Windows Cloud Engineer Lead — Federal IT & Automation

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 99,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research is seeking a Cloud Engineer - Windows to design, implement, and support cloud-hosted Windows server environments for mission-critical applications in secure federal cloud or hybrid infrastructures.

You will build and maintain VMs, images, and automation to provision Windows workloads efficiently, while configuring identity, networking, storage, and monitoring to meet security, performance, and cost objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 4–7+ years of Windows system administration with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).
• Proficient in scripting/automation with PowerShell or Python.
• Experience with IaC tools Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Solid cloud networking, IAM, logging, and monitoring knowledge.
• Ability to obtain Secret clearance; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Architect and administer Windows server instances in cloud platforms, including image management and patching.
• Design and implement cloud networking constructs to support Windows workloads (VNets, subnets, NSGs, load balancers).
• Automate Windows deployment and configuration using scripting and IaC tools for repeatable builds.
• Integrate Windows with directory services and identity providers with proper access controls.
• Monitor and tune Windows systems in the cloud for performance, availability, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with application, security, and DevOps teams to integrate Windows services into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Windows Server Administration

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Automation scripting

Security & IAM

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

PowerShell

Python

Job description

ASM Research is seeking a Cloud Engineer - Windows to design, implement, and support cloud-hosted Windows server environments for mission-critical applications in secure federal cloud or hybrid infrastructures.

You will build and maintain VMs, images, and automation to provision Windows workloads efficiently, while configuring identity, networking, storage, and monitoring to meet security, performance, and cost objectives.