Senior Cloud Engineer - On-Site

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Introduction

Senior Cloud Engineer – Shape the Future of Cloud Innovation

Are you ready to take your cloud engineering expertise to the next level? As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you’ll work with cutting-edge cloud and data technologies to streamline mission-critical services. Join a team of forward-thinking professionals who push boundaries and deliver solutions that make a real impact.

This is an opportunity to be part of a high-impact, client-facing team in Lorton, VA, working directly with mission-critical operations. If you thrive in collaborative environments, embrace problem-solving, and want to shape the future of cloud technology, this role is for you!

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Perform the Enclave Administrator (EA) role on behalf of the Customer, including deployment and maintenance of Mission Enclave infrastructure and all application-related responsibilities on Mission Enclave environment.

• System health monitoring include Azure Solution System Health, Program Application availability, and Capacity Management.

• Operational System Management (trouble tickets) – input, re-route, field, and escalate as appropriate.

• Conduct appropriate troubleshooting and remediation activities to include coordinating with System Owners, Product Team, and Migration Team for issues and coordinating with the appropriate team and/or personnel.

• Participate in planning sessions, and technical presentations, with customer project leads and staff.

• Analyze technical requirements and develop effective solutions.

• Complete regular maintenance on all systems / applications. This includes regular patching and vulnerability remediation and addressing end of service/end of life replacements.

• Complete approved configuration updates/changes and escalate where required if high-level architectural updates are needed.

• Sets up and delegates application-related responsibilities to Customer Mission Applications Administrator (MAA) role, which we provide to our Customer and their Mission Partners so they can administer applications within their enclave.

• Work closely with Customer as shared technical lead. Enable development, analysis, and deployment to be delivered on schedule and in line with Customer requirements.

Location and Travel Details:

This opportunity is client facing in the Lorton, VA area and requires full onsite presence.

Security Clearance and Citizenship Requirements:

• Must have and maintain an active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (TS/SCI)

Required for This Opportunity:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent industry work experience)

• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience

• As a condition of employment, the candidate must acquire a CompTIA Security+ (or higher level security certification) within the first 30 days of hire

• Experience with Kubernetes – Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a plus

• Azure Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and strong DevSecOps experience (Bicep, ARM, PowerShell, CLI)

• Experience in one, or more, of the following: Cloud technologies, data and AI, security, business application design and implementation

• Ability to self-manage for maintenance of workloads and ensuring appropriate support of all systems/applications/workloads existing within the enclave (operational boundary)

Nice to Have Skills:

• Experience with Cross Domain Solutions – Azure Data Transfer (ADT) is a plus

• Certifications in Microsoft products, including Azure and Windows

• Familiarity with C4 networks / operating environments and SAP networks / operating environments preferred

• Experience supporting enterprise systems and applications such as VDI, database systems, web servers, etc.

• Strong understanding of networking principles like IP addressing, firewall rules, and routing.

• Experience implementing secure and scalable hybrid cloud architectures

• Experience with agile development tooling and practices.

• Direct customer relationship management, supporting prioritizations and workload management.

If you’re looking for a career-defining opportunity to work on advanced cloud solutions while leading mission-driven initiatives, apply today and bring your expertise to the forefront of cloud innovation!

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