Cloud Systems Engineer / Systems Administrator Location: Washington, DC Work Authorization: US Citizen 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 Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect, CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, or ITIL Foundation.