Connsci is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to provide support for one of our federal customers. This individual will providenetwork and systemsengineering andadministrationformultiple cloud-based environments in Microsoft Azure Government Cloud and Microsoft 365 (M365) in GCC High tenants.
Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot, triage, escalate, and assist users with issues related to hybrid network infrastructure consisting of virtual machines (VMs), servers, endpoints, appliances, and services that may be connected and/or hosted in on-premises and remote locations by the agency and partner providers.
- Build, configure, deploy, secure, and administer cloud system resources, servers, and other multi-user devices to support virtual machines, storage, network, and other off-premises and cloud resources.
- Design scalable infrastructure for IT projects to meet specified business needs, including planning and scheduling deployments and incorporating cloud optimization to improve efficiency and save on costs.
- Devise and implement technical solutions to suit each situation; recommends the institution of processes and technologies necessary to meet changing office requirements and improve the quality and efficiency of work products.
- Assess traffic flow between internal and external networks to determine the necessary firewall rules and forward/reverse proxy exceptions to establish connections successfully.
- Create new automated jobs and scripts to streamline routine system tasks, including Command Line interfaces, PowerShell/Bash, or experience with CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment of code.
- Monitor consumption, identify inefficiencies in cloud-based systems and resources, and suggest improvements to reduce costs and maximize taxpayer value. This may include request fulfillment improvement, application performance, and systems security posture.
- Administer and manage cloud-based applications and services such as Microsoft 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
- Perform routine system maintenance, including operating system upgrades, resizing VM resources, and security patching on Azure VMs and servers.
- Assist system owners in other divisions and offices in triaging issues and escalating tickets as required.
- Develop, maintain, and debug current custom IT solutions and program code when needed.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation regarding network and system design and governance.
- Creating and modifying
