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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Engineer - **Company:** Mantech International Corporation - **Location:** Springfield, MA, United States - **Experience:** Starter - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Cyber Security, Microsoft Project, Office Suite, Scrum Methodology, Cloud Services, Restful APIs, Api Management - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2943593751-2 ## About the Role MANTECH is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Junior Cloud Engineer to join our team in Springfield, VA., * Bachelor's Degree and at least 1 year of related technical experience. An additional 2 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree. * Demonstrated knowledge of System Engineering Lifecycle phases, Sentris, and Microsoft Azure. * Proven ability to systematically diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve infrastructure, cloud, and application-level technical errors under tight timelines. * Position requires compliance with DoD 8140.03 (Cybersecurity Workforce Management Program). The applicant must possess, or be able to obtain within 6 months of hire, an approved baseline credential matching the required DoD 8140 Work Role System Administrator (451). * Ability to analyze KPI and SLA data and provide insight or causation to variance or poor performance., * Experience implementing AI-driven services or API-integrated cloud solutions (e.g., Azure OpenAI, RESTful APIs, or API management tools). * Experience with Incident Management frameworks (such as ITIL) to handle SLA-driven ticketing, escalation paths, and zero-day technical errors. * Experience identifying and performing schedule risk analysis. * Experience establishing/maintaining schedule templates, processes, and procedures Security Clearance Requirement * Candidate must have a current/active Top Secret / SCI clearance Physical Requirements * Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 75%. * The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. * The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office. * The person in this position will need to be able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer. ## Description * Serve our Microsoft Azure customers in executing project tasks/activities, supervising work completion, perform quality reviews, and report progress. * Work with a team to deliver Systems Engineering and Systems Administration for Azure, ITSM, Sentris and Sentris-integrated solutions. * Assist with technical design and implementation using Agile methodologies such as a Scrum team. Plan, schedule, and update program activities in MS Project, ADO, etc. * Identify high-risk areas and present recommendations to management. 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