Azure Cloud Engineer (Secret Security Clearance Required!)

TEKsystems - Lexington, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Lexington, MA

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Azure Cloud Engineer position at TEKsystems involves supporting the ACAS project for SAIC - Cloud One, requiring a Secret Security Clearance. The role is primarily technical, focusing on managing Azure environments, ensuring security compliance, and providing technical support. The position is mostly remote with some on-site requirements, and candidates must have relevant certifications and experience in cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain DISA ACAS and Trend Micro platforms for security and compliance monitoring.
• Design, sustain, and maintain Azure 3-tier hub and spoke environments and topologies.
• Proactively identify and resolve operational, tooling, and process inefficiencies.
• Maintain regular contact with customers during support and projects.
• Provide technical assistance and training to users.
• Perform routine operations including troubleshooting and resolving Tier 3 service desk tickets, performance monitoring, server monitoring, and log monitoring.
• Deploy software packages to the various Cloud One zones, including supporting regression and other testing for the Cloud One Common Services.
• Address security findings and vulnerabilities by developing, testing, and deploying configuration changes.
• Provide integration support to developers.
• Perform activities for patch releases including configuration changes, required documentation, and approvals.
• Develop code in Bash, Terraform, Terragrunt, Azure CLI, and PowerShell for infrastructure automation and orchestration to support deployment, maintenance, and monitoring of the Cloud One Common Services.
• Develop and test configurations to address performance issues and to reduce operational costs.
• Develop and update Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to provision and support Cloud One Infrastructure.
• Create and update documentation related to the maintenance and support of the Cloud Common Services.

Requirements

• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance or ability to obtain one.
• CompTIA Security+ certification or higher.
• In-depth understanding of automated deployments of various compute and storage systems to Azure.
• Knowledge of DISA ACAS and host-based IPS/IDS/malware detection platforms such as Trend Micro.
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Terragrunt.
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps and Gitlab.
• Experience with ITIL frameworks, Agile methodologies, or other modern software development practices.
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and container technologies.
• Strong proficiency in both Debian-based and RPM-based Linux distributions.
• Ability to interact with high-level customers and collaborate, design, plan, and implement proposed solutions.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate and/or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certifications.
• Experience supporting USAF or DoD software development projects.
• Experience working in a large enterprise environment with multiple teams.
• Experience with Active Directory, Data Factory, Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, Azure Policy, Federation Services (ADFS).
• Familiarity with JFrog Artifactory for artifact management.
• SIPR facility access and/or previous SIPR experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)