Scientific Research Corporation
Sr Cloud Engineer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- North Charleston, SC, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- U.S. citizenship required
- Active DoD Secret clearance required at start, with ability to obtain Top Secret clearance
- Ability to qualify for CSWF / DoD 8140 IAT Level II Security+ CE or equivalent IAT II certification is required as a minimum
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical discipline
- Five (5) or more years of experience with: Microsoft Azure systems engineering, including architecture design, deployment, migration, configuration, administration, and sustainment Azure Government or
- Experience with DoD Impact Level environments, with IL5 experience strongly preferred
- Ability to understand complex network operating systems, cloud services, and supporting infrastructure
- Experience producing technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, implementation plans, test artifacts, operating procedures, and RMF / ATO compliance evidence
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Nice to have
- Experience supporting Navy C4I, C5I, C6I, tactical networks, or comparable DoD mission environments
- Experience with Azure Government, classified cloud, IL5, or IL6 environments
- Experience with any or all of the following: Azure Arc Azure Virtual Desktop Azure Kubernetes Service or other Kubernetes/container platforms Azure Firewall Microsoft Defender for Cloud ExpressRoute V
- Thorough understanding of DoD and Navy cybersecurity practices
- Strong collaboration and leadership skills in a multi disciplinary technical environment
Full description
Description
- Designing, deploying, securing, and sustaining Microsoft Azure and Azure Government cloud architectures in support of Navy C4I
- Supporting hybrid cloud solutions that integrate on premises infrastructure with Azure services
- Engineering Azure connectivity, including ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, routing, segmentation, firewall integration, and connectivity to on premises networks
- Designing and managing Azure networking, including virtual networks, subnets, network security groups, routing, VLAN integration, and network segmentation
- Implementing cloud security using Microsoft Defender, Azure Firewall, secure baselines, least privilege access, role based access control, and Zero Trust principles
- Administering Azure identity, privileged access, service identities, and access controls in coordination with enterprise identity and cybersecurity teams
- Architecting and supporting Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows and Linux virtual machines, and containerized workloads
- Developing repeatable infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Azure Automation, scripting, and CI/CD practices
- Troubleshooting cloud, network, identity, security, compute, storage, and hybrid integration issues across lab, test, and production environments
- Evaluating technical, cybersecurity, mission, schedule, and cost constraints to develop resilient cloud implementation plans
- Producing architecture diagrams, implementation plans, test artifacts, operating procedures, troubleshooting guides, and sustainment documentation
- Supporting RMF, ATO, STIG, vulnerability remediation, POA&M, and continuous monitoring activities
- Participating in technical reviews, change management, test events, deployment planning, and production transition activities
- Identifying technical risks, dependencies, integration gaps, and sustainment concerns, then recommend practical mitigation options
- Communicating technical recommendations, risks, and tradeoffs to government customers, engineering teams, cybersecurity stakeholders, and program leadership
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Requirements
- U.S. citizenship required
- Active DoD Secret clearance required at start, with ability to obtain Top Secret clearance
- Ability to qualify for CSWF / DoD 8140 IAT Level II
- Security+ CE or equivalent IAT II certification is required as a minimum
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical discipline