Description

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Engineering & Administration

• Architect, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Administer cloud services including compute, storage, networking, IAM, firewalls, certificates, encryption, serverless functions, and managed databases.
• Monitor cloud utilization, performance, and cost optimization initiatives (FinOps).
• Manage CI/CD pipelines, DevOps toolchains, Docker/Kubernetes environments, and API integrations.
• Implement disaster recovery and business continuity solutions aligned with agency standards.
• Perform cloud cybersecurity and vulnerability management activities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Application Development teams on cloud-native architecture and application migrations.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity teams to implement Zero Trust, NIST SP 800-53, and FedRAMP-aligned controls.
• Work with Networking teams on VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, and SD-WAN integrations.
• Support managed cloud database deployments including Azure SQL, Amazon S3, Snowflake, and related services.
• Develop operational runbooks, escalation procedures, and technical documentation.
• Mentor junior IT staff and provide cloud strategy guidance to leadership teams.

Governance & Compliance

• Support cloud governance standards, architecture reviews, and compliance initiatives.
• Participate in vendor evaluations, procurement reviews, and SOW assessments.
• Work within Agile/Scrum teams to support sprint-based cloud infrastructure planning.
• Maintain cloud architecture documentation and CMDB inventories

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree