DoD Azure Cloud Engineer: Reliability & SecOps

Synergetics; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

First Responder Stipend

Performance Bonus

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays and PTO

Annual professional development

Annual professional development

Job summary

Synergetics is seeking a Cloud Systems Engineer with deep Microsoft Azure expertise to sustain and evolve our secure cloud environment supporting U.S. Department of Defense missions.

This role combines hands-on technical ownership with program continuity leadership, ensuring system reliability, compliance, and mission success. You’ll serve as both the Azure operations lead and the continuity deputy to our Program Manager — taking ownership of cloud reliability, compliance, and customer

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Azure administration, DevOps, or cloud engineering.
• CompTIA Security+ certification or within 90 days of hire.
• Expert knowledge of Azure RM, Bicep, and IaC principles; Azure Networking; Entra ID and Defender for Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Azure infrastructure (PaaS, networking, storage, security).
• Serve as 24x7 first responder for incidents (about one per month) with rapid triage.
• Enhance observability with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and KQL dashboards.
• Develop IaC templates (Bicep) and GitHub Actions CD workflows for repeatable deployments.
• Patch, optimize, and conduct post-incident reviews.
• Act as Deputy Program Manager, support government calls and maintain a program playbook.
• Maintain compliance with FedRAMP, NIST 800-53 Rev 5, and DoD Cloud SRG; use ServiceNow for ITSM workflows.

Skills

Azure administration

DevOps

Cloud engineering

PowerShell/Python scripting

Scripting proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

CompTIA Security+ certification

Tools

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

KQL

ServiceNow

IaC: Bicep/ARM

Job description

Synergetics is seeking a Cloud Systems Engineer with deep Microsoft Azure expertise to sustain and evolve our secure cloud environment supporting U.S. Department of Defense missions.

This role combines hands-on technical ownership with program continuity leadership, ensuring system reliability, compliance, and mission success. You’ll serve as both the Azure operations lead and the continuity deputy to our Program Manager — taking ownership of cloud reliability, compliance, and customer