- Company Name
- Catapult Federal Services
- Job Title
- Platform Engineer - Azure
- Job Description
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Job title: Platform Engineer – Azure
Role Summary:
Senior engineer responsible for designing, building, and optimizing Microsoft Azure infrastructure for high‑scale, highly available, secure, and cost‑efficient cloud environments. Leads architecture, automation, and security of cloud‑based applications; collaborates with cross‑functional teams to deliver reliable platform services.
Expactations:
- Deliver scalable, secure, and performance‑optimized Azure solutions with minimal downtime.
- Maintain operational excellence through automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
- Mentor junior staff and drive DevOps practices across the organization.
- Communicate complex cloud concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and cost‑management requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect and implement Azure compute, networking, storage, identity, and security services (VMs, AKS, App Services, etc.).
- Design multi‑cloud/hybrid architectures for availability, disaster recovery, and optimal performance.
- Manage infrastructure lifecycle using IaC tools (Terraform, ARM, Azure DevOps).
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitLab, or Jenkins.
- Automate provisioning, scaling, monitoring, and logging (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Security Center).
- Enforce security best practices: encryption, IAM, firewall, VPN, network segmentation.
- Troubleshoot, isolate, and resolve complex production issues.
- Produce comprehensive documentation of architecture, automation scripts, and operational procedures.
- Lead and mentor team members, share knowledge, and foster continuous learning.
Required Skills:
- Microsoft Azure infrastructure (Compute, Networking, Storage, Identity, Security).
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerization (Docker).
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, ARM templates, Azure DevOps pipelines.
- Monitoring and log aggregation: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Azure Security Center, Splunk, Prometheus.
- Automation/scripting: PowerShell, Bash, Python.
- DevOps principles and CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab).
- Cloud security: IAM, firewalls, VPNs, encryption.
- Hybrid/multi‑cloud strategy.
- Strong analytical, communication, and leadership abilities.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years in cloud infrastructure and platform engineering; 3+ years hands‑on Azure.
- Relevant Azure certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent) are highly preferred.
Washington, United states
On site
Senior
12-01-2026