Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Specialist to develop and modify scalable cloud architectures supporting Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environments.

The Cloud Specialist will ensure the security and compliance of cloud environments, migrate on-premises applications and workloads to public cloud platforms, monitor infrastructure performance, and optimize cloud environments for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop and modify scalable cloud architectures for IaaS and PaaS platforms.
• Ensure security, compliance, data protection, and privacy across cloud environments.
• Migrate on-premises applications, workloads, and databases to public cloud platforms.
• Monitor and analyze cloud infrastructure performance.
• Identify and proactively resolve cloud infrastructure issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize cloud environments.
• Improve cloud performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Design controls and processes using available cloud audit tools.
• Maintain current and extensive knowledge of cloud products and technologies.
• Support cloud infrastructure administration and operational activities.

Qualifications

• 5–6+ years of experience working with AWS or Microsoft Azure.
• Prior experience working in government or regulated industry environments.
• Experience with cloud migration, security, compliance, and infrastructure optimization.

Additional Information

Required Skills & Experience

• Proficiency with major public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with automation and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, VPCs, and firewalls.
• Advanced experience with Virtual Machine (VM) management.
• Strong Windows Server and Active Directory administration experience.
• Strong Linux administration experience.

Important Requirement

Candidates must be local to Jackson, MS and available to work 100% onsite. Remote candidates should not be submitted.