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Senior Microsoft Azure Engineer, long term contract with benefits

Location: Hybrid Washington DC, 2-3 days onsite

Clearance Required: Active Top Secret / SCI

We are seeking a Senior Microsoft Azure Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and management of secure, scalable cloud solutions within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem . This critical role supports the modernization of infrastructure, cloud-native application deployment, and mission-critical operations in hybrid or fully cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions for enterprise and digital transformation initiatives.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using ARM, Bicep, or Terraform .
• Collaborate with security, networking, and DevOps to enforce governance, compliance, and automation.
• Troubleshoot and tune Azure services (VMs, Functions, AKS, App Services).
• Manage hybrid environments using Azure Arc, Azure Stack, and ExpressRoute .
• Administer Azure AD , Conditional Access, and RBAC for identity and access control.
• Drive cloud cost optimization through FinOps practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architectural strategy.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of systems engineering experience, with 3+ years focused on Azure .
• Deep expertise in Azure compute, storage, networking, and security.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST, HIPAA).
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Sentinel .

Preferred:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert .
• Hybrid/multi-cloud experience (e.g., Azure + AWS).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines via Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions .
• Experience supporting government or classified workloads .

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology and Engineering

• Industries

  Government Relations Services and Government Administration

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