Senior MS Azure Administrator

Sabre Systems LLC

20h•$100,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Sabre is currently recruiting for a Senior Azure Administrator to work in Lexington Park, MD at NAVAIR. NAVAIR's mission is to provide full life-cycle support of naval aviation aircraft, weapons, and systems. This support is critical for ensuring the fleet has the capabilities needed to operate effectively and securely. As a Senior Azure Administrator, you will be integral to modernizing NAVAIR's IT infrastructure by providing expert guidance and hands-on support for their cloud environments. You will support Naval Aviation activities and their program managers by ensuring their Azure-based systems meet the rigorous cost, schedule, performance, and security requirements of their assigned programs. Job Responsibilities: Design, deploy, manage, and operate scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on Microsoft Azure Government (MAG). Ensure all Azure environments strictly adhere to the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG) and DISA STIGs. Implement and maintain security controls based on NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 to support and maintain system Authorization to Operate (ATO). Manage Identity and Access Management (IAM), including the integration of DoD Common Access Card (CAC)/Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Apply engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, develop, implement, test, or evaluate complex cloud systems. Collaborate with cybersecurity teams on incident response, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring activities. Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for cloud architecture, security configurations, and operational procedures. Serve as a subject matter expert on Azure services, providing architectural guidance and technical support to NAVAIR mission owners and development teams. Analyze designs, develops, implements, tests, or evaluates software, components, or systems related to the functional requirements of naval aviation cloud-hosted systems. Apply process improvement techniques to all work activities.

Requirements

A minimum of seven (7) years of progressive experience in IT architecture within the Department of Defense (DoD), with a strong preference for Department of the Navy (DoN) experience.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
Demonstrated knowledge in Azure cloud administration and a strong understanding of DoD IT and cybersecurity principles, including Zero Trust.
Thrives in a team-based environment supporting mission-critical IT activities.
Security Clearance: Must possess an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (TS/SCI). Candidates with an active Secret clearance who are eligible for and willing to undergo a TS/SCI investigation will be considered.
DoD 8570/8140 Compliance: Must hold a current CompTIA Security+ CE or other qualifying certification to meet IAT Level II requirements.
Technical Training: Verifiable completion of the official Microsoft AZ-104 (Microsoft Azure Administrator) training course.
Must be a US Citizen.

Nice To Haves

Active AZ-104: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification.
Advanced Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-500: Azure Security Engineer, AZ-305: Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
Direct, hands-on experience with Azure Government (MAG) and/or Azure for DoD cloud environments.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, manage, and operate scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on Microsoft Azure Government (MAG).
Ensure all Azure environments strictly adhere to the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG) and DISA STIGs.
Implement and maintain security controls based on NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 to support and maintain system Authorization to Operate (ATO).
Manage Identity and Access Management (IAM), including the integration of DoD Common Access Card (CAC)/Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
Apply engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, develop, implement, test, or evaluate complex cloud systems.
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams on incident response, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring activities.
Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for cloud architecture, security configurations, and operational procedures.
Serve as a subject matter expert on Azure services, providing architectural guidance and technical support to NAVAIR mission owners and development teams.
Analyze designs, develops, implements, tests, or evaluates software, components, or systems related to the functional requirements of naval aviation cloud-hosted systems.
Apply process improvement techniques to all work activities.