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Title: Sr. Systems Cloud Engineer (Azure) - MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SECURITY CLEARANCE Location: 3x per week on-site in Herndon, VA Duration: 12 months extending - potential contract to hire (FTE) Compensation: $65/hr to $75/hr. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Healthcare benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, financial protection benefits, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options. 401k retirement account access is offered starting on the 90th day with employer matching after one year of service. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law. Required Skills & Experience - 5+ years of experience in an IT enterprise Azure Cloud Engineering role - 4+ years with PowerShell scripting for automation, extremely fluent in PowerShell and command lines - Experience supporting an Azure Cloud environment, fully in the cloud (not on prem) - Expert level Windows admin skills (Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy) - Must be able to go onsite 1x per week in Herndon, VA, up to 3 days per week Nice to Have Skills & Experience - Professional industry certifications in area of expertise, certification such as MCSE, MCITP, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ900), Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ104), Azure Certified Solutions Architect (AZ303/304) - Linux experience with the following platforms: SUSE, RedHat or CentOS - Experience with integration of SEIM tools, backups, and monitoring tools - Knowledge of Best Practice and security guides (ex. NIST 800-53 rev 4) Job Description This position is for a large software client. The Senior Cloud Engineer will be responsible for the overall evaluation, design and daily operation of the Corporate IT SAS (Server and Application Services) environment. This role serves as a "hands-on" server administrator who evaluates complex system requirements and then designs, implements and maintains the most efficient solutions. This role will develop and document technical standards, identify and evaluate new products, interface with vendors to purchase new hardware and software, and collaborate with other IT teams to provide guidance to resolve system and application issues. The Senior Cloud Engineer will be directly responsible for the installation, configuration, upgrade, patching, maintenance and monitoring of the SAS environment across the entire Enterprise, while ensuring compliance to various security and encryption protocols for U.S. national security. Key deliverables for success will be: ensuring 100% availability of the environment; implementing fault and performance management; enforcing corporate network, system and application security procedures.

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