Azure Cloud Engineer (Secret Clearance Required)
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Location: Washington, DC 20011
Description:
Azure Cloud Engineer
Location: Washington, DC (Onsite - 5 Days per Week)
Clearance: Secret Clearance Required
About the Role:
The Azure Cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure solutions within Microsoft Azure. This role requires a strong understanding of cloud architecture, automation, and security best practices. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud networking, security management, and containerization technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Skills:
This role provides the opportunity to work in a mission-critical environment, supporting the development and optimization of cloud-based solutions that enhance government IT infrastructure.
Skills & Requirements Qualifications
At we understand the importance of secure and reliable IT solutions. To this end, our stellar track record highlights our consistent delivery of cost-effective, strongly-secure, and highly-integrated IT solutions that exceed customers' expectations and enhance the Government's technology landscape. We invite you to join our dynamic organization serving federal and corporate clients. Improvix Technologies offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package to provide our employees with financial and health protection and advantages they deserve. Our benefits include 401K matching, life insurance, up to four weeks of paid annual leave, transit and training compensation, health, dental and vision benefits.
Improvix Technologies, Inc.is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sexual orientation, religion, age, national origin, disability status or any other class protected by law. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
Location: Washington, DC (Onsite - 5 Days per Week)
Clearance: Secret Clearance Required
About the Role:
The Azure Cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure solutions within Microsoft Azure. This role requires a strong understanding of cloud architecture, automation, and security best practices. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud networking, security management, and containerization technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Cloud Architecture & Implementation: Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-availability, and fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure in Azure.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Utilize Terraform, ARM templates, and PowerShell to automate provisioning and configuration of cloud resources.
- Security & Compliance: Implement and enforce cloud security best practices using Azure Security Center, Key Vault, and Azure Policy to ensure compliance with federal standards.
- CI/CD & Automation: Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and GitLab for seamless deployment of microservices.
- Cloud Networking & Access Control: Configure and troubleshoot Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), Network Security Groups (NSGs), VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and Azure Front Door to optimize global routing and failover strategies.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Deploy and manage Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters (Azure Kubernetes Service - AKS) to support scalable applications.
- Cloud Monitoring & Optimization: Utilize Azure Monitor, Azure Advisor, and Log Analytics to assess system health, optimize resource utilization, and ensure cost-effectiveness.
- Hybrid Cloud & Migration Support: Perform discovery, assessment, and migration of on-premises workloads to Azure using Azure Migrate.
- Database & Storage Management: Configure Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure Storage solutions (Blobs, Tables, and Files) for data integrity and high availability.
- Automation & Scripting: Develop automation scripts for system administration and deployment using PowerShell, Bash, and Python.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with security, development, and operations teams to ensure cloud solutions align with business needs.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud engineering with a focus on Microsoft Azure.
- Cloud Certifications: AZ-104 (Azure Administrator), AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect), AZ-500 (Azure Security Engineer), AZ-700 (Azure Network Engineer) or equivalent.
- Infrastructure & Security Expertise: Hands-on experience with Azure Active Directory (AAD), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and encryption tools.
- Automation & DevOps: Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD tools for cloud automation and deployment.
- Networking & Load Balancing: Strong knowledge of ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, NSGs, Application Gateway, and Load Balancers in Azure.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), and microservices deployment.
- Scripting & Coding: Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, Python, and JavaScript.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with AWS services (RDS, S3, EC2, CloudFormation) is a plus.
- Knowledge of Azure Logic Apps, Service Bus, and Azure Functions for serverless computing.
- Familiarity with incident response and disaster recovery planning in cloud environments.
This role provides the opportunity to work in a mission-critical environment, supporting the development and optimization of cloud-based solutions that enhance government IT infrastructure.
Skills & Requirements Qualifications
At we understand the importance of secure and reliable IT solutions. To this end, our stellar track record highlights our consistent delivery of cost-effective, strongly-secure, and highly-integrated IT solutions that exceed customers' expectations and enhance the Government's technology landscape. We invite you to join our dynamic organization serving federal and corporate clients. Improvix Technologies offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package to provide our employees with financial and health protection and advantages they deserve. Our benefits include 401K matching, life insurance, up to four weeks of paid annual leave, transit and training compensation, health, dental and vision benefits.
Improvix Technologies, Inc.is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sexual orientation, religion, age, national origin, disability status or any other class protected by law. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.