Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer

Job Title: Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer

Location: Vienna, VA(Hybrid)

Description:

The three most critical areas for this position are:

1. Azure and AKS
   2. GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Actions/CI/CD
   3. IAM and Cloud Security/DevSecOps

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related technical disciplines.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience working with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Strong experience administering and supporting:

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Functions
• Azure Service Bus
• Azure Storage Accounts
• Azure App Services
• Azure Networking Services
• Azure Key Vault

• Strong expertise in Identity and Access Management including:

• Microsoft Entra ID
• RBAC
• Managed Identities
• Service Principals
• Conditional Access
• PIM

• Extensive experience administering GitHub Enterprise environments.
• Strong experience developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Experience configuring and managing:

• GitHub Apps
• OAuth Integrations
• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• Self-Hosted Runners
• Repository Security Controls

• Experience administering Kubernetes environments and containerized workloads.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using:
• Experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, and automation scripting.
• Strong understanding of:

• Cloud Security
• DevSecOps
• CI/CD Practices
• Enterprise Governance
• Software Supply Chain Security

• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to operate independently and provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified:

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Azure Administrator Associate
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• GitHub Actions Certification
• Experience implementing GitOps deployment models.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise GitHub environments.
• Experience with Azure Landing Zones and cloud governance frameworks.
• Experience with enterprise security and compliance programs.
• Experience within financial services, banking, insurance, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience supporting enterprise developer platforms and internal engineering enablement programs.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps integration, developer self-service platforms, and modern platform engineering practices.