Top Secret Cloud Engineer

Insight Global; Hanahan (SC); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer for a federal software systems program. This on-site role is based in North Charleston, SC with the flexibility to telework two days per week.

You will lead cloud infrastructure efforts, automation, and deployment pipelines, while aligning with CI/CD practices and modern IaC approaches. The role requires 5+ years in cloud engineering, Azure/AWS/GCP experience, and security qualifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, CS, or related field.
• 5+ years in a cloud engineering role.
• IAT Level II certification or equivalent information assurance qualification.
• 3+ years with Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience in a DevOps role overseeing complex IT infrastructure.
• Experience with Ansible automation platform.
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates).
• Ability to design, deploy, and manage multi-tier cloud apps and services.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiar with Agile frameworks and Scrum.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for cloud infrastructure, automating operations, and building deployment tools.
• Develop automated deployment pipelines and IaC templates.
• Build solutions to automate cloud operations tasks like monitoring, scaling, backup, and DR.
• Provide cloud architecture expertise and modern infrastructure practices.
• Automate provisioning using IaC.
• Design and optimize cloud architecture for performance, cost, security, and scalability.
• Provide recommendations for cloud best practices and improvements.
• Contribute to team objectives and cloud migration initiatives.
• Design and implement cloud monitoring and management solutions.
• Prepare technical documentation and present architecture proposals to engineering teams.
• Deploy and test cloud infrastructure in development environments as part of CI/CD.
• Research technologies to support enterprise automation for federal systems.
• Investigate and resolve cross-system issues with multiple groups.
• Verify documentation is clear for varied skill levels.
• Provide feedback on internal processes and improvements.
• Decompose tasks and give status updates.

Skills

Secret Security Clearance

Azure

Cloud Security

DevOps

IaC

CI/CD

Containerization

Kubernetes

Python

Bash

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM Templates

Ansible

Jenkins

Git

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

Job Description

nsight Global is seeking a Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer for an effort to provide systems engineering and integration support for a federal software systems program. This is an on-site role based in North Charleston, SC, with flexibility to telework 2 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for cloud infrastructure, automating and streamlining operations, and building and maintaining tools for deployment
• Develop automated deployment pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code templates
• Build solutions to automate cloud operations tasks including monitoring, scaling, backup, and disaster recovery
• Provide expertise in cloud architecture and modern infrastructure practices
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code
• Design and optimize cloud architecture to improve performance, cost-efficiency, security, and scalability
• Provide recommendations for cloud best practices and process improvements
• Contribute to team objectives and support cloud migration initiatives
• Design and implement cloud monitoring and management solutions
• Prepare technical documentation and present architecture proposals to engineering teams
• Deploy and test cloud infrastructure in development environments as part of CI/CD processes
• Research new technologies to support enterprise automation solutions for large federal systems
• Investigate and resolve complex issues that span multiple applications/technologies and require involvement from technical personnel across multiple groups
• Verify documentation is easy to understand for both internal and external teams with varying skillsets and expertise
• Provide feedback on internal processes and recommendations for improvement
• Decompose tasks and provide status updates

The compensation for this position ranges from $125,000-155,000 depending on experience

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Skills and Requirements

• Secret Security Clearance at the T5 investigation level
• Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in a cloud engineering role
• IAT Level II certification or equivalent information assurance qualification
• 3+ years of technical experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Experience in a DevOps role or similar overseeing complex IT infrastructure
• Experience with Ansible automation platform
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates)
• Ability to design, deploy, and manage multi-tier cloud applications and services
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Working knowledge and experience with Agile frameworks and Scrum
• Understanding of cloud networking, security, and cost optimization principles
• Strong documentation and oral communication skills to clearly communicate with all levels of users, engineers, managers, and organizations

Demonstrated experience with

• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Microsoft Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
• Configuration management and automation platforms (Ansible, Chef, Puppet
• Programming/scripting languages (Bash, Python, HTML, etc.)
• Git, GitLab, GitLab Pipelines, Artifactory, Confluence, and Jira
• Integrated Development Environments (IDE), including Visual Studio Code, for Git management and code revision
• Cloud computing infrastructure (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Red Hat OpenShift)
• Monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)
• Microservices architecture and serverless computing
• Database administration in cloud environments
• Security best practices and compliance frameworks
• Cost optimization and FinOps practices