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Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) · 1 week ago

Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is currently seeking to hire a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to join their infrastructure Information Technology team. In this role, you will serve as the Azure Government cloud engineer, supporting platform users with the secure and effective use of Azure services, while focusing on automation and compliance in a regulated environment.

Information Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as a primary technical resource for Azure Government services, constraints, and implementation patterns in support of MTSI Development Platform objectives

Design, implement, and maintain Azure subscription architecture and governance (management groups, RBAC, identity integration, networking patterns, resource organization, and guardrails)

Build and maintain automated provisioning and deployment workflows using CI/CD with GitLab CI including reusable templates and shared pipeline components

Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) artifacts and “golden path” deployment patterns for Azure services (e.g., Terraform, Bicep/ARM), including policy-as-code where applicable

Provide hands-on support to platform users: onboarding, troubleshooting deployments, resolving Azure service integration issues, and improving developer experience through standardization and automation

Implement and operate enterprise-scale secrets management for developers and pipelines using Azure Key Vault, including rotation patterns, least-privilege access, and auditable retrieval mechanisms

Secure Azure resources in a highly regulated environment by applying governance and security controls (e.g., Azure Policy initiatives/assignments, secure configuration baselines, network controls, identity hardening, and continuous compliance monitoring)

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for the Development Platform within Azure, including security posture monitoring and alerting for insecure or non-compliant resources

Secure CI/CD pipelines and supply-chain workflows: enforce least privilege for runners and service principals, harden pipeline configurations, reduce secret exposure, and integrate secure secret retrieval patterns (Key Vault or equivalent)

Partner with cybersecurity/IA stakeholders to implement and validate required controls and support audit evidence collection through automation and logging

Contribute to platform documentation (architecture, runbooks, user guides), operational procedures, and continuous improvement of platform reliability and security

Qualification

Azure GovernmentCI/CD with GitLabInfrastructure as CodeCloud SecurityTerraformAzure Key VaultAzure MonitorScripting LanguagesTroubleshooting SkillsCommunication SkillsAdaptabilityContinuous Learning

Required

5+ years of combined professional experience as a Cloud, Platform, DevOps/DevSecOps, SRE, Infrastructure, or Security Engineer

Azure experience is a must-have, including substantial hands-on experience across a broad range of Azure services and capabilities (IaaS, PaaS, identity, networking, data, AI, security, observability), and the ability to rapidly support additional Azure services as platform needs evolve

Proven experience building automated deployments using CI/CD with a Git-based platform

Demonstrated experience securing CI/CD pipelines and managing developer secrets at scale using Azure Key Vault (or equivalent secrets management patterns and tooling)

Hands-on experience implementing governance guardrails and compliance monitoring (e.g., Azure Policy, role-based access control, secure configuration standards)

Experience implementing cloud security posture monitoring and alerting

Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform and/or Bicep/ARM; experience with modular, reusable patterns and secure defaults

Experience with Azure monitoring/logging toolchains (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights) and designing actionable alerts/dashboards for platform operations and security

Proficiency with scripting/programming languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) and interacting with Azure programmatically via the Azure CLI

Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud services, identity, networking, cost control and deployment automation stacks

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

US Citizenship is required

Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance

Preferred

Direct experience with Microsoft Azure Government (GovCloud) is strongly preferred; experience working in regulated Azure cloud environments is required

GitLab CI/CD experience strongly preferred