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# Senior Cloud / Azure Infrastructure Engineer

- **Company:** Peraton Inc
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,000.0 - $216,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Data Architecture, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Network Architecture, Azure Machine Learning, Data Lakes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Bicep, Terraform, Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Pipelines, Azure Resource Manager
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9048756/senior-cloud-azure-infrastructure-engineer

## About the Role

* Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D. Will consider Associate +14 years or HS+16 years of experience
 * Microsoft Azure certifications (Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer, or equivalent) strongly preferred
 * Hands-on experience building and managing Azure GovCloud environments at IL4/IL5/IL6
 * Proficiency in IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates) and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps)
 * Experience with DoD cloud security requirements (FedRAMP ATO, RMF, NIST 800-53)
 * Able to develop a Data Architecture & Pipeline Package, including Baseline Data Architecture Design Document, Data Pipeline & ETL Documentation, and Cross-Domain Information Sharing Plan.
 * U.S. Citizenship required
 * Active TS with ability to obtain/maintain SCI

## Description

* Design, build, and manage the USINDOPACOM Azure Cloud environment hosting all MRT-C terrain and dependency data
 * Implement scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure using Azure managed services (Synapse, Data Lake Storage, Azure ML, Azure DevOps)
 * Enforce built-in security across all computing and network infrastructure layers; manage user access across Impact Levels (IL4/IL5/IL6)
 * Automate infrastructure provisioning using IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep, or equivalent)
 * Ensure cost governance and compliance with DoD cloud security requirements (FedRAMP, RMF)


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