100% Remote - Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - 12 months contract (w2 only)
This position supports a U.S. federal government contract that requires U.S. citizenship . Only candidates who meet this requirement will be considered 100% Remote - Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - 12 months contract (w2 only ) We are seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in designing, deploying, and supporting secure cloud environments within Microsoft Azure Government. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building and enhancing Azure Landing Zones, supporting large-scale application migrations, and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions—primarily using Terraform. This role will collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect compliant, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions for mission-critical workloads. Over all 10+ years of working experience 3–7+ years of experience engineering solutions in Azure; at least 2+ years with Azure Cloud. Demonstrated experience architecting and deploying Azure Landing Zones, including management groups, policies, RBAC, networking, and monitoring. Strong hands-on experience with Terraform, including module development, state management, CI/CD integration, and version control (Git). Deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code, cloud automation practices, and DevOps methodologies. Experience migrating on-prem or multi-cloud applications to Azure (IaaS, PaaS, containers preferred). Solid knowledge of Azure networking (VNETs, NSGs/ASGs, firewalls, VPN/ExpressRoute), identity (Azure AD), and security controls. Familiarity with compliance requirements for government environments (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, IL2–IL6). Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications Azure certifications: AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-700, or AZ-500. Experience with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps pipelines, or similar CI/CD tools. Experience with scripting languages (PowerShell, Python). Background working with government agencies or regulated industries.