Remote Cloud Engineering Lead - Azure & Security

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Occasional onsite requirements

DoD project exposure

Mentoring & performance reviews

Cutting-edge cloud tech & security

Job summary

Client is seeking a Cloud Engineering Lead to guide a cloud engineering team responsible for secure, scalable cloud solutions in a heavily regulated setting. You will partner with architecture, security, and app teams to drive modernization and efficiency while mentoring team members.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, hands-on architecture oversight, and career development in a remote, US-based environment with DoD-impact projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience plus 12+ years in relevant roles.
• Proven experience managing and mentoring engineering teams.
• Expertise designing and deploying cloud solutions on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Familiarity with Identity Access Management (IDAM) solutions such as AzureAD and CyberArk.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD tools.
• Knowledge of federal security requirements including NIST, FedRAMP, and FISMA.
• Strong communication skills for distributed teams.
• Current IAT Level II certification, such as Security+ or CISSP.

Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership and mentoring to the cloud engineering team.
• Design and deploy system architecture for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions in Azure.
• Contribute to enterprise cloud and mission architecture design.
• Evaluate application architectures for cloud modernization alignment.
• Identify opportunities for user experience and efficiency improvements.
• Enforce security best practices and guidelines.
• Facilitate team interactions for career growth and performance reviews.
• Scale cloud solutions and migrate data center capabilities to the cloud.

Skills

Cloud architecture leadership

Team mentoring

Azure/AWS/GCP design & deployment

IAM familiarity (AzureAD, CyberArk)

IaC & CI/CD tooling

Security standards (NIST, FedRAMP, FIS

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

IaC tools (Terraform/ARM/CloudFormation)

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

IDAM tooling (AzureAD, CyberArk)

Security frameworks (NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA)

Job description

Client is seeking a Cloud Engineering Lead to guide a cloud engineering team responsible for secure, scalable cloud solutions in a heavily regulated setting. You will partner with architecture, security, and app teams to drive modernization and efficiency while mentoring team members.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, hands-on architecture oversight, and career development in a remote, US-based environment with DoD-impact projects.