Cloud Systems Engineer / Systems Administrator
Washington D.C., DC, United States
Contract
2 weeks ago
Key skills
AnalyticsAWSAzureIAMCloudWatchAzure MonitorCloud StorageCommunication
About this role
Cloud Systems Engineer / Systems Administrator
Location: Washington, DC
Work Authorization:
Experience: 10+ years
We are seeking an experienced Cloud Systems Engineer to support Azure and AWS cloud infrastructure, security, governance, monitoring, cost management, and modernization initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Manage and optimize Azure and AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Support cloud upgrades, integrations, migrations, and troubleshooting.
- Develop cloud governance policies for access control, configuration, cost, and operations.
- Monitor performance, reliability, capacity, security, and compliance.
- Track cloud usage, storage trends, and planned vs. actual cloud spend.
- Provide reports, dashboards, root cause analysis, and optimization recommendations.
Required Skills
- 7 10 years of direct Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud engineering experience.
- Experience with cloud architecture, security configuration, IAM, monitoring, capacity planning, and cost optimization.
- Knowledge of Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, AWS CloudWatch, cloud storage, and multi-cloud operations.
- Strong documentation, reporting, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
Preferred Certifications
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
- Azure Administrator Associate
- Azure Security Engineer
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- AWS Cloud Practitione
- AWS Solutions Architect
- CompTIA A+, Network+
- Security+, or ITIL Foundation