, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) plan. Ideal candidates must have strong technical expertise, 5-8 years in cloud infrastructure, and an active TS/SCI clearance. Join a veteran-led team and contribute to organizational growth with flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years experience in cloud, systems, or infrastructure operations.
• 3+ years of leadership experience required.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain Azure Stack Hub.
• Administer subscriptions and system health via the Admin Portal.
• Automate deployment and monitoring of applications.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with DoD standards.

Skills

Active Directory (AD DS, ADFS, AD CS, WSUS)

Azure-native tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Jenkins

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Equivalent experience

Job description

M-F, 5 days in the SCIF/onsite, 7-4, 7:30-4:30, 8-5, 8:30-5:30

The firm offers a great team made up of primarily veterans, with no turnover, only growth, a great manager, and it’s a ten-year contract. Incredible growth, work, and outstanding benefits

Salary from $140,000 – $180,000

This International employee-focused State-of-the-Art Government Contractor provides migration, networking, computing, and security, and seeks a Cleared Azure Engineer L3 in Lorton, VA. You would be a part of our growing relationship with one of our great clients.

You will provide administration, operations, and sustainment support for Azure Stack Hub (ASH) and associated systems. You will be responsible for deployment, configuration, monitoring, patching, troubleshooting, and automation of critical cloud environments, ensuring they remain secure, compliant, and highly available.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain Azure Stack Hub, Core Platform Edge (CPE), Cohesity, and sidecar services.
• Administer subscriptions, enclaves, marketplace items, and system health via the Admin Portal.
• Perform monitoring, patching, upgrades, incident response, and Tier 3 troubleshooting.
• Automate deployment, scaling, and monitoring of applications using Azure-native tools, Kubernetes, Docker, and Jenkins.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines; deliver code into customer-owned software factories.
• Support Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and DevOps platforms for rapid software development.
• Collaborate with mission teams to integrate workloads and resolve infrastructure issues.
• Ensure security controls are implemented and compliant with DoD standards.
• Contribute to process and automation improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Technical Expertise in one or more of the following:
• Active Directory (AD DS, ADFS, AD CS, WSUS)

Experience: 5–8 years in cloud, systems, or infrastructure operations.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 3+ years of leadership experience, OR equivalent experience.

• Travel: up to 10%
• Clearance: Active Top Secret with SCI.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of leadership experience in cloud/DevOps engineering.
• Technical certifications in Microsoft Azure (Administrator Associate, Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Engineer).

Requirements

• Must be within driving distance of Lorton, VA OR willing to relocate there
• Must be willing to work onsite
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 10%
• Must possess an active TS/ SCI clearance or above
• Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U.S. citizenship status

What they offer you

• As part of the team and company, you will be part of a virtue-centered team that values their work and teammates. This is a no-jerk zone. We provide ongoing learning and development opportunities to foster continuous growth. In addition, we offer competitive salaries, health benefits, and flexible work arrangements.

Unsurpassed benefits

• The firm offers extensive Medical, Dental, Vision & Prescription Insurance, pays 80% of the premiums, free life insurance, STD/LTD, Accidental Death, and Dismemberment & Worker’s Compensation. A 401(k) Retirement Plan, an annual Performance/Profit-Sharing bonus program, and a stock incentive plan.
• The firm offers tuition reimbursement per calendar year for eligible fees and expenses of a degree related to your job for career advancement. In addition, the firm will pay for required IT training and offers a bonus program for certifications earned while at the firm.
• PTO is 120 hours (15 days) per year plus nine company holidays.
• The firm offers other unique benefits, such as affordable Legal Services and Identity Theft Protection services. The firm provides a monthly phone and Internet allowance, plus a company laptop and service plan.

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