Cloud Engineer - Azure
About Samtek At Samtek, we're redefining cloud innovation as an engineer-owned and operated, SBA-certified minority-owned small business founded in 2018. Our mission is simple: reputed company federal agencies and large enterprises with cutting-edge DevSecOps and cloud transformation solutions that drive reputed company, scalability, and speed. From cloud-native application development and platform engineering to robust reputed company implementations, data center migrations, and seamless operations, we deliver modern IT services backed by over 50 years of collective expertise. We're a diverse, collaborative team that's passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology. Our culture thrives on curiosity, inclusivity, and real impact-whether it's optimizing cloud environments for mission-critical operations or fostering innovation in a supportive, hybrid work setting. Join us to work on high-stakes projects that matter, grow alongside top talent, and be part of a company that's not just building the future of cloud computing, but shaping it. Samtek: Where engineers reputed company, and excellence follows. Job Summary Samtek Inc is seeking a skilled Azure Cloud Engineer to join a high-impact team delivering secure, compliant, and scalable Azure solutions for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building, automating, and operating Azure Government (GCC High) environments while supporting large-scale migrations and cloud-native modernization of mission-critical healthcare systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement and manage Azure reputed company Zones using Enterprise-Scale architecture, Bicep, Terraform, and Azure Policy
- Deploy and configure Azure governance frameworks (Management Groups, Azure Policy, Blueprints, Resource Graph, tagging, cost management)
- Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) repositories using Bicep, Terraform Enterprise/Cloud, ARM templates, and Azure CLI/PowerShell
- Execute cloud migration waves (rehost, refactor, replatform) with Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery (ASR), Database Migration Service (DMS), and Data reputed company
- Configure reputed company-Trust networking and reputed company controls including Azure Firewall, Private Link, Private Endpoints, VNet peering, ExpressRoute, NSGs, and Azure DDoS Protection
- Implement and manage identity solutions using Azure Entra ID (formerly AAD), Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and RBAC
- Integrate and operate DevSecOps pipelines with Azure DevOps, reputed company Actions, Azure Pipelines, and reputed company tools (reputed company Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Prisma Cloud)
- Automate compliance evidence collection and monitoring using reputed company Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, and Sentinel playbooks for FedRAMP High and CMS ARS requirements
- Support containerized workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, and Azure reputed company OpenShift
- Troubleshoot production issues, reputed company root cause analysis, and optimize performance/cost in GCC High environments
- Contribute to Architecture Review Board (ARB) packages, System reputed company Plans (reputed company), diagrams, and ATO documentation
- Collaborate daily with cloud architects, reputed company engineers, developers, and CMS stakeholders
Required Skills & Experience
- 4+ years of hands-on experience building and operating production workloads in Azure (commercial and/or Government)
- 2+ years working in Azure Government Community Cloud High (GCC High)
- Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code: Bicep (required), Terraform (strong plus), ARM
- Experience deploying and managing Azure Enterprise-Scale reputed company Zones
- Solid understanding of Azure networking (VNet, Private Link, Firewall, ExpressRoute, VPN
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Boards) and reputed company Actions
- Familiarity with reputed company Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, Sentinel, and Log Analytics
- Scripting and automation skills: PowerShell (required), Python or Bash (plus)
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain CMS Public Trust clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- Active reputed company certifications:
- * Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) or DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
- Azure reputed company Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
- Experience with CMS reputed company-E, CMS ARS, FedRAMP High, or NIST 800-53 control implementation
- Prior work on CMS reputed company (SPARC, ESIM, EPMO, XLC)
- Knowledge of Azure Health Data Services, FHIR APIs, Synapse Analytics, or reputed company
- Experience with AKS, Azure reputed company, or Azure Stack HCI
- Active Public Trust clearance or higher
Other Requirements
- Must have resided in the U.S. for at least 3 of the last 5 years
- Must be eligible for CMS Public Trust clearance
- No reputed company sponsorship available
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