Azure Cloud Platform Engineer – Supervising Associate

Job Description: • Design and maintain reusable IaC (Bicep, ARM templates) for scalable, secure Azure / Azure Gov environments • Implement and improve Azure Policies and initiatives to enforce standards and guardrails • Engineer, automate, and deploy platform solutions and applications using platforms such as Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, with supporting technologies like Docker or Helm • Develop and maintain base container images and hardened OS images aligned to DISA STIGs and other security baselines • Build and operate CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Git, and automation tooling (e.g., Ansible) • Troubleshoot and remediate issues in cloud and container platforms • Mentor junior engineers and help build a high-performing DevSecOps culture Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) • 5+ years in engineering roles working with private/public cloud IaaS, PaaS, and/or SaaS • Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance • Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code & CI/CD – designing and delivering with tools such as Bicep, Azure DevOps, ARM templates, or Ansible • Containers and orchestration – experience building and running containerized workloads using technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, or Helm for packaging and deploying services at scale • Networking fundamentals – strong foundation designing and troubleshooting VNets, subnets, network security groups (NSGs), routing (UDRs), and basic load-balancing scenarios • Cloud security principles – solid understanding of concepts such as shared responsibility, least privilege, identity-driven security, network segmentation, encryption, and logging/monitoring • Identity and access – understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, Azure RBAC, Entra ID RBAC, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and managed identities for Azure resources • Windows and Linux administration – hands-on experience managing, troubleshooting, and hardening server workloads • Scripting / programming – practical automation experience using PowerShell (Python or similar scripting languages is a plus but not required) Benefits: • medical and dental coverage • pension and 401(k) plans • a wide range of paid time off options • flexible vacation policy Apply tot his job