Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

Hexcel; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexcel is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (Government Cloud) in Salt Lake City, UT. The role leads design, delivery and operation of secure Azure Government cloud services for U.S. government and regulated environments.

Responsibilities include building landing zones, governance controls and ensuring FedRAMP/NIST compliance while driving improvements across architecture, security and operations. Strong leadership and collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of hands-on experience delivering cloud services in Microsoft Azure, including at least three years supporting Azure Government environments.
• Experience with federal security and compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, NIST CSF and DoD guidance.
• Strong knowledge of Azure identity, networking, security and governance services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, including Terraform or Bicep.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and support secure cloud solutions within Azure Government environments.
• Build and maintain cloud platforms, landing zones and governance controls.
• Ensure compliance with federal and industry security frameworks, policies and standards.
• Lead the resolution of complex cloud infrastructure and security challenges.
• Partner with security, compliance, legal and infrastructure teams on audits and accreditation activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of cloud services, resilience and operational processes.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship and guidance to engineering teams.

Skills

Security governance

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Incident response

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure

Job description

With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advanced lightweight composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and engineered core and composite structures. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices, and R&D centers around the globe. Become a part of the “strength within.”

Hexcel is currently seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (Government Cloud) for our Salt Lake City, UT, USA location, to lead the design, delivery, and operation of secure cloud services supporting U.S. government and regulated environments.

Working with Azure Government and modern cloud technologies, you will be responsible for building secure, resilient, and compliant cloud platforms that enable business growth while meeting federal security requirements. This is a highly visible technical leadership role with opportunities to work across cloud architecture, security, governance, and operational excellence. This is a highly visible technical leadership role with opportunities to work across cloud architecture, security, governance, and operational excellence.

The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:

• Design, implement and support secure cloud solutions within Azure Government environments.
• Build and maintain cloud platforms, landing zones and governance controls.
• Ensure compliance with federal and industry security frameworks, policies and standards.
• Lead the resolution of complex cloud infrastructure and security challenges.
• Partner with security, compliance, legal and infrastructure teams on audits and accreditation activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of cloud services, resilience and operational processes.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship and guidance to engineering teams.
• Develop secure cloud architectures using Azure Government technologies and best practices.
• Support incident response, disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives.
• Manage relationships with technology vendors, partners and service providers.

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of hands‑on experience delivering cloud services in Microsoft Azure, including at least three years supporting Azure Government environments.
• Expertise in GovCloud and secure cloud architecture, design and implementation within regulated environments.
• Experience with federal security and compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, NIST CSF and DoD guidance.
• Strong knowledge of Azure identity, networking, security and governance services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, including Terraform or Bicep.
• Background in cloud security, risk management and audit or authorization support.
• Knowledge of IT operations, including incident, problem and change management.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and team leadership skills.
• Microsoft Azure certifications and security certifications (CISSP, CISM, Security+ or equivalent) preferred.
• ITIL or operational service management experience is strongly preferred.

Eligible candidates must be a:

• U.S. citizen
• U.S. national
• person lawfully admitted for permanent residence
• temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
• person admitted in refugee status
• or person granted asylum.

Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.

Hexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected class.