Cloud Engineer I

Job Overview

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer I to support a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) that serves as the central hub for a consortium of nine academic institutions. This role provides the secure, scalable, and high-performance Azure cloud infrastructure needed for government‑contracted research and development (R&D) across the consortium.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and manage Azure IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS solutions tailored to the consortium’s R&D needs.
• Create and manage complex Azure networking services (firewalls, VNETs, subnets, VPNs, ExpressRoute) to ensure secure data transmission between consortium members and government sponsors.
• Manage Azure Active Directory (EntraID) for cross‑institutional authentication, ensuring researchers have appropriate, secure access.
• Automate rapid provisioning of research environments using ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform to support fluctuating project demands...