Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Cloud Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will architect, deploy, and operate Microsoft Azure infrastructure as part of a hybrid enterprise environment, integrating dynamic cloud workloads with on-premises compute, storage, and identity platforms in a classified setting. You will be the program's go-to expert for all things Azure, from landing zone design and identity to migration, automation, security compliance and FinOps support.

This is your opportunity to shape a dynamic hybrid cloud environment from the ground up on a program that directly supports national security missions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure including compute (VMs, scale sets), storage, virtual networking, and platform services in commercial and/or Government environments
• Architect and maintain landing zones, subscription/management group structure, and governance via CSP Policy, RBAC, and other security tools
• Help design and implement dynamic deployment methods based on customer needs, system telemetry, and other factors
• Plan and execute workload migrations from on-premises environments to the cloud, including assessment, right-sizing, cutover, and validation
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools; automate operational tasks
• Implement backup, disaster recovery, and continuity/resilience solutions using CSP-specific tools and on-premises tooling
• Harden cloud systems in accordance with DoD STIGs, CIS benchmarks, and DISA cloud computing SRG requirements; support RMF assessment and authorization activities with required artifacts and evidence in support of Authority to Test
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for all cloud resources; ensure audit logging meets NIST SP 800-53 (AU family) requirements
• Manage cloud cost optimization, capacity planning, and performance tuning across the hybrid environment
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures; mentor junior engineers

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline; additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• 8 years of IT infrastructure experience, including 4 years of hands-on cloud engineering
• Deep expertise in IaaS and core platform services: virtual machines, virtual networks, storage, security, identity, policy, and RBAC
• Experience designing and operating hybrid environments, including hybrid identity and connectivity
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code and automation
• Certified cloud solutions architect
• Active TS/SCI security clearance, may require a polygraph

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Experience with classified cloud regions
• Experience applying DISA Cloud Computing SRG, FedRAMP, and DoD Impact Level (IL4/IL5/IL6/IL7) requirements
• Experience supporting RMF authorization packages (eMASS/XACTA) and security assessments in DoD/IC environments
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (AKS, Docker) and CI/CD pipelines (DevOps, GitLab)
• Experience with cloud security automation
• Experience working in SCIF or air gapped environments and with disconnected/limited-connectivity cloud patterns
• CISSP or CCSP certification

Security Clearance Requirement:

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