Azure Cloud Engineer

Insight Global is seeking a Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer to support a critical federal software systems program. This role will focus on designing, implementing, and maintaining secure cloud infrastructure while driving automation, cloud modernization, and DevOps initiatives within a mission-critical environment.

The ideal candidate has strong Azure cloud engineering experience, a passion for automation, and a background supporting complex enterprise or federal IT environments. This position offers the opportunity to work on large-scale cloud initiatives while helping shape cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, and operational best practices.

Responsibilities Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure environments Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using tools such as Terraform, ARM Templates, or CloudFormation Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments and improve operational efficiency Automate cloud operations, including monitoring, scaling, backup, disaster recovery, and infrastructure provisioning Design and optimize cloud architectures for security, performance, cost efficiency, and scalability Implement and support containerized environments utilizing Docker and Kubernetes Develop cloud monitoring, observability, and management solutions Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives across enterprise systems Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and application issues spanning multiple technologies and teams Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and deployment procedures Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve automation and operational effectiveness Collaborate with engineering teams using Agile and Scrum methodologies Provide technical guidance and recommendations on cloud best practices and process improvements

Active Top Secret Security Clearance Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field 5+ years of cloud engineering, cloud infrastructure, or DevOps experience IAT Level II Certification (Security+, CCNA Security, CySA+, or equivalent) 3+ years working with cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM Templates, CloudFormation, etc.) Experience utilizing Ansible for automation and configuration management Experience deploying and managing containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes Strong understanding of cloud networking, cloud security, and infrastructure best practices Experience designing and supporting multi-tier cloud applications and services Knowledge of Agile development methodologies and Scrum environments Excellent written and verbal communication skills Preferred Qualifications

Experience with any of the following is highly desired:

Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins Git, GitLab, Artifactory, Jira, and Confluence Python, Bash, or other scripting languages Red Hat OpenShift Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or similar monitoring tools Microservices and serverless architectures Cloud database administration Security compliance frameworks and cloud governance FinOps and cloud cost optimization strategies Visual Studio Code and modern development environments