Senior Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer

Atlas Technologies•North Charleston, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Atlas Tech, a veteran-owned IT company serving multiple DoD customers in support of America's warfighters, is looking for a Senior Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer in North Charleston, SC. This is an onsite position requiring a relocation if you are outside of the Charleston market. The ideal candidate for this position will have proven experience in a technology-driven program or project supporting the US Navy. If you have systems engineering skills, a strong work ethic and commitment to quality, we would like to talk to you about joining our growing team.

Requirements

US Citizenship
Possession of a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Level Security Clearance with a current SSBI/T5 investigation, TS/SCI desired
DoD 8140\8570 Certifications to be qualified as an Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II (e.g. CompTIA Security+ certification)
10+ years of experience with C4I systems with specific focus on systems engineering and cybersecurity support
Bachelor�s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
Operating System Certificate (e.g., Linux+, Windows Server, CCNA, etc)
Experience supporting Navy C4I or comparable DoD mission environments.
Azure Government and classified-cloud engineering experience at IL6.
Advanced Azure architecture experience with Azure Virtual Desktop, Azure Arc, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Microsoft Defender, VPN Gateway, virtual machines, containers, and role-based access control.
Hybrid-cloud architecture spanning on-premises infrastructure and Azure services.
Terraform integrated with Azure Automation, Git-based version control, and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service or other Kubernetes/container platforms.
Familiarity with DISA STIGs, ACAS/SCAP remediation, RMF controls, POA&Ms, and continuous monitoring.
Strong communication, technical documentation, collaboration, and leadership skills in a multi-disciplinary Agile environment.

Nice To Haves

IL5 experience is strongly desired
IL6 experience is ideal
PowerShell, Bash, Python, and CI/CD experience is valuable

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, secure, and sustain Microsoft Azure architectures, with preference for Azure Government over commercial cloud and Azure over AWS.
Apply experience in DoD Impact Level environments; IL5 experience is strongly desired, and IL6 experience is ideal.
Design hybrid-cloud solutions that run complementary services on premises and in Azure, including integration and management through Azure Arc.
Engineer external connectivity and direct-connect solutions, including Azure ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, routing, and connectivity to on-premises networks.
Design and manage internal networking, including virtual networks, subnets, network security groups, VLANs, routing, and network segmentation.
Implement cloud security using Microsoft Defender, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateway, secure baselines, least-privilege access, and Zero Trust principles.
Design and administer Azure identity, role-based access control, privileged access, and service identities, including integration with program-provided NIS tools.
Architect and support Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows and Linux virtual machines, and containerized workloads.
Evaluate technical, cybersecurity, mission, and cost constraints and develop resilient Azure solution architectures and implementation plans.
Develop repeatable infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Azure Automation integrated with Terraform; PowerShell, Bash, Python, and CI/CD experience is valuable.
Troubleshoot complex cloud, network, identity, security, compute, and hybrid-integration issues across lab and production environments.
Produce architecture diagrams, implementation plans, test artifacts, operating procedures, and RMF/ATO compliance evidence; participate in technical reviews and change management.