Own the opportunity as an Senior Azure Engineer and help ensure the mission is never interrupted. At GDIT, we deliver clarity with our cloud solutions and provide meaningful work. Your work will be an important part of transforming our clients for the modern age and help them face any obstacle.
The Senior Azure Engineer will work as part of an agile development team to build and support the modernization of enterprise-class software applications for Federal client.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensure operational stability, availability, performance, and scalability of cloud-hosted systems across production and development environments supporting multiple agile teamsProvide real-time monitoring, alerting, incident response, and health checks for infrastructure and applications across all cloud layers (OS, app, DB)Implement and maintain dashboards, visualizations, and reports for system health, event management, and cost optimization using native Azure tools.Manage cloud resource thresholds and automate capacity planning, forecasting, and resource optimization strategiesPerform incident and event management (SIEM) operations, and support issue diagnosis, resolution, and reporting including RCA documentationTrack, document, and report monthly issues, including system performance, stability, ticket volumes, and time-to-resolution metricsMonitor resource utilization (CPU, memory, disk space) across all deployed VMs, containers, and PaaS componentsContribute to the implementation of the ServiceNow Management, Instrumentation and Discovery (MID) serversSupport deployment automation and ensure systems are resilient, repeatable, and scalable via Infrastructure as Code (IaC)Execute daily or agreed frequency system health checks and maintain operational Runbooks and SOPsREQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field5 - 8+ years experience in IT system engineering, systems development, systems coding and programmingDeep expertise with Azure services, including monitoring, logging, compute, storage, and networkingProficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, or Azure BicepHands-on experience with monitoring and APM tools such as Azure Monitor, etc.Solid understanding of incident response, change management, and ITIL-based operational supportFamiliarity with CI/CD toolchains and automation platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab,)Strong scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation and orchestrationExperienced in developing, testing, and maintaining containerized applicationsExpert knowledge of source version control, build/release tools and methodologies, CI/CD pipelines and the Software Build process for large enterprises that consists of a large number of complex applicationsExperience with cost modeling, forecasting, and optimization tools within cloud platformsUnderstanding of federal compliance and security frameworks (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST Rev 5)ITIL, Azure Fundamentals, Azure Developer Associate certifications are a plusMust be US Citizen
GDIT Is Your Place:
401K with company matchComprehensive health and wellness packagesInternal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your careerProfessional growth opportunities including paid education and certificationsRest and recharge with paid vacation and holidaysThe likely salary range for this position is $125,528 - $169,832. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.