Hiring: Azure Cloud Engineer @ Only US Citizens Company: Skysoft Inc. Location: Washington DC-Baltimore Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 17:58:56 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Ansible, Azure, Azure DevOps, CyberArk, GitHub Actions, IaC, Jenkins, RBAC, Splunk, Terraform, Vendor Management, Zero Trust About the job Experience: •Comfort operating in Agile/DevOps-driven environments with a focus on iterative improvements to infrastructure development processes. •Demonstrated ability to balance the strategic vision (long-term innovation) with finite technical implementations, ensuring business and technical teams are equipped to achieve organizational objectives. Required Skills: •Spearhead the design, development, and optimization of reusable shared resources, including Azure services, custom Terraform modules, and standardized code repositories, to accelerate the organization’s cloud adoption strategies. •The Senior Cloud Engineer will drive self‑service capabilities, enable event‑driven orchestration, and promote immutable infrastructure patterns to ensure faster, more reliable, and compliant deployments across the enterprise. •This role is for automation throughout the infrastructure both on-premises and cloud. •Demonstrate experience delivering automation through Ansible solutioning. •To unify automation across various platforms like Azure, vCenter, Database, Infoblox, Service now, network services, CyberArk •Develop efficient IaC modules in Terraform to enhance cloud infrastructure provisioning and streamline workload migration from on-premises to Azure. Reduce deployment times from days to less than an hour. •Establish and enforce comprehensive standards for resource provisioning, including naming conventions, resource tagging, and central logging integration with systems like Splunk. •Implement NIST 800 and additional cybersecurity controls by automating least privilege service models, deny-by-default rule sets, and the enforcement of strict access policies to eliminate unnecessary public exposure to critical infrastructure. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, with a minimum of 5+ years of professional cloud engineering experience •. Advanced certifications in Azure (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert) and Terraform (e.g., HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate) are strongly preferred. •Proven hands-on expertise with Ansible Automation Platform and the implementation of enterprise-grade Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using •. Proficiency in other DevOps/automation tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps is highly desirable. •A strong understanding of security frameworks, including NIST 800-53 •, with the ability to implement and enforce least-privilege models, zero trust principles, and security standards across cloud environments. •Advanced knowledge in cloud network design and configuration, such as virtual network architectures, secure public/private access, Network Security Groups, role-based access control (RBAC), and governance policy enforcement. •A track record of leading teams to overcome complex challenges with creative, strategic solutions. Demonstrated ability to mentor technical team members, fostering their growth and professional development. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!