GPS - Azure Senior Platform Engineer - Assistant Director
Ernst and Young25 days ago
Base Salary
$111k - $236k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own delivery of cloud platform and infrastructure capabilities across multiple government initiatives.
- Set technical direction and lead architecture and design for scalable, secure, and sustainable Azure Government platforms.
- Establish and evolve DevSecOps practices, infrastructure automation, and delivery tooling.
- Review and approve technical solutions while managing delivery risks, dependencies, issues, and trade-offs.
- Influence product, engineering, platform, and leadership stakeholders to align priorities and drive execution.
- Coach, develop, and delegate to engineering teams to strengthen technical capability.
- Improve operational processes, tooling, quality, reliability, and long-term platform health.
Requirements
- 7+ years of engineering experience working with private or public cloud IaaS, PaaS, and/or SaaS.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) and Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305).
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code and CI/CD using tools such as Bicep, Azure DevOps, ARM templates, or Ansible.
- Experience building and operating containerized workloads with Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps, or Helm.
- Strong knowledge of Azure networking, including VNets, subnets, NSGs, UDRs, load balancing, hub-and-spoke topologies, and connectivity troubleshooting.
- Understanding of cloud security, shared responsibility, least privilege, identity-driven security, network segmentation, encryption, logging, monitoring, NIST, and FedRAMP.
- Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Azure RBAC, Entra ID RBAC, PIM, and managed identities for Azure resources.
- Hands-on Windows and Linux administration, troubleshooting, hardening, patching, performance tuning, and security baselines such as DISA STIG.
- Practical automation experience with PowerShell; Python or similar scripting languages are a plus.
- Experience with government security frameworks and delivery in Agile environments such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively on distributed teams.
- Preferred qualifications include Top Secret clearance eligibility, Git-based source control, AWS or GCP knowledge, advanced Azure services and networking, Azure Policy, multi-tenant and multi-subscription design, additional Azure or Kubernetes certifications, and Red Hat Ansible certification.
Benefits
- Base salary is $111,100 to $207,800 across US geographic locations, or $133,300 to $236,100 in the New York City Metro Area, Washington State, and California excluding Sacramento.
- Medical and dental coverage, pension, and 401(k) plans are provided.
- Paid time off includes flexible vacation, EY holidays, winter and summer breaks, personal and family care leave, and other leaves of absence.
- The role follows a team-led, leader-enabled hybrid model, with client-serving employees generally working in person 40–60% of the time over an engagement, project, or year.
- EY provides a flexible environment, professional development, and future-focused skills training.
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About Ernst and Young
Ernst & Young (EY) provides audit/assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transactions services to enterprises, financial institutions, and public‑sector clients. Structured as a global network of partner‑owned member firms, it sells professional services on a fee basis, including a dedicated Financial Services Organization for banking, insurance, and capital markets. Headquartered in London, EY was formed in 1989 from the merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young, and operates in 150+ countries.