SRE Azure Cloud Developer

US Citizenship is required

An active TS SCI with CI Polygraph is required

DoD 8570 IAT2 certificate required, i.e. CompTIA Security+

Azure Cloud Developer / Site Reliability Engineer IV-V

DPG is seeking a highly experienced Azure Cloud Developer and Site Reliability Engineer to support our customer's mission systems operating in a classified environment. This role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining secure cloud native platforms and DevOps pipelines within a Microsoft Azure ecosystem. The engineer will work across infrastructure, platform engineering, and development teams to ensure systems are secure, scalable, automated, and highly available.

This position requires a senior engineer capable of operating independently while helping shape platform architecture, automation strategies, and DevSecOps practices supporting mission systems.

Responsibilities

Support the development and modernization of mission systems operating within Azure based cloud environments

Assist with architecture, design, development, integration, and support of build, integration and deployment pipelines optimized for performance and scalability across Azure and hybrid cloud environments

Design and implement cloud native infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code and automated configuration management

Develop and maintain CI CD pipelines using modern DevOps tooling to enable rapid and reliable application delivery

Leverage Azure platform capabilities and industry best practices to improve platform scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency

Overview

• Collaborate with software engineers, mission application teams, and infrastructure engineers to build secure and reliable development environments
• Integrate security and compliance controls into platform services including identity management, encryption, secrets management, and policy enforcement
• Support platform operations, system reliability, monitoring, and performance tuning across production environments
• Troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues within Azure and hybrid Windows environments
• Required Skills
• 10 to 15 plus years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure, cloud engineering, DevOps, or site reliability engineering
• Strong experience working within Microsoft Azure cloud environments including core services such as Azure Compute, Azure Networking, Azure Storage, and Azure Identity
• Extensive experience with Windows Server administration and Windows based infrastructure
• Experience designing and deploying cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep
• Strong experience building and maintaining CI CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Git, or similar DevOps platforms
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as PowerShell, Python, or similar scripting frameworks
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments integrating on premise systems with Azure cloud services
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Service
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and reliability practices using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or similar tools
• Experience supporting secure environments and implementing security best practices within cloud platforms
• Experience working in Agile development environments such as Scrum or Kanban
• Strong troubleshooting and systems engineering skills

Desired Skills

• Experience designing cloud native applications within Azure environments
• Experience supporting Azure Kubernetes Service or container orchestration platforms
• Experience integrating DevSecOps practices into cloud development pipelines
• Experience supporting large scale distributed mission systems
• Experience developing automation using PowerShell, Python, or C Sharp
• Experience working within classified or air gapped cloud environments
• Experience implementing Zero Trust architecture and identity driven security models
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and troubleshoot complex technical problems efficiently
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across development, infrastructure, and mission teams

Overview of Benefits

• Company Funded 401k Profit Sharing Plan - 25 percent of base pay deposited every pay period - Vested day one of employment
• All Health Care Benefits and Premiums paid by company and with company HSA contribution
• Quarterly Equity Share Bonuses
• 250 hours of PTO with up to 40 hours available to be carried over
• Biannual Company Sponsored Events for the employees and their families
• Education Benefits - Certification reimbursement and tuition reimbursement