Cloud Engineer

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.