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Cloud Engineer

Analytica


Job Location:

Bethesda, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 1 October 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Analytica is seeking a Mid-Level Cloud Engineer (Azure) to design deploy and maintain secure scalable cloud infrastructure supporting federal data analytics and AI modernization initiatives. This role is hands-on and delivery-focused working within established Azure architectures to implement cloud infrastructure automate deployments manage environments and support the reliability and security of mission-critical applications and data platforms.

The Cloud Engineer will work closely with data engineers software engineers architects cybersecurity professionals and government stakeholders to provision and operate Azure resources that support data pipelines analytics platforms applications and AI/ML workloads. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a regulated environment and has strong experience with Azure infrastructure Infrastructure as Code CI/CD networking security and cloud operations.

Analytica has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing 250 businesses in the US for 3 years. We work with U.S. government clients in health civilian and national security missions to build better technology products that impact our day-to-day lives. The company offers competitive compensation with opportunities for bonuses employer-paid health care training and development funds and 401k match.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design deploy configure and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure supporting data engineering analytics application and AI/ML workloads.

  • Provision and manage Azure resources including Azure Virtual Networks subnets NSGs storage accounts Azure Key Vault Azure SQL Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Monitor and Azure Compute services.

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions to automate infrastructure and application deployments.

  • Configure and manage Azure networking including VNets private endpoints DNS routing firewalls load balancing and connectivity between cloud resources and external environments.

  • Implement cloud security controls including RBAC managed identities secrets management encryption network segmentation and least-privilege access.

  • Support the secure integration of Azure infrastructure with data platforms such as Azure Databricks Azure Data Factory ADLS Gen2 Synapse Analytics and Azure SQL.

  • Partner with Data Engineers to ensure the underlying cloud infrastructure supports reliable scalable and performant data pipelines and analytics workloads.

  • Support Databricks infrastructure and workspace integrations including networking identity access controls compute configuration and connectivity to Azure resources.

  • Configure monitoring logging alerting and operational dashboards using Azure Monitor Log Analytics Application Insights and related Azure services.

  • Troubleshoot infrastructure networking deployment performance and availability issues across development test and production environments.

  • Automate routine infrastructure and operational processes using PowerShell Azure CLI Python or similar scripting tools.

  • Implement cloud cost-management and optimization practices including resource monitoring right-sizing tagging and appropriate use of compute and storage.

  • Support disaster recovery backup high availability and business continuity requirements for cloud-hosted workloads.

  • Maintain technical documentation for cloud environments infrastructure configurations deployment processes and operational procedures.

  • Contribute to cloud architecture and engineering standards and help identify opportunities to improve scalability reliability security and automation.

  • Work within Agile teams and participate in sprint planning technical discussions code reviews demonstrations and troubleshooting activities.

  • Support compliance and security requirements associated with federal cloud environments and applicable agency policies and standards.

Required Qualifications
  • U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain a U.S. Federal security clearance.

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent professional experience.

  • 3 years of experience in cloud engineering DevOps infrastructure engineering or a related field.

  • 3 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.

  • Experience deploying and managing Azure infrastructure networking security and compute resources.

  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform Bicep ARM templates or similar technologies.

  • Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins or similar tools.

  • Proficiency with Azure CLI and/or PowerShell for cloud administration and automation.

  • Experience with Azure identity and security concepts including Microsoft Entra ID RBAC managed identities Key Vault private endpoints and network security controls.

  • Experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure deployments networking and application/platform issues.

  • Experience working with Git-based source control and collaborative software development practices.

  • Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts including VNets subnets routing DNS firewalls load balancing and private connectivity.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting Azure Databricks Azure Data Factory ADLS Gen2 Synapse Analytics or Azure SQL environments.

  • Experience supporting federal government or other highly regulated environments.

  • Experience with Azure Policy Microsoft Defender for Cloud Azure Monitor Log Analytics and Microsoft Purview.

  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes/AKS.

  • Experience with Python or other scripting languages for automation.

  • Experience implementing cloud security and compliance controls aligned with FedRAMP NIST or other federal security frameworks.

  • Experience with CI/CD and DevSecOps practices including automated security and compliance checks.

  • Experience supporting machine learning or AI workloads in Azure including Azure Machine Learning or MLflow.

  • Experience with cloud cost management and FinOps practices.

  • Azure certifications such as AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate) AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect Expert) or AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer Expert).

  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.

AboutANALYTICA:Analytica is a leading consulting and information technology solutions provider to public sector organizations supporting health civilian and national security missions. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Bethesda MD the company is an establishedSBAsmall businessthat hasbeen recognized byInc. Magazineeach of the past three years as one of the 250 fastest-growingcompanies in theU.S. Analytica specializes in providing software and systems engineering information management analytics & visualization agile project management and management consulting companyis appraised by theSoftware Engineering Institute (SEI) atCMMI Maturity Level 3and is anISO 9001:2008 certifiedprovider.

Analytica LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law. As a federal contractor we comply with the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans. We ensure that all employment decisions are based on merit qualifications and business needs. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. Analytica LLC also provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

To enhance efficiency fairness and accuracy Analytica may use AI-assisted tools to support certain aspects of our hiring process.

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These tools are used to assist our team. All hiring decisions are made by Analytica recruiters and hiring managers.

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