Do you have experience engineering cloud solutions in Microsoft services
like Azure, Teams, and O365?
Do you enjoy working with customers to understand their needs?
Do you have experience working with the latest Microsoft cloud products
and services available?
As a Cloud Engineer – Microsoft Cloud Services, you will provide support
to the team working in Azure and other Microsoft cloud services and
SharePoint Online to develop cloud solutions for customers. You will
assist customer intake discussions and validate technical solutions
based on best practices architectures in Microsoft. You will have
experience building, deploying, managing, and monitoring services with
Azure. You will also need to integrate tools and services for all areas
of cloud computing, such as data and networks.
This position is remote
Responsibilities include:
The Cloud Engineer – Microsoft Cloud Services will have direct
responsibility for developing cloud solutions. Below are the initial
areas of focus:
Business Assessment, Requirements Gathering, and User-Experience Focus
The Cloud Engineer – Microsoft Cloud Services will work with the federal
leadership team and user base to gather and analyze requirements,
perform critical analyses of systems being considered, and maximize the
end user-experience of infrastructure elements during cloud deployments
and migrations.
Cloud Development
The Cloud Engineer – Microsoft Cloud Services will have access to the
Azure console and develop technical solutions using Azure compute,
storage, database, networking, management tools, security and identity,
and application services. In addition, you will integrate 3rd party
cloud tools into Azure where necessary to support customer requirements
and the foundational infrastructure for customers.
Cloud Migration, Management, and Monitoring
The Cloud Engineer – Microsoft Cloud Services will develop migration
plans for the cloud solution, as well as operations and maintenance
plans to proactively manage and monitor the cloud solution once
deployed. You will work closely with I&O, application, cybersecurity,
and other relevant stakeholders to develop comprehensive plans to deploy
cloud solutions for business and technical customers.
Ad Hoc Reporting – The position will respond to client requests, such as
Issues and Action items, weekly activity reporting, and other
stakeholder reporting. Other activities include the development of cloud
solutions documentation and cross-training of stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Experience working in the Azure management console to build and
deploy cloud services.
- Experience working with Azure Active Directory and Identity
Management.
- Experience in SharePoint Online to develop cloud solutions.
- Experience deploying and administering Microsoft Teams and OneDrive.
- Demonstrated experience with virtualization, network
infrastructures, virtual storage, software-defined networks,
physical data storage, and disaster recovery technologies.
- Deep understanding of network, data, identity, and services in the
cloud, and how they all integrate.
- Critical and creative thinker with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work in complex technical situations with varying degrees
of ambiguity and change.
- Solid proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio, with
demonstrated use of these tools to model technical architectures and
processes.
- Solid written and oral communication skills.
Desired Experience:
- Azure technical certification (e.g., Microsoft Certified
Professional – Azure Solutions Architect).
- Experience with Power BI Architecture/Development and deploying
SharePoint Online cloud solutions.
- Experience in Entrust cloud-based Identity and Access Management
platform.
- Good understanding of IT service management or IT operations
management like ITIL-based processes and practices: change
management, configuration management, incident management, asset
deployment, and problem resolution.
- Direct or indirect Federal Government experience.
- MBI Security Clearance or ability to obtain a higher-level
clearance.