Job Description
Location: Beavercreek, Ohio
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Work Arrangement: Fully Onsite
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Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI Required
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Certification: CompTIA Security+ Required
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Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required
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Opportunity Overview
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We are seeking an experienced Cloud and DevOps Engineer to support a classified Microsoft Azure Government environment in Beavercreek, Ohio. This role focuses on designing, deploying, automating, and maintaining secure Azure infrastructure and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments that support mission-critical government operations.
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The ideal candidate will bring strong, hands-on Azure experience, infrastructure-as-code (IaC) expertise, and a proven ability to automate deployments in highly secure environments. Candidates must be comfortable working in a DoD classified setting from day one.
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If you have deep production-level Azure expertise and are passionate about building secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions, we encourage you to apply.
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Key Responsibilities
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1. Azure Infrastructure and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
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- Deploy and manage Azure resources using Infrastructure as Code, primarily with Bicep, with supporting knowledge of JSON, YAML, and PowerShell.
- Provision and maintain Azure storage accounts, Key Vault, virtual machines, virtual networks (VNets), subnets, and network security groups (NSGs).
- Maintain version-controlled, repeatable infrastructure deployments aligned with applicable DoD security baselines.
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2. Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
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- Deploy, configure, and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop environments, including host pools, application groups, and workspaces.
- Build and maintain golden images using Packer through automated pipelines.
- Automate recurring Azure Virtual Desktop session host image updates and rotations using Azure DevOps pipelines.
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3. CI/CD Pipelines and DevOps
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- Develop, maintain, and optimize Azure DevOps pipelines for infrastructure provisioning and application delivery.
- Support application deployments into Azure environments and troubleshoot deployment failures and operational issues.
- Implement consistent, traceable, and repeatable configuration management across environments.
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4. Migration and Application Support
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- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, application, and deployment issues.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, troubleshooting guides, and resolution procedures.
- Collaborate with onsite and remote teams to validate configurations, support migrations, and ensure operational handoff readiness.
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5. Automation and Scalability
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- Develop automation solutions that reduce manual effort and improve deployment reliability.
- Optimize infrastructure provisioning and operational workflows.
- Scale Azure infrastructure to accommodate evolving workload, performance, and mission requirements.
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Required Qualifications
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- Active CompTIA Security+ certification.
- Active TS/SCI security clearance or higher.
- U.S. citizenship, as required by the government contract.
- 8+ years of demonstrated experience in a related technology field.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, with 3+ years of leadership experience in a relevant area, or equivalent experience.
- Hands-on experience deploying Microsoft Azure infrastructure using Bicep or Terraform.
- Demonstrated production-level experience with Azure Virtual Desktop.
- Experience building golden images using Packer and automating image rotation through CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience working in a classified Azure region or delivering software into an air-gapped network.
- Strong knowledge of Azure infrastructure, networking, automation, and secure deployment practices.
- Ability to work fully onsite in Beavercreek, Ohio.
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Preferred Qualifications
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- Microsoft AZ-140: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty certification.
- Experience migrating workloads from on-premises environments to Azure or between cloud platforms.
- Familiarity with containerized workloads and orchestration using Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Experience with Ansible and PowerShell automation.
- Experience supporting secure, mission-critical DoD cloud environments.
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