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Azure Systems Engineer

Systems EngineerSystems EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 201-500Since 2015H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Virginia

Posted

23 days ago

Salary

Not specified

5 yrs expEnglishAzureCloudKubernetesTerraform

Job Description

• Cloud Architecture & Engineering: You will design and implement scalable, secure Azure infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS, and hybrid) • You will deploy and manage Azure Virtual Networks, NSGs, Azure Firewall, and private endpoints • You will architect and support hybrid connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute) • You will implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions • Systems & Identity: You will own the deployment, configuration, patching, and operational health of Windows workloads running in Azure • You will integrate Azure AD / Entra ID with enterprise identity systems • You will implement RBAC, Conditional Access, and least-privilege access models • You will support Microsoft 365 and Azure AD integrations where required • Automation & Infrastructure as Code: You will build and maintain infrastructure using Terraform (preferred), ARM/Bicep templates, PowerShell, and Azure CLI • You will ensure deployments are idempotent and repeatable — manual deployments are not acceptable • You will contribute to CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure delivery • Security & Compliance: You will implement Azure Security Center / Defender for Cloud controls • You will configure logging and monitoring (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics) • You will support compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, RMF, CMMC as applicable) • You will conduct vulnerability remediation and hardening • Monitoring & Operations: You will implement alerting and performance monitoring • You will own backup and recovery strategy (Azure Backup, Site Recovery) • You will participate in incident response and root cause analysis — and personally drive remediation • You will document architecture and operational runbooks

Job Requirements

  • An Active Secret Clearance at a minimum
  • 5+ years of systems engineering experience with direct, hands-on technical execution — not project management, not oversight
  • 3+ years building and operating Microsoft Azure infrastructure in production environments — you must be able to demonstrate personal technical contributions, not team-level accomplishments
  • Proven hands-on experience with Azure networking — you have personally deployed and troubleshot VNets, NSGs, peering, private endpoints, and hybrid connectivity (VPN or ExpressRoute)
  • Direct implementation experience with Azure AD / Entra ID — you have personally configured Conditional Access policies, RBAC assignments, and enterprise identity integrations
  • Working Infrastructure as Code practice — you maintain and deploy Terraform (preferred), ARM/Bicep, or equivalent in real environments, not just lab or training contexts
  • Strong PowerShell scripting ability demonstrated in production automation — not just basic cmdlet usage
  • Experience as a primary engineer responsible for production Azure workloads — including incident response, root cause analysis, and remediation you personally executed
  • Nice to haves: Azure certifications such as AZ 104 or AZ 305, Experience in regulated or Department of Defense environments, Azure Kubernetes Service experience, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions pipeline experience, Microsoft Defender suite experience, Zero trust architecture implementation

Benefits

  • Flexible PTO + holidays
  • Generous 401k match benefit up to 10%, with an automatic 3% safe harbor contribution and additional matching based on employee contributions.
  • Medical (HSA & PPO Plans Available), dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
  • Employer Contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Learning & Development opportunities
  • Professional coaching services
  • Free Personal Privacy Protection Services
  • Get the technology you want to do your job
  • We have free daily snacks & drinks

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