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Our team solves hard problems and helps our Mission Partners achieve their goals. If you are self-motivated, possess demonstrated learning agility, and are passionate about delivering high-quality work products - we want to hear from you.\nWe lead with technical expertise, but that is just the tip of the iceberg - the ‘Why’ matters. At Platinum, we don’t hire people to just do a job. We provide professional and leadership development to complement our self-motivated domain experts. Our teammates are dot-connecting leaders that operate in a mutually accountable environment to deliver thought leadership, expert technical analysis, and quality execution for our clients.\nYou.\nPlatinum Technologies is seeking a highly skilled Hybrid Multi-Cloud Engineer SME to support mission-critical Department of Defense (DoD) cloud modernization initiatives in Fort Belvoir, VA or Albuquerque, New Mexico. 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The ideal candidate will have experience supporting DoD cloud initiatives, implementing hybrid identity solutions, and engineering cloud environments that align with Zero Trust principles and Department of Defense cybersecurity requirements.\nThis role is located onsite either Albuquerque, NM or Fort Belvoir, VA\n*Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance.*\nPrimary Responsibilities:\nArchitect, design, engineer, and implement secure Microsoft Azure cloud solutions supporting DoD mission requirements.\nDesign and deploy green-field Azure environments and hybrid cloud architectures integrating on-premises infrastructure with Azure services.\nDesign, implement, and maintain enterprise hybrid identity solutions utilizing Microsoft Entra ID,\nMicrosoft Entra Connect, Active Directory, and related identity technologies.\nEngineer secure authentication, authorization, identity governance, and privileged access management (PAM) solutions supporting just-in-time (JIT) access, attribute- and role- based access controls (ABAC/RBAC) and similar Zero Trust principles and objectives.\nDesign Azure Landing Zones, governance frameworks, subscription architectures, and management group strategies following Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Azure Well-Architected\nFramework guidance.\nEngineer Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Bicep, ARM Templates, Terraform, or comparable automation technologies.\nDesign secure Azure networking solutions utilizing Virtual Networks, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway,\nAzure Firewall, Virtual WAN, and private connectivity services.Implement Azure-native monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, governance, and security capabilities.\n\nConfigure and administer Microsoft Entra ID Governance capabilities, including Access Reviews,\nEntitlement Management, Lifecycle Workflows, Conditional Access, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).\nCollaborate with cybersecurity, systems engineering, networking, and application development teams to deliver integrated cloud solutions.\nSupport Authority to Operate (ATO) activities and ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity policies, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and applicable Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).\nProduce architecture documentation, engineering diagrams, implementation guides, standard operating procedures, and technical documentation.\nTroubleshoot and resolve complex cloud infrastructure, networking, identity, and security issues.\nEvaluate emerging Microsoft cloud technologies and recommend technical solutions supporting customer mission objectives. \nRequired Qualifications.\nBachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related technical discipline and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or a master's with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience. 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