MS Azure Engineer

Introduction:

TechTrend is currently seeking a talented MS Azure Engineer to pave the way for one of our government clients towards a state-of-the-art digital transformation process that focuses around hybrid cloud technologies using the Microsoft Azure Cloud. The MS Azure Engineer should have hands-on experience in the designing, architecting and implementing of cloud services. The candidate should also have experience in MS Azure cloud security/governance including subscription design, resource groups, and RBAC policies. An in-depth understanding of authentication and authorization services is also required: SAML, LDAP, AD, and ADFS.

Candidate must be a US citizen or US permanent resident.

AZ-305 Certification is a must.

Responsibilities

Gather Initial Requirements

Develop Milestones and Sub-task plan

Develop initial Architecture and engineering design plan

Develop initial access method and implementation plan for governance model that will dictate role-based access

Develop baseline for deliverables to include; Network access, Restriction of internet facing resources within cloud platform, provision and configure computer resources within Azure and complete project final acceptance (sign-off)

Technical Requirements

Architect Microsoft Azure IaaS and PaaS offerings in commercial tenant

Develop Application Insights or Operations Management Suite (OMS)

Produce Azure Resource Templates, Policies and Governance Plans

Map Azure Active Directory to the organization AD

Hybrid Cloud Environment Support and knowledge transfer

Recommend proposed security and patch updates as they become available

Day to day activities related to managing and maintaining compute resources within Azure Tennant

Deploy web and service-based applications in Windows/Linux environments per mandated by the Government

Create development and testing environments from on-premises to cloud-based

Deploy highly-available, scalable, and secure applications within Azure tenant

Provide a working model of Azure Resource Manager

Communicate and work in a DevOps environment with teams, managers, business units and stakeholders.

Automate manual tasks using PowerShell scripts

Job Location

Remote- Must live in the Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

Life Insurance

Short, Long Term Disability Insurance

PTO & Federal Holidays Off

401(k) Plan (Matching component included)

TechTrend, Inc. is a Small Business providing IT products and services to both the government and commercial markets. We were founded in 2003 and continue to evolve as a leading provider of enterprise-wide services and technology solutions. TechTrend is a noted and trusted partner to our clients who seek our knowledge and guidance for their most critical and complex IT projects. TechTrend's mission is to provide comprehensive, enterprise-wide IT solutions to our clients' complex challenges. We serve as a liaison for positive organizational change by forming relationships and building bridges across functions, gaining buy-in from both leaders and end-users, and removing barriers to mission success. Our established processes ensure quality delivery of results by maximizing efficiency, productivity, and client satisfaction enterprise-wide.