Azure Senior Engineer

Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an experienced Senior Azure Engineer to join a focused, dynamic team supporting Azure Cloud service offerings for a government agency undergoing cloud modernization and migration.

The ideal candidate is a motivated team-player with deep technical expertise in Azure services and cloud computing, a passion for automation, and the ability to communicate complex architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• health, dental and vision insurance
• 401K with company matching
• flexible spending accounts
• paid holidays
• three weeks paid time off
• and more

• Support the design, implementation, and ongoing management of Azure Cloud service offerings at both FISMA Moderate and FISMA High security levels.
• Work closely with the Product Owner, Scrum Master, engineers, and security engineers to define and build initial service offerings as well as the roadmap for future releases.
• Communicate architectural trade-offs and design options clearly so that the Product Owner and executive leadership can make informed, strategic decisions.
• Participate in and support a team charged with coordinating and implementing various solutions required to support the Azure Cloud environment.
• Implement proof of concepts and pilots for various cloud solutions and develop operational plans for supporting all developed solutions.
• Create documentation and implementation plans for various solutions used to access and leverage Azure.
• Build and support YAML-based CI/CD pipelines leveraging tools such as Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar.
• Build and support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible, Salt, Chef, Cloud Formation, or similar.
• Develop and maintain Power Shell scripts utilizing logical constructs such as if/else, foreach, try/catch, and more.
• Partner with development and operations teams to develop practical automation solutions and custom modules, troubleshoot automation issues, and drive projects forward in a timely manner.
• Drive a culture of collaboration, transparency, and automation within the engineering team.
• Identify constraints and bottlenecks in engineering life cycles and develop automated solutions to address them.
• Research, analyze, design, propose, and support the delivery of cloud solutions aligned with business and technology strategies.
• Support Change and Configuration Management best practices across the team.
• Operate within an Agile development environment, supporting Scrum and/or Kanban methodologies.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Administrator Associate Certificate (AZ-104).
• Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204).
• Significant experience in Azure cloud engineering, administration, or architecture roles.
• Demonstrated experience working in or supporting a federal government IT environment.
• Active Secret Clearance or higher.

• Exceptional communication skills in English – both written and oral – with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership.
• Ability to set the technical tone and drive an Azure engineering team toward common infrastructure goals.
• Deep understanding of IaaS and PaaS services offered on Azure and the ability to leverage them together to build complex, enterprise-grade solutions.
• Experience building and supporting YAML-based CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, CircleCI, or equivalent.
• Experience building and supporting Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible, Salt, Chef, Cloud Formation, or equivalent.
• Proven experience with Terraform Open Source in CI/CD-driven solutions.
• Proven knowledge of Power Shell scripting with the ability to build and understand logical scripts utilizing constructs such as if/else, foreach, try/catch, etc.
• Experience with Cloud-Native and Hybrid cloud architectures.
• Ability to design data, system, and component architectures and present them in simple language to executive leadership.
• Well-versed in the Dev Ops lifecycle and process improvement strategies.
• Proven knowledge of Change and Configuration Management best practices.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, particularly Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Scrum.
• Passion for identifying constraints and bottlenecks in engineering life cycles and automating solutions.

• Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification.
• Experience supporting FISMA Moderate and/or FISMA High cloud environments.
• Familiarity with Kanban methodology.
• Experience working in a federal government IT environment.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices and…