SeniorAzureCloudInfrastructureEngineer

LightFeather is hiring a cleared Azure infrastructure and DevOps professional to support mission-critical federal IT modernization in Washington, D. C. In this role, you'll take ownership of secure cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, and compliance operations — working directly alongside government stakeholders to keep systems performant, resilient, and audit-ready. Location: Hybrid, On-site 4 days/week in Washington, D. C. 20036 and 1 day Telework Job Type: Full-time Clearance Requirement: U. S. citizenship is required for this position due to federal contract requirements and the need to obtain and maintain a Secret-level security clearance Key Responsibilities Design, deploy, and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure including VMs, VNets, Storage, Azure AD, and PaaS services. Manage and optimize Azure networking components (VNets, NSGs, Load Balancers, VPN/ExpressRoute connectivity). Develop and maintain Terraform templates as the primary IaC tool (critical requirement emphasized by hiring managers). Support automation via PowerShell, Bash, YAML/JSON, and GitLab pipelines. Deploy, configure, and manage AVD environments including host pools, session hosts, FSLogix profile containers, and Azure AD/M365 integrations. Provide troubleshooting and performance optimization for AVD users (explicit customer requirement). Build, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines in GitLab. Automate cloud operations, system configuration, and monitoring tasks. Implement secure cloud practices aligned with federal requirements (RBAC, Key Vault, IAM, encryption standards). Ensure compliance with NIST, RMF, FedRAMP, and agency-specific controls. Use Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and related tools to analyze system health, diagnose issues, and enforce SLAs. Work with engineering, security, and program staff to support ongoing cloud modernization efforts. Support onsite collaboration with customer stakeholders (note: role cannot be performed remotely long-term). Required Qualif