Azure Cloud Administrator

$87,100 - $157,450/Yr

Leidos - Lorton, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Lorton, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Azure Cloud Administrator role at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) involves supporting the operations and maintenance of the Homeland Secure Data Network (HSDN) and the Classified Local Area Network (C-LAN). This position is crucial for designing, deploying, and managing cloud environments, particularly with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. The successful candidate will engage in cloud migration projects, operational maintenance of virtual environments, and the implementation of new technologies, all while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud-oriented solutions from major vendors such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
• Provide technical expertise and assist with systems integration and consolidation efforts across multiple systems environments.
• Create cloud implementation plans, operational documentation, and continual improvement of current systems and designs.
• Conduct cloud assessments, planning, and migration activities for varied application sets.
• Provide operations, maintenance, and enhancement of cloud applications within all cloud environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline with 8+ years of relevant experience or Master's Degree in a related discipline with 6+ years.
• Experience as a Cloud Admin (AWS or Azure) including tasks such as cloud migration, cloud networking, IAM, cloud optimization, and deployment automation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of cloud security principles and best practices.
• At least one advanced cloud certification.
• Proven track record in leadership positions executing cloud migrations and application refactoring.
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows systems.
• Ability to interact positively, collaborate and communicate appropriately with team members.
• Must be able to effectively plan and prioritize tasking.
• Must be capable of performing high quality work both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong mastery of Azure infrastructure provisioning and security hardening.
• Experience in migrating on-premise infrastructure to the Azure environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Hyper-V including designing, configuring, and migrating workloads to and from on-premise Hyper-V virtualized infrastructure to Azure cloud environments.
• Demonstrated experience with supporting IL6 Azure infrastructure.
• Experience with programming and infrastructure automation (JSON, YAML, Python, Terraform).
• Experience with CI/CD Pipeline.
• Experience with Cloud Security Tools.
• Experience with Containers in the Azure Environment.
• Experience implementing Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) for various systems.
• Azure certifications - professional desired, or associates with additional experience.
• Formalized systems engineering methods including but not limited to performing assessment of alternatives (AoA) and business case analysis (BCA).

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development opportunities