Remote Azure Cloud Engineer – Data Modernization & Automation

GovCIO; Carson City (NV); Remote; USD 190,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Corporate Discounts

Certification Assistance

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking an experienced Azure Commercial Cloud Engineer to support the VA Data Modernization initiative. This fully remote role focuses on designing, provisioning, and automating cloud-based data workspaces with a strong emphasis on Azure and Databricks.

You will lead cloud deployments, automate IaC with Terraform, and collaborate with data platform teams to deliver scalable, secure data workspaces for a government customer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 12 years experience in Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Azure Commercial cloud services, including computer, networking, storage, identity, and platform services.
• Design, deploy, maintain secure, scalable Azure cloud infrastructure supporting mission critical environments.
• Engineer automated Azure landing zones and provisioning processes that enable fast, repeatable customer onboarding with minimal manual intervention.
• Create cloud workspaces equipped with the most commonly used tools to ensure rapid assignment and reduced onboarding friction.
• Lead migration efforts from on-premises infrastructure to cloud-based solutions.
• Develop and maintain documentation for network designs, policies, and procedures.
• Automate provisioning processes for user intake, workspace creation, and core data access.
• Lead teams of data platform engineers, security teams, and analytics stakeholders to ensure compliant and efficient workspace operations.
• Map new users to the appropriate workspace personas and configurations.
• Build and configure workspaces in PreProd (with live data) or Prod environments, including setup of Service Principals, workgroup personas, access controls, and security configurations.
• Create and manage linked services, mount points, and integrations between Databricks and the VHA Data Lake.
• Develop and maintain Databricks catalogs to support streamlined data discovery and governed access.
• Troubleshoot issues related to cloud provisioning, access, and workspace functionality, delivering timely and high-quality support.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives including automation enhancement, intake optimization, and workspace standardization.
• Document processes, SOPs, access models, and configurations to support operational transparency and repeatability.
• Provide white-glove support to new and existing users, ensuring strong adoption and high user satisfaction.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of Azure resources.
• Build and maintain reusable Terraform modules, CI/DC pipelines, automated deployment processes using Azure DevOps and Git.

Skills

Azure cloud platform

Databricks

Terraform

IaC

Azure DevOps

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Databricks

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Git

PowerShell

Job description

GovCIO is seeking an experienced Azure Commercial Cloud Engineer to support the VA Data Modernization initiative. This fully remote role focuses on designing, provisioning, and automating cloud-based data workspaces with a strong emphasis on Azure and Databricks.

You will lead cloud deployments, automate IaC with Terraform, and collaborate with data platform teams to deliver scalable, secure data workspaces for a government customer.