100% Remote - Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - 12 months contract (w2 only -- NO C2C)
This position supports a U.S. federal government contract that requires U.S. citizenship OR . Only candidates who meet this requirement will be considered
We are seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in designing, deploying, and supporting secure cloud environments within Microsoft Azure Government. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building and enhancing Azure Landing Zones, supporting large-scale application migrations, and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions—primarily using Terraform. This role will collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect compliant, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions for mission-critical workloads.
Over all 10+ years of working experience
3–7+ years of experience engineering solutions in Azure; at least 2+ years with Azure Cloud.
Demonstrated experience architecting and deploying Azure Landing Zones, including management groups, policies, RBAC, networking, and monitoring.
Strong hands-on experience with Terraform, including module development, state management, CI/CD integration, and version control (Git).
Deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code, cloud automation practices, and DevOps methodologies.
Experience migrating on-prem or multi-cloud applications to Azure (IaaS, PaaS, containers preferred).
Solid knowledge of Azure networking (VNETs, NSGs/ASGs, firewalls, VPN/ExpressRoute), identity (Azure AD), and security controls.
Familiarity with compliance requirements for government environments (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, IL2–IL6).
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Azure certifications: AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-700, or AZ-500.
Experience with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps pipelines, or similar CI/CD tools.
Experience with scripting languages (PowerShell, Python).
Background working with government agencies or regulated industries.