Senior Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer - Atlas Tech Security Clearance

Position: Senior Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer - Atlas Tech with Security Clearance
Department:
Operations

Location:

Charleston, SC Workplace:
Onsite Salary: $115,000 - $160,000 Looking for a career where hard work is valued, and your ideas and feedback are part of the way we operate daily? Want to bring your skills to a company that encourages teamwork and champions continued education and process improvement? Atlas Tech, a veteran-owned IT company serving multiple DoD customers in support of America's warfighters, is looking for a Senior Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer in North Charleston, SC.

This is an onsite position requiring a relocation if you are outside of the Charleston market. The ideal candidate for this position will have proven experience in a technology-driven program or project supporting the US Navy. If you have systems engineering skills, a strong work ethic and commitment to quality, we would like to talk to you about joining our growing team.

You Will:
* Design, deploy, secure, and sustain Microsoft Azure architectures, with preference for Azure Government over commercial cloud and Azure over AWS.
* Apply experience in DoD Impact Level environments; IL5 experience is strongly desired, and IL6 experience is ideal.
* Design hybrid-cloud solutions that run complementary services on premises and in Azure, including integration and management through Azure Arc.
* Engineer external connectivity and direct-connect solutions, including Azure Express Route, VPN Gateway, routing, and connectivity to on-premises networks.
* Design and manage internal networking, including virtual networks, subnets, network security groups, VLANs, routing, and network segmentation.
* Implement cloud security using Microsoft Defender, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateway, secure baselines, least-privilege access, and Zero Trust principles.
* Design and administer Azure identity, role-based access control, privileged access, and service identities, including integration with program-provided NIS tools.
* Architect and support Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows and Linux virtual machines, and containerized workloads.
* Evaluate technical, cybersecurity, mission, and cost constraints and develop resilient Azure solution architectures and implementation plans.
* Develop repeatable infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Azure Automation integrated with Terraform;
Power Shell, Bash, Python, and CI/CD experience is valuable.
* Troubleshoot complex cloud, network, identity, security, compute, and hybrid-integration issues across lab and production environments.
* Produce architecture diagrams, implementation plans, test artifacts, operating procedures, and RMF/ATO compliance evidence; participate in technical reviews and change management. You Have:
* US Citizenship
* Possession of a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Level Security Clearance with a current SSBI/T5 investigation, TS/SCI desired
* DoD  Certifications to be qualified as an Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II (e.g. CompTIA Security+ certification)
* 10+ years of experience with C4I systems with specific focus on systems engineering and cybersecurity support
* Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
* Operating System Certificate (e.g., Linux+, Windows Server, CCNA, etc)
* Experience supporting Navy C4I or comparable DoD mission environments.
* Azure Government and classified-cloud engineering experience at IL6.
* Advanced Azure architecture experience with Azure Virtual Desktop, Azure Arc, Express Route, Azure Firewall, Microsoft Defender, VPN Gateway, virtual machines, containers, and role-based access control.
* Hybrid-cloud architecture spanning on-premises infrastructure and Azure services.
* Terraform integrated with Azure Automation, Git-based version control, and CI/CD pipelines.
* Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service or other Kubernetes/container platforms.
* Familiarity with DISA STIGs, ACAS/SCAP remediation, RMF controls, POA&Ms, and continuous monitoring.
* Strong communication, technical documentation, collaboration, and leadership skills in a multi-disciplinary Agile environment. Want to hear more? Read on to see what our Team Members say about their experience: 'To me,…