Azure Integration and DevOps Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Azure Integration and DevOps Engineer with Security Clearance
Azure Integration & Dev Ops Engineer Contract to Hire Arlington, VA:
On-Site 4 days a week / 1 day remote
Hourly Rate: $90/hr w2. Benefits Available
Conversion Salary: $180,000 annually plus benefits. Clearance:
Active Secret Clearance Required (TS is OK) Our client has an urgent need for an Azure Integration and Dev Ops Engineer who can operate across Azure integration, Dev Ops, cloud engineering, automation, security, software development and production support. The ideal candidate is someone who can do more than build integrations; we need someone who understands the full lifecycle from development and deployment through security, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production operations.

Key Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Azure, cloud engineering, Dev Ops, software development, or systems integration

• Active Secret clearance (Top Secret is OK)
• Strong hands-on Azure experience, particularly: o Azure Functions
o Logic Apps
o Event Hubs
o API Management / Service Bus

• Strong Terraform / IaC experience

• CI/CD experience with Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions

• Experience with Entra , managed identities, RBAC, and Key Vault

• Strong troubleshooting and automation skills

• C#/.NET, Python, Power Shell, or similar development experience

• 4 days onsite / 1 day remote

Experience with Azure Monitor, Application Insights, enterprise Terraform practices, and AI-assisted development tools such as Git Hub Copilot or Microsoft Copilot is a plus. This role is ideal for an engineer who sits at the intersection of cloud engineering, Dev Ops, software development, and enterprise integration. The successful candidate will build, deploy, automate, monitor, and support Azure-based integration solutions using services such as Azure Event Hubs, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, API Management, Service Bus, Key Vault, Storage, and Application Insights.

We are looking for someone who can do more than simply develop integrations. This person should understand how those integrations get secured, deployed through CI/CD, monitored in production, troubleshot, and operated reliably in a government environment. The engineer will also leverage modern AI-assisted development and Microsoft Copilot capabilities to accelerate software delivery, improve code quality, automate routine engineering tasks, and help modernize existing solutions while maintaining appropriate security and governance.

** Position requires to be ONSITE 4 Days with 1 Remote Day
** Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, deploy, and support Azure integration solutions.

• Build event-driven and serverless solutions using Azure Event Hubs, Functions, Logic Apps, and API Management.

• Develop and maintain Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for repeatable Azure infrastructure deployments.

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions.

• Automate Azure provisioning, configuration, deployment, monitoring, and operational processes.

• Implement secure solutions using Entra , managed identities, Key Vault, RBAC, and appropriate cloud security practices.

• Monitor and troubleshoot application, integration, infrastructure, and production issues using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics.

• Develop APIs, integrations, and automation using C#/.NET, Python, Power Shell, or similar technologies.

• Use Git Hub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, and other approved AI-assisted development tools to accelerate development, testing, documentation, and automation.

• Collaborate with developers, architects, cybersecurity teams, and government stakeholders to deliver mission-focused solutions.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 5+ years of experience in Azure, cloud engineering, Dev Ops, software development, or systems integration.

• Secret clearance

• Hands-on experience with Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Event Hubs, and related integration services.

• Strong experience with Terraform/IaC and automated Azure infrastructure deployment.

• Experience with CI/CD, Git, Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions.

• Experience with cloud security concepts including RBAC, managed identities, Entra , and Key Vault.

• Strong troubleshooting and automation skills. Desired:

• Experience…