Senior Azure & Identity Cloud Engineer for DoD

JCS Solutions LLC; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance (short and long)

PTO

401k with employer match

Professional Development Reimbursement

Job summary

JCS Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Multi-Cloud Engineer SME to support DoD cloud modernization initiatives in Albuquerque, NM. You will design, engineer, implement, and sustain secure Microsoft Azure cloud solutions within classified environments, translating complex mission requirements into scalable architectures.

The role requires active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification, and a Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert credential.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification.
• Minimum of five years designing and implementing Microsoft Azure enterprise cloud solutions.
• Experience architecting hybrid Azure environments with on-premises integration.
• Strong knowledge of Entra ID, governance, and zero-trust security.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, engineer, and implement secure Microsoft Azure cloud solutions supporting DoD mission requirements.
• Design and deploy green-field Azure environments and hybrid cloud architectures integrating on-premises infrastructure with Azure services.
• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise hybrid identity solutions—Entra ID, Entra Connect, AD, and related identity technologies.
• Engineer secure authentication, authorization, identity governance, and PAM solutions supporting JIT access and ABAC/RBAC within Zero Trust.
• Design Azure Landing Zones, governance frameworks, subscription architectures, and management group strategies following CAF and Well-Architected Framework.
• Engineer IaC solutions using Terraform, Azure Bicep, ARM Templates, or similar.
• Design secure Azure networking with VNets, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Azure Firewall, Private connectivity.
• Implement Azure-native monitoring, backup, DR, governance, and security capabilities.
• Configure Entra ID Governance features: Access Reviews, Entitlement Management, Lifecycle Workflows, Conditional Access, PIM.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, systems engineering, networking, and application teams to deliver integrated cloud solutions.
• Support ATO activities and RMF/STIG compliance.
• Produce architecture docs, diagrams, and SOPs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud infra and security issues.
• Evaluate emerging Microsoft cloud technologies for mission objectives.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

Hybrid cloud

Identity management

Zero Trust

Terraform

IaC

Azure Bicep

ARM Templates

Azure CLI

PowerShell

Python

Entra ID

PIM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT

Master's degree (optional)

DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Tools

Terraform

Azure Bicep

ARM Templates

Azure CLI

PowerShell

Python

GitHub Enterprise

Azure DevOps

AKS

Job description

JCS Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Multi-Cloud Engineer SME to support DoD cloud modernization initiatives in Albuquerque, NM. You will design, engineer, implement, and sustain secure Microsoft Azure cloud solutions within classified environments, translating complex mission requirements into scalable architectures.

The role requires active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification, and a Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert credential.