Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer

Overview

Location: Marietta, GA

Salary: $85.00 USD Hourly – $90.00 USD Hourly

Description:

Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer

Location: Onsite, Marietta, GA (5 days/week)

Type: Contract to hire

We are looking for a highly skilled Azure Cloud Engineer to support critical technology and security initiatives for a key government client. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and securing Azure cloud environments while ensuring compliance with government cybersecurity frameworks. You will drive cloud security architecture, remediation efforts, and end-to-end implementation of Azure security controls.

• Design, implement, and maintain secure Azure cloud environments.
• Lead the configuration and deployment of Azure security platforms across multiple cloud regions.
• Define and enforce Azure security policies, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Conduct network and application vulnerability testing for Azure systems.
• Implement cybersecurity controls aligned with Zero-Trust principles, Defense-in-Depth, and compliance requirements.
• Support incident response through diagnostics, monitoring, alerting, and audit-trail management.
• Partner with internal/external stakeholders, including government clients, auditors, and leadership.
• Enable security automation within CI/CD pipelines and integrate scanning tools.
• Contribute to cloud security strategy, architecture decisions, and remediation roadmaps.

• Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related field (Master’s preferred).
• 5 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity within Azure environments.
• 5 years managing Azure-specific security policies, controls, and initiatives.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM), MFA, SSO, and Federation
  • Privileged Access Management (PAM)
  • Azure security configuration and architecture
  • Vulnerability testing for Azure workloads
  • CI/CD security and software scanning tools
• Proven experience securing cloud environments across:
  • Identity, Credential & Access Management
  • Zero-Trust frameworks
  • Data protection and encryption
  • OS-level hardening (Windows/Linux)
  • Network security and segmentation
  • Governance, compliance, and audit readiness
  • Continuous monitoring, diagnostics, and incident response
  • Azure compute, storage, and networking services

• Experience supporting government clients, including Gov Cloud environments.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, Azure/AWS/Google security certifications.
• Experience maintaining FISMA and FedRAMP compliance.
• Hands-on experience with Azure security tools, including:

• Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Microsoft Defender for Office 365
• Microsoft Defender for Identity

• Microsoft Purview
• Microsoft Information Protection
• DLP
• One Trust
• Kubernetes security

• Azure IAM, AWS IAM
• Entra  (formerly Azure AD)
• MTO, Lighthouse, Key Vault
• Conditional Access

• Microsoft Sentinel
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Entra , M365 security tools

• Engineers who are hands-on, proactive, and comfortable owning end-to-end cloud security.
• Professionals who can operate independently while collaborating with government clients and cross-functional teams.
• Individuals passionate about building scalable, compliant, secure cloud platforms.