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# Cloud Specialist | Jackson, MS | 100% Onsite | Local Candidates Only

- **Company:** Startekk Inc
- **Location:** Jackson, MS, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Foundry, Databases, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Windows Servers, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Virtual Machines, Cloud Platform System, Firewalls (Computer Science), Cloud Migration
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.wayup.com/i-j-Cloud-Specialist-Jackson-MS-100-Onsite-Local-Candidates-Only-Startekk-Inc-966681167427574/

## About the Role

+ 5-6+ years of experience working with AWS or Microsoft Azure.
 + Prior experience working in government or regulated industry environments.
 + Experience with cloud migration, security, compliance, and infrastructure optimization., + Proficiency with major public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
 + Experience with automation and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
 + Strong understanding of cloud networking, VPCs, and firewalls.
 + Advanced experience with Virtual Machine (VM) management.
 + Strong Windows Server and Active Directory administration experience.
 + Strong Linux administration experience.
Important Requirement
Candidates must be local to Jackson, MS and available to work 100% onsite. Remote candidates should not be submitted.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Specialist to develop and modify scalable cloud architectures supporting Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environments.
The Cloud Specialist will ensure the security and compliance of cloud environments, migrate on-premises applications and workloads to public cloud platforms, monitor infrastructure performance, and optimize cloud environments for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness., + Develop and modify scalable cloud architectures for IaaS and PaaS platforms.

 + Ensure security, compliance, data protection, and privacy across cloud environments.
 + Migrate on-premises applications, workloads, and databases to public cloud platforms.
 + Monitor and analyze cloud infrastructure performance.
 + Identify and proactively resolve cloud infrastructure issues.
 + Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize cloud environments.
 + Improve cloud performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
 + Design controls and processes using available cloud audit tools.
 + Maintain current and extensive knowledge of cloud products and technologies.
 + Support cloud infrastructure administration and operational activities.


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