Azure Cloud Systems Engineer

Azure Cloud Systems Engineer Location: Suitland, MD

Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI

We are seeking an Azure Cloud Systems Engineer in Suitland, MD to design, implement, and maintain enterprise Azure architecture supporting Zero Trust tools, identity services, and security monitoring platforms**.**

Primary Responsibilities:

• Engineer Azure resource groups, subscriptions, networking, virtual machines, identity integrations, and cloud baselines.
• Design hybrid-cloud integration supporting on-premises and cloud-based Zero Trust platforms.
• Provide cloud architecture documentation, diagrams, integration schemas, and operational support.
• Implement automation, monitoring, security baselines, and cloud compliance standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IT, MIS, or in a related discipline with 8+ years of experience or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• 7+ years Azure engineering experience, including automation and cloud-native architectures.
• 5+ years Cloud platform management, deployment, and monitoring (AWS, Azure).
• Skilled with PowerShell, Python, ARM/Bicep, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience supporting RMF and cloud security compliance.

Required Certifications:

• Active IAT or IAM Level II/III DoD approved 8570 baseline certification, such as Security+ CE or CASP certification.
• Azure Administrator or Solutions Architect certification.

Salary range is $150,000–$170,000, depending on experience.