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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Platform Specialist - **Company:** PAE Inc. - **Location:** Portland, OR, United States - **Salary:** $106,000.0 - $147,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Application Frameworks, Computing Platforms, Audit Trail, Microsoft Azure, Business Software, Configuration Management, Cyber Security, Continuous Delivery, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Github, Identity and Access Management, Information Technology Operations, Python (Programming Language), Windows Servers, OAuth, Open Source Technology, OpenID, Open Web Application Security, Reliability Engineering, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Services, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Azure Machine Learning, Microsoft SharePoint, Software Deployment, Systems Integration, Openapi, Data Logging, Data Processing, Cloud Platform System, Data Classification, IT General Controls (ITGC), Microsoft Power Automate, Power Platform Integration, Large Language Models, Software Security, Build Management, AI Platforms, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Bicep, Low-code, Free and Open-Source Software, Machine Learning Operations, Terraform, Api Management, Serverless Computing, Docker, Web Api - **Published:** May 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a9fc7f0b5658d616 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Windows Server administration?, * Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure including compute, networking, identity (Entra ID), and security services * Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps * Experience with infrastructure as code tools including Bicep and Terraform * Familiarity with containerization concepts including Docker and Linux-based runtimes, and their application to Azure-hosted workloads * Experience reviewing third-party and citizen-developed applications for production readiness, security posture, and operational supportability * Experience with Power Platform governance including DLP policy configuration, environment strategy, and connector management * Solid understanding of identity and access management; specifically Azure AD/Entra ID, OAuth2/OIDC, app registrations, and service principals * Experience governing or operating Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI Service, or equivalent AI/ML platforms in an enterprise environment * Familiarity with data classification frameworks and their application to cloud workloads and AI pipelines * Working-level proficiency in Windows Server, Linux, and Azure IaaS administration sufficient to provide team secondary coverage * Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain security and governance requirements to non-technical audiences * Proven problem-solving skills with experience as a key contributor in an IT team * Preferred: Experience building or operating a formal citizen development governance program, including intake processes and promotion gate criteria * Preferred: Background in IT platform engineering or site reliability engineering (SRE) * Preferred: Familiarity with SharePoint Online, SPFx, and Power Platform as a development ecosystem * Preferred: Experience supporting low-code and no-code development ecosystems with mixed technical skill levels ## Description We are seeking a Cloud Platform Specialist to design and build the foundational systems that enable secure, scalable application development across PAE. This role is critical in supporting emerging automation, AI initiatives, and citizen development efforts by creating standardized, production-ready environments and enforcing governance controls that ensure all applications follow consistent security, compliance, and operational standards before reaching production. This includes everything from engineer-built Python tools to AI-enabled workloads., The Cloud Platform Specialist owns the intake, review, and environment promotion process for citizen- and engineer-developed applications. This role also maintains working-level proficiency in Windows Server, Linux, and Azure IaaS administration to provide operational coverage and secondary support to the Core Services infrastructure team., * Design and implement secure, scalable application hosting environments in Azure, including environment segmentation (dev/test/UAT/prod) and isolation strategies * Establish identity, access, and secrets management patterns across all environments * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application deployment using Azure DevOps Pipelines and GitHub Actions; standardize release and promotion workflows across environments regardless of pipeline tooling * Monitor Define and document approved deployment patterns for Power Platform solutions, custom-developed applications including AI-generated and low-code apps, and AI/ML-enabled workloads * Implement infrastructure as code using Bicep and Terraform for consistent, repeatable environment provisioning; maintain standards for both Microsoft-native and open-source IaC tooling depending on workload requirements * Define approved patterns for containerized workloads including Docker-based packaging and deployment to Azure Container Apps or AKS; maintain working proficiency in Linux as the primary runtime for containerized and serverless applications * Define Establish standards for event-driven and serverless compute patterns using Azure Functions and Logic Apps alongside open-source frameworks and runtimes; define approved language runtimes, dependency management practices, and cold-start mitigation approaches * Ensure logging, monitoring, alerting, and compliance requirements are met by design in all managed environments Application Platform Governance & Citizen Development Enablement * Own the citizen development intake, review, and application promotion process; evaluate all citizen and staff-developed applications for security, compliance, and operational supportability before advancement through dev/test/UAT/prod environments * Define and enforce data classification requirements for all applications and workloads, particularly those integrating with AI services, external APIs, Microsoft 365, or business-critical data sources * Establish open-source software governance standards for all applications entering the promotion pipeline, including license compatibility review, dependency scanning, and policies governing the use of community-maintained packages in production workloads * Develop and maintain secure development guidelines and reference materials for non-technical builders covering authentication patterns, data handling, API integration basics, and deployment standards. These guardrails exist to prevent insecure applications from reaching production; they are not a formal training program * Partner with the integration developer and BIM developer to ensure citizen-developed solutions are compatible with enterprise integration patterns and supportable by Core ServicesDefine production readiness criteria and ensure all deployed applications are supportable by the Service Desk and IT operations teams Azure AI & Low-Code Governance * Govern Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI Service access; define approved patterns for AI-enabled workloads including proprietary and open-weight model deployment standards, content filtering configuration, audit logging, and data residency compliance * Reference established open standards including the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications when evaluating AI workload risk and defining guardrails for data flowing into AI services * Define and maintain Power Platform environment strategy and DLP policy governance, including environment segmentation and access controls for citizen developers * Establish API management standards for internally developed or citizen-developed applications that expose or consume APIs, including authentication patterns (OAuth2/Entra ID), secret management, connector approval workflows, and OpenAPI specification requirements for internally documented APIs * Evaluate and approve requests for access to Azure AI Foundry from technical and non-technical staff; define and enforce guardrails for what data is permitted to flow into AI workloads Infrastructure Support (Secondary Duties) * Provide Tier 2/3 secondary coverage for Windows Server, Linux, and Azure IaaS operations * Maintain working-level proficiency in Azure VM administration, storage, and networking sufficient to support team operations during planned or unplanned absences * Maintain Participate in the execution of IT Service Management (ITSM) controls including incident, problem, and change management; this includes after-hours operations and maintenance * Participate in audits and rehearsals associated with Information Security, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery What Success Looks Like * Citizen developers have a clear, low-friction path from idea to production without bypassing security or IT controls * All production applications, regardless of who built them, follow consistent and secure deployment patterns * Azure AI Foundry and Power Platform access is governed with defined policies; no ungoverned AI workloads exist in production * DD Data classification is enforced at the platform level before applications reach production * Open-source components used in any production application are reviewed, licensed appropriately, and tracked * Time to deploy new applications decreases while risk and ad hoc IT intervention decrease alongside it What This Role is Not * This role is not a full-time systems administrator; primary infrastructure ownership remains with the Core Services team. 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