Senior Azure Government Cloud Engineer (IL5/IL6)

Forge Forward Inc.; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Forge Forward Inc. in Charleston, SC is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and secure mission-critical cloud and hybrid-cloud infrastructure in regulated DoD/Navy environments. The role requires US citizenship with a Secret clearance and on-site work.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in enterprise IT with strong Azure Government experience (IL5/IL6 preferred) and hands-on IaC, networking, identity, and security services.

Qualifications

• US citizenship with Secret clearance and SSBI/T5 investigation; TS/SCI desired.
• 7+ years in enterprise IT or C4I with hands-on cloud architecture experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical experience in a DoD-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, secure, and sustain Microsoft Azure architectures with IL5/IL6 emphasis.
• Engineer hybrid-cloud solutions that integrate on-premises and Azure services.
• Manage internal networking, identity, security, and VDI in Azure.
• Develop repeatable infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Azure Automation.
• Produce architecture diagrams, implementation plans, and RMF/ATO evidence.
• Support DoD/Navy regulated environments and participate in change management.

Skills

Azure Architecture

Azure Government

IL5/IL6 Experience

DoD C4I

Terraform

CI/CD

PowerShell

Python

Network Security

RMF/ATO

Azure Virtual Desktop

Azure Arc

ExpressRoute

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Relevant professional experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Azure Automation

Terraform

Azure Arc

Git

PowerShell

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Forge Forward Inc. in Charleston, SC is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and secure mission-critical cloud and hybrid-cloud infrastructure in regulated DoD/Navy environments. The role requires US citizenship with a Secret clearance and on-site work.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in enterprise IT with strong Azure Government experience (IL5/IL6 preferred) and hands-on IaC, networking, identity, and security services.