Cloud Specialist Jackson MS 100 Onsite Local Candidates Only

Startekk Inc; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Startekk Inc. is seeking an experienced Cloud Specialist to design and modify scalable cloud architectures for IaaS and PaaS environments in Jackson, MS.

The role focuses on security, compliance, and migration of on-prem workloads to public clouds, with ongoing optimization for performance and cost. The ideal candidate will have 5–6+ years of experience with AWS or Azure, exposure to government or regulated sectors, and strong skills in cloud networking, VM management, and Windows/Linux

Qualifications

• 5–6+ years of experience working with AWS or Microsoft Azure.
• Prior experience working in government or regulated industry environments.
• Experience with cloud migration, security, compliance, and infrastructure optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and modify scalable cloud architectures for IaaS and PaaS platforms.
• Ensure security, compliance, data protection, and privacy across cloud environments.
• Migrate on-premises applications, workloads, and databases to public cloud platforms.
• Monitor and analyze cloud infrastructure performance.
• Identify and proactively resolve cloud infrastructure issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize cloud environments.
• Improve cloud performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Design controls and processes using available cloud audit tools.
• Maintain current and extensive knowledge of cloud products and technologies.
• Support cloud infrastructure administration and operational activities.

Skills

AWS/Azure

Government experience

Cloud Migration

Automation scripting

Cloud Networking

VM Management

Windows Server

Linux Admin

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Specialist to develop and modify scalable cloud architectures supporting Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environments.

The Cloud Specialist will ensure the security and compliance of cloud environments, migrate on-premises applications and workloads to public cloud platforms, monitor infrastructure performance, and optimize cloud environments for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop and modify scalable cloud architectures for IaaS and PaaS platforms.
• Ensure security, compliance, data protection, and privacy across cloud environments.
• Migrate on-premises applications, workloads, and databases to public cloud platforms.
• Monitor and analyze cloud infrastructure performance.
• Identify and proactively resolve cloud infrastructure issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize cloud environments.
• Improve cloud performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Design controls and processes using available cloud audit tools.
• Maintain current and extensive knowledge of cloud products and technologies.
• Support cloud infrastructure administration and operational activities.

Qualifications:
Qualifications

• 5–6+ years of experience working with AWS or Microsoft Azure.
• Prior experience working in government or regulated industry environments.
• Experience with cloud migration, security, compliance, and infrastructure optimization.

Additional Information

Required Skills & Experience

• Proficiency with major public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with automation and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, VPCs, and firewalls.
• Advanced experience with Virtual Machine (VM) management.
• Strong Windows Server and Active Directory administration experience.
• Strong Linux administration experience.

Important Requirement

Candidates must be local to Jackson, MS and available to work 100% onsite. Remote candidates should not be submitted.