JCS is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Azure Cloud Engineer.
The Azure Cloud Engineer will support our customer at Ft.
Meade, MD; however, this position can be remote.
PROGRAM SUMMARY:
The Defense Enclave Services contract will unify the DOD Fourth Estate Defense Agencies and Field Activities’ common use information technology systems, personnel, functions and program elements under the direction of DISA’s Fourth Estate Network Optimization program office.
This Azure Cloud Engineer will work with various Product Owners to deliver new cloud service capabilities and will develop, configure, and deploy IaaS/PaaS and SaaS services within the Azure Cloud to fulfill end user requirements.
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:
•Must have an active DoD Secret clearance.
(US Citizenship required)
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Designs and deploy as code system architecture for IaaS/PaaS/SaaS services in Azure Cloud.
•Participate in the development of user stories, sprint planning, and test case development / execution within an agile project environment.
•Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and other team members to solve technical problems at the network, system, and application levels.
•Have a significant role in the evaluation and support of application architectures across platforms to ensure alignment to cloud and application modernization strategies, capabilities and requirement sets.
•Participate in the day-to-day execution of the enterprise architecture strategy via agile release schedules utilizing DevOps and CI/CD tool sets.
•Work across multiple projects and systems to develop user stories, system design document, implementation plan document, and SOPs.
•Understanding technical security best particles and guidelines within Azure Cloud Platform.
knowledge of and experience with security policies, network security, data security and security event management to adopt cloud security services.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
•Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience; additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
•Experience architecting/deploying/operating solutions built on Azure.
•Experience with DevOps principles and Automation Platforms such Azure Functions and Ansible.
•Experience with Identity Access Management (IDAM), AzureAD, and CyberArk.
•Excellent scripting experience/background (using PowerShell, BASH, and Python.
)
•Understanding of Federal Government application, server, and network security requirements such as FISMA, FedRAMP, and NIST.
•Candidate must possess strong written and verbal communication skills, a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, a strong analytical ability.
•Expertise in the Atlassian tool suite, to include JIRA and Confluence
•Excellent written and oral communication skills
•Current IAT Level II or higher Certification such as Security +.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
•5+ years’ experience developing and deploying Cloud Infrastructure as Code utilizing CI/CD tools and automation platforms such as Azure DevOps and Ansible.
•Experience Deploying and Maintaining Azure Virtual Desktops.
•Experience Integrating and Automating Intune, ServiceNow and Azure Functions.
•Recognized cloud certification, such as Microsoft Azure Associate Administrator.
About JCS Solutions LLC:
JCS Solutions LLC is (JCS) is a premier technology firm specializing in enterprise-wide capabilities including cloud and infrastructure solutions, cyber security, digital modernization, next generation technologies enablement, software solutions, and mission support services dedicated to providing the highest quality of services and solutions.
Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes upskilling, innovation, and we've been certified as a Great Place to Work three years in a row! JCS benefits include 401k retirement plans, paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, long term disability, short term disability, and opportunities for professional development.
It is JCS’s policy to promote equal employment opportunities.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
All successful candidates must be COVID-19 vaccinated.
If you require additional accommodation, please contact us at Careers@jcssolutions.
com or (703) 972-9115.
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