Peraton · 1 month ago
Azure Cloud Engineer
US-VA-Herndon
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$86K/yr - $138K/yr
8+ years expPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence. They are seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to support the modernization of the Department of State's Consular Systems, focusing on designing and managing cloud infrastructure solutions in Microsoft Azure.
Information TechnologyRobotics
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design and implement Azure-based infrastructure solutions to support application modernization and migration efforts
Manage technical requirements while deciding on technical solutions
Experience in setting up landing zones on Azure cloud
Experience in activities around automated deployment of their applications into AKS
Experience in managing automation playbooks and documentation related to AKS
Experience in pod autoscaling designs/strategies, CI-CD pipelines for building enterprise grade application build and deployment automation
Experience in efficiently managing image streams and build artifacts
Develop, deploy, and manage Azure PaaS and SaaS solutions, ensuring they meet the highest standards of reliability, security, and performance
Utilize Azure DevOps practices to automate and streamline the software development lifecycle, including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD)
Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes, ensuring high availability, scalability, and efficient resource utilization
Identify, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance of services
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and at least (eight) 8 years of recent, relevant work experience
Solid understanding of Cloud Networking, Identity Management, Security Compliance (V-Nets, RBAC, Private Endpoints, IAM and Secrets Management
Superior experience designing, implementing, and delivering infrastructure with containers and Kubernetes, AKS preferred
Experience with infrastructure as code, such as Terraform ARM template
Ability to comprehend the impacts of adapting different architectures and design and be able to present to stakeholders
Develop, deploy, and manage Azure PaaS and SaaS solutions, ensuring they meet the highest standards of reliability, security, and performance
Utilize Azure DevOps practices to automate and streamline the software development lifecycle, including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD)
Identify, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance of services
Must be able to obtain or have an Active Secret (or higher) clearance. Interim clearances acceptable
Must be a US Citizen
Preferred
Experience working in a Federal IT related industry
Experience with enterprise cloud infrastructure platforms, AWS, Azure (preferred)
Experience with advanced automation pipelines (GitLab) and artifact management
Azure Security certification(s)
Implement and manage Azure Arc to extend Azure management and services to any infrastructure, ensuring seamless operation across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus
Benefits
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Company
Peraton
Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thomas Terjesen
Chief Information Officer
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2026-01-22
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