Cloud Systems Administrator

Vertage Inc.; Michigan; Teletrabalho; USD 83 000 - 131 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Vertage Inc. is seeking a senior contractor to onboard CAE applications into Windows 365 / Azure Virtual Desktop for Ford’s defense division. You will document requirements, configure environments, and ensure secure, licensed, and cost-controlled deployments.

The role involves collaborating with Ford Engineering, Enterprise Technology, the ISI team, and vendors to scale one-off deployments into a connected engineering environment while maintaining strong governance and cost visibility.

Qualificações

• 7+ years installing and supporting CAE tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, ANSA, LS‑DYNA, and LS‑PREPOST
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, computer, or software engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Experience managing application licenses, SKUs, capacity, renewals, and usage reporting
• Ability to turn vendor infrastructure and application requirements into implementable technical designs
• US Person (US citizen or permanent resident) working from the US

Responsabilidades

• Onboard CAE applications that run on Windows 365 / Azure Virtual Desktop and document needs (installers, infrastructure, dependencies, user groups, licensing, authentication, install order)
• Identify infrastructure needs (license servers, databases, HPC, integrations) and support testing and handoff to operations
• Join architecture reviews and plan integrations between CAE tools, 3DEXPERIENCE, requirements-management platforms, and data-transfer capabilities
• Document current and target-state architectures, dependencies, and ownership of operations
• Track Azure Government license types, SKUs, quantities, and spare capacity; request more before capacity runs out
• Reconcile Azure Government charges to subscriptions, environments, and users; produce cost reports and billing extracts
• Investigate unexpected usage/cost variances with Ford cloud, billing, finance, and ISI teams
• Keep cost forecasts current as apps/infra/licenses/users change

Conhecimentos

CAE tool experience

Technical design

Vendor coordination

Documentation

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, computer, or software engineering

Ferramentas

MATLAB

Simulink

ANSA

LS-DYNA

LS-PREPOST

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Location: Fairlane North 2 (FN2), Dearborn, MI (Fully Remote)

Duration: Long term contract (Ext possible)

Role Overview

This contractor will get engineering simulation software (CAE) running in a secure Azure Government cloud for Ford’s defense business. The first phase is onboarding CAE applications that run on virtual desktops, along with the license servers behind them. Over time, the role grows these one-off deployments into a connected engineering application environment. The person works with Ford Engineering, Enterprise Technology, the ISI team, software vendors, and outside service providers to keep everything secure, properly licensed, and supported. The blend of hands‑on CAE tool experience, Azure Government cloud, and license and cost management is unusual and (hard to find).

Key Responsibilities

• Collect and document what each application needs (installers, infrastructure, dependencies, user groups, licensing, authentication, install order), then work with ISI to install and configure CAE tools in Windows 365 / Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Spot applications that need extra infrastructure (license servers, databases, integrations, HPC, specialized VMs) and support testing, user validation, and handoff to steady‑state operations.
• Join architecture reviews and help plan integrations between CAE tools, 3DEXPERIENCE, requirements‑management platforms, and data‑transfer capabilities.
• Document current and target‑state architectures, dependencies, and who owns operations.
• Track Microsoft and Azure Government license types, SKUs, quantities, and spare capacity, and request more before capacity runs out.
• Reconcile Azure Government charges to subscriptions, applications, environments, and users, and produce recurring cost reports and billing extracts.
• Investigate unexpected usage and cost variances with Ford cloud, billing, finance, and ISI teams.
• Keep cost forecasts current as applications, infrastructure, licenses, and user counts change.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

• 7+ years installing and supporting CAE tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, ANSA, LS‑DYNA, and LS‑PREPOST (hard to find)
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, computer, or software engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Experience managing application licenses, SKUs, capacity, renewals, and usage reporting
• Ability to turn vendor infrastructure and application requirements into implementable technical designs
• US Person (US citizen or permanent resident) working from the US

Technical Skills:

• Microsoft Azure: working knowledge of virtual machines, storage, identity, monitoring, backup, and cost management
• System integration
• Government contracting (listed as a required skill; see Section 10)
• Supporting Windows‑based virtual desktop applications (Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, or a comparable hosted desktop)
• Floating/concurrent software licensing models and license server technologies (hard to find)

5. Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in mechanical, electrical, computer, or software engineering or a related field
• Experience with Azure Government, GCC High, or another regulated government cloud
• IAM
• Cloud financial management, consumption reporting, chargeback, or cost allocation
• Familiarity with security assessment, application onboarding, architecture‑review, and change‑management processes
• Experience supporting US government or defense‑related technology environments
• Strong organization and the ability to juggle multiple projects
• Systems‑integration experience across interfaces, authentication/authorization, data flows, and application dependencies
• Exposure to 3DEXPERIENCE (adjacent)
• Experience with HPC environments (adjacent)
• Azure certifications such as Azure Administrator or Azure Solutions Architect (adjacent)