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Cloud Azure Platform Engineer Job Details Location : Washington, DC Position Contact : Jacob Murad Job Number : 31949 Job Posted Date : 4/16/2025 Job Description Job Title: Cloud Azure Platform Engineer Location: Washington, DC Minimum Requirements: • Must have a current Public Trust, DOJ preferred • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience). • Minimum of 7+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure and platform engineering, with at least 3 years of hands-on experience specifically with Microsoft Azure. • Deep expertise in Azure services, including Azure Compute, Azure Networking, Azure Storage, Azure Identity, and Azure Security. • Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, ARM templates, Azure Dev Ops). • Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), containerization (e.g., Docker), and container orchestration. • Expertise in monitoring and log aggregation tools, including Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Security Center, and third-party tools (e.g., Splunk, Prometheus). • Proficiency in automation and scripting languages such as Power Shell, Bash, or Python. • Knowledge of Dev Ops principles and CI/CD pipeline tools such as Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, or Git Lab. • Strong understanding of cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), firewalls, VPNs, and data encryption. • Familiarity with hybrid cloud environments and multi-cloud strategies. • Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and work collaboratively across teams to deliver cloud platform solutions. • Strong mentoring and coaching abilities to guide junior engineers and promote knowledge sharing. • Effective communicator, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Experience managing cloud-based projects, ensuring timely delivery, and coordinating with stakeholders. • Ability to troubleshoot complex issues, identify root causes, and implement efficient solutions. • Experience with project management methodologies, including Agile and Scrum, to manage and prioritize cloud engineering tasks. Duties & Responsibilities: • Lead the design and implementation of scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-based platform solutions using Azure services (e.g., Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Services, Azure Storage). • Collaborate with business units and technical teams to understand requirements and design cloud solutions that align with business needs and IT strategy. • Architect cloud solutions to ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization in a multi-cloud or hybrid environment. • Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure, ensuring consistent performance, scalability, and security of cloud-hosted applications. • Implement and maintain infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, and Azure Dev Ops. • Implement security best practices for cloud resources, including encryption, identity and access management (IAM), firewall configuration, and network security. • Use tools like Azure Security Center to monitor vulnerabilities, threat intelligence, and security events. • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment of cloud applications and infrastructure updates using tools such as Azure Dev Ops, Git Lab, or Jenkins. • Automate infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and scaling to optimize operations and reduce manual intervention. • Drive the adoption of Dev Ops and automation practices across the organization to accelerate development cycles and improve platform reliability. • Monitor the health and performance of cloud resources using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and other monitoring tools. • Perform ongoing tuning and optimization of cloud resources to improve system performance and minimize operational costs. • Analyze system logs and metrics to troubleshoot, resolve, and prevent issues related to cloud-based applications and services. • Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for…

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