Cloud Engineer II

BVG & Company Consulting; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Discretionary bonuses

PTO and holidays

401(k) with 5% match

Job summary

BVG & Company is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer II to join our team supporting the NEST Communication Program in Albuquerque, NM. You will design, implement, secure, automate, and sustain cloud and hybrid network infrastructure for DOE/NNSA national-security missions, with a focus on Microsoft Azure engineering and secure government environments.

The role requires hands-on Azure experience, IaC expertise, and a proven ability to work within federal compliance and security clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an area applicable to the position with 6+ years of experience in cloud engineering, network engineering, systems administration, cybersecurity, or related information technology disciplines.
• Three or more years of hands-on cloud infrastructure experience, including at least two years supporting Microsoft Azure
• Experience designing resilient cloud architectures using redundancy, availability zones, automated recovery, backups, and tested disaster-recovery procedures
• Demonstrated integrity, teamwork, technical judgement, professional communication, and commitment to mission success
• Experience supporting Azure Government, federal cloud environments, or classified information systems
• Experience supporting Department of Energy, NNSA, national laboratory, Department of Defense, intelligence community, or other national-security missions
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, PowerShell, Azure CLI, Git, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions
• Experience administering Azure virtual machines, storage, virtual networks, network security groups, load balancers, firewalls, VPN gateways, monitoring, backup, and recovery services
• Strong knowledge and working background of TCP/IP, subnetting, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPNs, firewalls, network segmentation, and secure remote connectivity
• Experience integrating Azure environments with on-premises data centers, Active Directory, enterprise networks, and remote operating locations
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, role-based access control, managed identities, privileged access, and least-privilege principles
• Current and active DOE Q Clearance/Top Secret Clearance with the ability to acquire an SCI. Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the security clearance and access authorizations required for the position

Skills

Cloud engineering

Azure

Network engineering

Systems administration

Cybersecurity

Government systems experience

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Git

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

TCP/IP networking

Active Directory

Entra ID

RBAC

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an area applicable to the position

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Git

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer II to join our team supporting the NEST Communication Program. This role will support the design, implementation, security, automation, and sustainment of cloud and hybrid network infrastructure supporting Department of Energy Nuclear Emergency Support Team Operations. The ideal candidate combines strong Microsoft Azure engineering skills with cloud networking, cybersecurity, systems administration, and previous government systems experience.

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 USA

Required Skills, Education, And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in an area applicable to the position with 6+ years of experience in cloud engineering, network engineering, systems administration, cybersecurity, or related information technology disciplines. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree requirement
• Three or more years of hands-on cloud infrastructure experience, including at least two years supporting Microsoft Azure
• Experience designing resilient cloud architectures using redundancy, availability zones, automated recovery, backups, and tested disaster-recovery procedures
• Demonstrated integrity, teamwork, technical judgement, professional communication, and commitment to mission success
• Experience supporting Azure Government, federal cloud environments, or classified information systems
• Experience supporting Department of Energy, NNSA, national laboratory, Department of Defense, intelligence community, or other national-security missions
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, PowerShell, Azure CLI, Git, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions
• Experience administering Azure virtual machines, storage, virtual networks, network security groups, load balancers, firewalls, VPN gateways, monitoring, backup, and recovery services
• Strong knowledge and working background of TCP/IP, subnetting, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPNs, firewalls, network segmentation, and secure remote connectivity
• Experience integrating Azure environments with on-premises data centers, Active Directory, enterprise networks, and remote operating locations
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, role-based access control, managed identities, privileged access, and least-privilege principles
• Current and active DOE Q Clearance/Top Secret Clearance with the ability to acquire an SCI. Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the security clearance and access authorizations required for the position

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate — AZ-700
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert — AZ-305
• ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional — CCSP
• Cloud +
• Azure Fundamentals
• Azure Admin Associate
• Cisco CCNA or CCNP
• AWS Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator certification where multicloud experience is relevant

Required Clearance

This position requires a TS/SCI and Q clearance. To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age and requires US citizenship. All successful applicants must complete a new employment drug test and maintain a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified material.

About BVG & Company

BVG & Company is a veteran owned firm that specializes in equipping organizations with Counter WMD and enhancing infrastructure resilience. Come join us to tackle challenging problems that will reshape the future of defense. At BVG & Company, we invest in our people and are focused on excellence and continued growth.

Benefits

• We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package that includes comprehensive healthcare, company paid dental, vision and life insurance, discretionary performance bonuses, generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program, including 11 holidays, vacation and sick pay along with a 401(k) plan with a 5% company match.

Salary

Compensation at BVG & Company is determined by various factors, including but not limited to geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior experience, education, knowledge, skills, certifications and competencies. The proposed annual salary range for this position is $130,000 to $165,000. Learn more about us at www.bvgandcompany.com.

BVG and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.