Lead Cloud Engineer

We are urgently seeking a highly skilled Lead Cloud Engineer to oversee, secure, and optimize our cloud infrastructure. In this critical role, you will be responsible for running and managing robust cloud environments with a heavy emphasis on security, compliance, and automation. The ideal candidate will be a Microsoft Azure expert who can proactively identify vulnerabilities, manage SIEM tools, and ensure our systems meet rigorous federal security standards. This position is a full-time and fully remote role.

• Cloud Environment Management: Lead the day-to-day operations, configuration, and management of enterprise-grade cloud environments, primarily within Microsoft Azure.

• Security & SIEM Implementation: Deploy, configure, and manage Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions, with a specific focus on utilizing Microsoft Sentinel for threat detection and response.

• Vulnerability & Threat Management: Continuously monitor cloud networks, check IP addresses and traffic logs, and proactively scan for and remediate any system vulnerabilities.

• Compliance Assurance: Ensure all cloud architectures and processes strictly adhere to NIST 800-53 security and privacy controls.

• Release Automation: Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to fully automate software releases and infrastructure provisioning.

• Technical Leadership: Act as the primary subject matter expert for cloud infrastructure and security, guiding best practices across the engineering team.

• Mandatory Cloud Experience: Must have extensive, hands-on experience building and managing environments in Microsoft Azure .

• Security Standards: Proven, practical experience working with and implementing NIST 800-53 compliance controls.

• SIEM/Sentinel: Experience implementing SIEM solutions ; must have used or be highly familiar with Microsoft Sentinel.

• Vulnerability Assessment: Strong background in network security, including checking IP addresses, monitoring traffic, and resolving system vulnerabilities.

• Automation: Demonstrated ability to automate software releases and deployments using modern DevOps tools and practices.

• Problem Solving: Excellent analytical skills with a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating technical risks.

• Relevant Microsoft Azure Certifications (e.g., Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), Azure Solutions Architect Expert).

• Previous experience working within public sector, emergency management, or highly regulated IT environments.

WiredPeople provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, WiredPeople complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.