Azure Cloud Engineer

SAIC • Washington, DC

8h

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a skilled and motivated Azure Cloud Engineer to join its cloud infrastructure and platform team. The role focuses on deploying and managing cloud resources, developing Infrastructure-as-Code, and supporting CI/CD pipelines in an enterprise environment. It requires technical depth and collaboration across teams in an Agile setting. U.S. citizenship is required, and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience, a master’s degree and at least 3 years of experience, or a Ph.D. and 0 years of related experience; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 3–5 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or a related IT discipline.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and administration.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, such as Microsoft Azure DevOps / Microsoft DevOps Services.
• Proficiency in Terraform, including writing and managing reusable modules; managing state files, workspaces, and backends; integrating Terraform with CI/CD pipelines; and experience with Terraform Enterprise or Terraform Cloud.
• Proficiency in Ansible, including writing and maintaining playbooks and roles, managing dynamic and static inventories, using Ansible for configuration management, application deployment, and environment orchestration, and integrating it with CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms.
• Working knowledge of Git and source control workflows, including branching strategies and repository management.
• Familiarity with NIST 800 security controls and cloud security best practices.
• Experience with YAML-based pipeline configuration.
• Understanding of containerization concepts, including Docker, ACR, and AKS.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills across cloud infrastructure and deployment workflows.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or equivalent certification.
• Experience with Terraform Enterprise and integration with existing enterprise workflows.
• Familiarity with artifact management tools such as jFrog Artifactory.
• Experience with application performance and monitoring tools such as Dynatrace or HP LoadRunner.
• Experience with automated database deployment tools such as Flyway.
• Background in software development, such as Java or similar languages.
• Prior experience working in a federal government or regulated enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Terraform Infrastructure-as-Code modules for provisioning and managing Microsoft Azure resources.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines that automate application and infrastructure deployments across multiple environments.
• Integrate Terraform and Ansible workflows into CI/CD pipelines for automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• Enforce cloud security best practices, including NIST 800 security controls, least-privilege access, deny-by-default/allow-by-exception rules, and removal of unauthorized public access.
• Ensure compliance with corporate naming conventions, logging standards such as Splunk, and industry security standards.
• Manage and support shared cloud resources, including Azure services, Terraform modules, and code repositories used by workload teams.
• Reduce environmental drift and improve deployment repeatability through version-controlled source repositories and pre-tested DevOps task libraries.
• Support container-based application deployments using Azure Container Registry (ACR) and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Integrate and support continuous code and security analysis tools such as SonarQube, Fortify, and Parasoft within CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud and infrastructure issues, including state file migrations, authentication failures, and deployment errors; escalate to vendor support when appropriate.
• Embed with workload teams to provide training and mentorship on Terraform, shared modules, and cloud best practices.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Review Pull Requests and provide constructive technical feedback to team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level