Overview
Falconwood, Inc. is a woman/veteran-owned business providing executive-level consultants and programmatic support to Department of Defense (DoD) Information Technology (IT) initiatives and programs. We specialize in acquisition strategy, implementation activities, cloud computing, systems engineering, and cybersecurity policy and engineering.
We have an immediate opening for an Azure DSO Platform Engineer to provide operations support for Azure-based cloud environments within the USMC Enterprise DevSecOps solution. This role focuses on ensuring the operational stability, security, and performance of cloud infrastructure and DevSecOps pipelines while supporting ongoing deployments and system enhancements.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, maintain, and optimize Azure cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of enterprise applications.
- Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues related to Azure services, DevSecOps tools, and CI/CD pipelines in production and pre-production environments.
- Configure and manage Azure resources, including virtual machines, storage accounts, networking components, Azure Container Registries, and Key Vault integration for secure resource management.
- Support the deployment and operation of DevSecOps tools, including GitHub Advanced Security (CodeQL, Dependabot, SBOM), GitHub Workflows, and Visual Studio Code/Enterprise for development and pipeline automation.
- Implement and maintain security tools such as Trellix, Invicti, and Anchore to ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards.
- Manage Windows Server environments, including general administration, policy enforcement, client-side domain joins, and troubleshooting SCCM-related issues affecting servers.
- Manage Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu) environments for current and future server and appliance deployments.
- Use Azure CLI and PowerShell scripting to automate operational tasks and streamline resource management.
- Review Azure Monitor analytics and Azure portal logs to identify and remediate subscription and resource issues.
- Manage containerized workloads using Docker and Azure Container Registries for image management and deployment.
- Implement automated monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
- Collaborate with development and engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of applications, including SQL integration, into Azure environments.
- Apply security best practices, including configuring Azure Security Center policies, managing role-based access control (RBAC), and ensuring compliance with DoD standards.
- Assist in the automation of operational tasks using Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform or Bicep.
- Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews to impro