ALTA IT Services, LLC · 21 hours ago
NETWORK ENGINEER IV
Washington, DC
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expALTA IT Services, LLC is supporting a high-impact federal program within the U.S. Department of Justice, focused on protecting fair competition across the U.S. economy. They are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer who will design, build, and optimize a secure Azure platform for critical systems, thriving in mission-critical environments.
ConsultingInformation TechnologyStaffing Agency
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable, highly available, and secure Azure platforms using services such as AKS, Virtual Machines, App Services, and Azure Storage
Architect solutions for resiliency, disaster recovery, and performance in hybrid or multi-cloud environments
Own and expand Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ARM templates, and Azure DevOps
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure and application deployments
Lead Linux-based cloud environments, including performance tuning and troubleshooting
Manage certificate lifecycle and PKI (issuance, renewal, automation, monitoring)
Implement cloud security best practices including IAM, encryption, network security, and policy enforcement
Monitor and improve platform health using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Defender for Cloud
Continuously optimize platform performance and cloud cost efficiency
Perform deep troubleshooting using logs, metrics, and root-cause analysis
Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, automation documentation, and runbooks
Mentor junior engineers and collaborate across engineering, security, and architecture teams
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in cloud or platform engineering, including 3+ years hands-on with Azure
Strong expertise across Azure compute, networking, storage, identity, and security services
Solid Linux experience in production cloud environments
Hands-on experience with AKS, containers, and Kubernetes operations
Proven experience managing certificates and PKI (lifecycle, automation, monitoring)
Strong background with Terraform, ARM templates, and DevOps pipelines
Proficiency in PowerShell, Bash, or Python
Working knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins)
Experience supporting regulated or security-sensitive environments
Strong communication skills and ability to lead technical initiatives
Preferred
Ability to obtain public trust
Experience supporting federal government programs
Familiarity with hybrid or multi-cloud architectures
Agile/Scrum experience
Active or prior security clearance
Company
ALTA IT Services, LLC
ALTA IT Services, LLC combines experience and expertise to deliver IT talent that meets and exceeds the expectations of our clients.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2015-12-18Acquired
Leadership Team
Bonnie Wells
Senior Business Development Manager - Strategic Staffing Partner
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