Senior Windows Cloud Server Engineer

Guidehouse • Dc, DC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Own Windows Server production operations (day one). Serve as the senior technical owner for a predominantly Windows Server environment (~95% Windows), providing hands-on production support for mission-critical applications hosted in government cloud (AWS GovCloud). Administer and sustain Windows Server. Maintain, troubleshoot, patch, harden, and recover Windows Server systems in production — sustaining availability during business hours and through a shared on-call rotation, independently resolving after-hours incidents. Lead incident response. Drive production incident response and deep-dive root-cause analysis across Windows Server, cloud, and container platforms. Engineer secure cloud infrastructure. Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud architectures across Windows and Linux systems; work independently or lead small teams. Automate with IaC (secondary). Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible to provision and configure environments — secondary to Windows operations and Kubernetes troubleshooting. Build CI/CD and DevSecOps. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps automation aligned with government and industry best practices. Monitor and ensure availability. Design and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions; establish performance baselines and ensure system availability. Harden federal environments. Enforce security best practices, including identity and access management and system hardening for federal environments. Document and mentor. Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and SOPs; mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide technical leadership across DevOps practices. Must work on client site in Washington, DC.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field; a Master's degree may substitute for additional years of experience per contract guidance.
• Ten (10 ) years of relevant IT/engineering experience, including senior-level Windows Server operations and 3+ years supporting cloud engineering environments
• U.S. citizenship or Green Card status is required.
• Strong, current, hands-on Windows Server administration/engineering: production support, troubleshooting, maintenance, recovery, and patching.
• Demonstrated ability to perform at a senior level immediately with minimal or no ramp-up; practical production operations experience rather than primarily cloud-native development.
• Willing and able to participate in a production on-call rotation and independently resolve after-hours incidents.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS GovCloud.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in complex, secure environments; strong analytical and advanced troubleshooting skills; excellent written, verbal, and stakeholder communication; demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring.
• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
• Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

Nice To Haves

• PowerShell scripting
• Microsoft / Windows Server Administrator certifications
• Deep Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) and Ansible (configuration management/automation) expertise.
• Able to independently operate, troubleshoot, and take ownership of a production Kubernetes environment and answer senior-level Kubernetes questions.
• Service mesh, API gateways, and Kubernetes security tooling.
• Experience with FISMA, NIST, and FedRAMP frameworks.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.
• Familiarity with PKI, identity services, or credential management systems.
• Experience supporting large-scale, multi-environment enterprise systems; scripting in Python and Bash.

Responsibilities

• Own Windows Server production operations (day one).
• Serve as the senior technical owner for a predominantly Windows Server environment (~95% Windows), providing hands-on production support for mission-critical applications hosted in government cloud (AWS GovCloud).
• Administer and sustain Windows Server.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, patch, harden, and recover Windows Server systems in production — sustaining availability during business hours and through a shared on-call rotation, independently resolving after-hours incidents.
• Lead incident response.
• Drive production incident response and deep-dive root-cause analysis across Windows Server, cloud, and container platforms.
• Engineer secure cloud infrastructure.
• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud architectures across Windows and Linux systems; work independently or lead small teams.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible to provision and configure environments — secondary to Windows operations and Kubernetes troubleshooting.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps automation aligned with government and industry best practices.
• Design and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions; establish performance baselines and ensure system availability.
• Enforce security best practices, including identity and access management and system hardening for federal environments.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and SOPs; mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide technical leadership across DevOps practices.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

What This Job Offers

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