Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer at Hunatek

Washington, District of Columbia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jun, 26

Salary

170000.0

Posted On

16 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Microsoft Azure, Cloud Infrastructure, Azure DevOps, ARM Templates, PowerShell, Networking, Security, Infrastructure as Code, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Active Directory, Terraform, Bicep, CI/CD Pipelines, Python, Bash

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Position Summary: We are seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer with expertise in Microsoft Azure to design, implement, and manage scalable and secure cloud infrastructure. You will collaborate with development teams to integrate applications seamlessly, optimize performance, cost, and security, and automate operations using Azure DevOps, ARM templates, and PowerShell. Your role will involve troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure issues, implementing disaster recovery solutions, staying updated on Azure services and best practices, and providing technical guidance to junior team members. Proven Azure experience, and proficiency in networking, security, and infrastructure as code tools are required. Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills are essential. Essential Job Functions: * Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. * Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless integration of applications with cloud services. * Monitor and optimize cloud performance, cost, and security. * Automate cloud operations using tools such as Azure DevOps, ARM templates, and PowerShell. * Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues. * Implement and manage disaster recovery and backup solutions. * Stay up-to-date with the latest Azure services, features, and best practices. * Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members. * Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information. * Perform other duties as assigned Skills and Qualification Required: * Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role, with a focus on Microsoft Azure. * Strong understanding of cloud architecture, networking, and security principles. * Proficiency in Azure services such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Networking, and Azure Active Directory. * Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like ARM templates, Terraform, or Bicep. * Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Azure DevOps. * Understanding of cloud and on-premises networking. * Proficiency with scripting languages like Python, Bash, HCL, or PowerShell * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field * Ability to obtain a Public Trust Skills and Qualifications Preferred:   Azure Certifications (Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator) – preferred About Us: At HunaTek, we build teams of people from all backgrounds with varying levels of experience, knowing firsthand that diversity of thought will strengthen our ability to deliver for our customers. We work hand in hand with Federal civilian and military staff, pulling together to further the interests of our nation and home and abroad. Our Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to make sure our employees and their families have access to good health care, are insured against catastrophic health events, can put money aside for retirement and are able to maintain a healthy work-life balance. These benefits include: * Comprehensive medical, dental and vision * Long-term and short-term disability insurance and term life insurance * 401(K) with safe harbor contribution * Paid time off and 11 paid holidays * Tuition and career development assistance * A selection of voluntary benefits This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

The engineer will design, implement, and manage scalable and secure cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, collaborating with development teams for seamless application integration. Key duties include optimizing performance, cost, and security, automating operations using Azure DevOps, ARM templates, and PowerShell, and resolving infrastructure issues.