We have an opening on the NASA’s Space and Earth Science Data Analysis (SESDA) contract for an Azure Engineer supporting NASA Science Mission Directorate Cloud (SMDC) in the Computational and Information Sciences and Technology Office (CISTO) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. The position is fully remote although occasional in-person meetings and conference attendances would be required.

The Azure Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Azure environments for NASA SMD Science Cloud stakeholders, with a focus on multi-cloud Entra ID integration and Azure best practices. This role will involve working as part of the cross-functional Science Cloud Infrastructure team to ensure that Science Cloud customers can leverage Azure in a secure, compliant, scalable, and cost-effective manner for their science workloads.

Responsibilities:

• Entra ID Integration
• Design and implement Entra ID integration with Azure resources.
• Configure user access, roles, and permissions to ensure secure and compliant access to multi-cloud services.
• Configure and maintain Entra ID integration with AWS IAM Identity Center and equivalents in other Cloud Service Providers for SSO & SCIM functionality.
• Multi-Subscription Environment Management:
• Design and implement a multi-tenant, multi-subscription Azure environment based on best practices and Science Cloud stakeholder requirements.
• Create landing zones and governance policies to enforce and monitor standards and compliance.
• Manage subscription lifecycle, including creation, modification, and deletion.
• Configure cost management and resource tagging strategies to support FinOps goals across multiple subscriptions.
• Azure Infrastructure Management:
• Deploy and manage Azure resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Automate resource provisioning, configuration, and management.
• Implement backup and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Implement and maintain Azure observability to monitor resource usage, security posture, performance, and to identify optimization opportunities.
• Security and Compliance:
• Implement security best practices to protect Azure resources from threats utilizing a shared responsibility approach between the Science Cloud infrastructure team and Science Cloud customer tenants.
• Ensure compliance with the Science Cloud’s security plan, including vulnerability scanning, intrusion/anomaly detection, and FISMA compliance.
• Manage security policies, access controls, and auditing.
• Cost Optimization:
• Analyze Azure usage and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Collaborate with FinOps team to optimize cloud costs, using strategies like reserved instances, auto-scaling, and workload rightsizing.
• Troubleshooting and Support:
• Diagnose and resolve technical issues related to Azure resources and services.
• Provide technical support to end-users and application teams.
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:
• Create and maintain detailed documentation on Azure architectures, policies, and operational processes.
• Provide guidance and training to internal teams on best practices for Azure infrastructure and Entra ID management.
• Stay up to date with the latest Azure services, features, and updates, and recommend new solutions to improve the cloud environment.

Relevant Experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience in cloud architecture and Dev/Ops on Azure, and/or possibly other clouds environments.
• Production experience with tools such as Terraform, Crossplane, Kubernetes.
• CI/CD and GitOps experience.
• Desired: certifications in AZURE and ideally AWS.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Requirement:  US Citizenship and ability to pass background checks for elevated privileges in government IT environments.

Team ADNET brings over 30+ years of experience to information systems and professional services for the federal government. With a history of expertise in software development, computer network design, IT security, mission operations support, and educational outreach, Team ADNET is deeply embedded in the Space and Earth Science at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD.

ADNET Systems, Inc. is working with Goddard Space Flight Center to fulfill NASA’s vision for space exploration, and working with the Science and Exploration Directorate to fulfill its many missions.

ADNET Systems, Inc. is an employee-centric company, committed to providing premier benefits that support our employees and their families. With affordable medical and dental plans coupled with leading disability and life insurance options, ADNET offers our employees the benefits most sought after by today’s professional candidate. Furthermore, our benefits package features the extras that distinguish us from other small businesses, ensuring our high employee retention that our customers appreciate.

Some features of our compensation plans and environment perks include:

• Annual Leave/Sick Leave
• Military and Family Emergency Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Performance Bonuses
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Direct Deposit Payroll
• 401K Plan with Company Matching
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Swag bags