Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

Light Feather is seeking a Cloud Engineer specializing in Microsoft Azure to design, implement, and manage secure cloud solutions for federal IT environments. You’ll play a key role in supporting Azure infrastructure, automation, and security, applying Dev Ops best practices to drive performance, strengthen compliance, and improve operational efficiency.

• Location:
  
  Hybrid, On-site 4 days/week in Washington, D.C. 20036 and 1 day Telework
• Job Type: Full-time
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required
• Clearance Requirement:
  Active Secret or higher clearance

• Design, deploy, and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure including VMs, VNets, Storage, Azure AD, and PaaS services.
• Manage and optimize Azure networking components (VNets, NSGs, Load Balancers, VPN/Express Route connectivity).
• Develop and maintain Terraform templates as the primary IaC tool (critical requirement emphasized by hiring managers).
• Support automation via Power Shell, Bash, YAML/JSON, and Git Lab pipelines.
• Deploy, configure, and manage AVD environments including host pools, session hosts, FSLogix profile containers, and Azure AD/M365 integrations.
• Provide troubleshooting and performance optimization for AVD users (explicit customer requirement).
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines in Git Lab.
• Automate cloud operations, system configuration, and monitoring tasks.
• Implement secure cloud practices aligned with federal requirements (RBAC, Key Vault, IAM, encryption standards).
• Ensure compliance with NIST, RMF, FedRAMP, and agency-specific controls.
• Use Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and related tools to analyze system health, diagnose issues, and enforce SLAs.
• Work with engineering, security, and program staff to support ongoing cloud modernization efforts.
• Support onsite collaboration with customer stakeholders (note: role cannot be performed remotely long-term).

• Active Secret or higher clearance
• 3+ years of experience with Azure Cloud Engineering
• 3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines
• 3+ years of experience using Terraform for IaC
• 3+ years of experience using Git Lab
• Minimum of 4 years experience with Power Shell scripting
• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Dev Ops, or Systems Engineering (mid-level target).
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure core services and architecture.
• Proficiency with Terraform (high priority), Power Shell, and Git Lab CI/CD.
• Experience supporting Azure networking (VNets, routing, NSGs, VPN/Express Route).
• Hands‑on experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) in production environments.
• Understanding of federal cloud security frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST, RMF).
• Ability to work on‑site in Washington, DC four days per week.

• Experience supporting DoD or federal agency cloud environments.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes (AKS).
• Azure serverless tools (Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid).
• Cost optimization using Azure Cost Management / Fin Ops practices.

At Light Feather, you're not just taking a job—you're joining a purpose‑driven team that delivers innovative, mission‑critical solutions to make a real difference. You'll work on diverse, meaningful projects that challenge and inspire you, alongside some of the best minds in the industry.