About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies . Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates and automation scripts in the company repository (e.g., using Bicep, Terraform, Ansible) for consistent environment deployment and management.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Bellevue, WA
Salary
$117,922–$176,833 Per Year
Description
Position Title: Azure Systems Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting FTE Azure Systems Engineer opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:
Administer and optimize Azure Government environments, including compute, identity, networking, storage, and PaaS services
Design, implement, and maintain secure Azure configurations supporting HPC clusters, AI workflows, and research workloads in compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements
Support and integrate Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm for orchestration, scaling, and management of HPC workloads
Manage diverse storage solutions (e.g., Blob/File, NetApp, Managed Lustre, etc.), ensuring appropriate performance, cost optimization, and compliance with data retention policies
Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates and automation scripts in the company repository (e.g., using Bicep, Terraform, Ansible) for consistent environment deployment and management.
Partner with DevOps teams to support application deployments and platform services
Oversee identity and access management through Entra ID and role-based access control (RBAC) aligned to least-privilege principles
Implement and maintain security controls including network segmentation, encryption, monitoring, and compliance reporting consistent with organizational governance requirements
Collaborating with Infrastructure Architecture, IT Operations, and Engineering teams to support controlled environments hosting qualified scientific and engineering software
Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve performance or availability issues across compute and storage services
Support escalation management, ensuring critical or compliance-sensitive issues are promptly routed and tracked to resolution
Generate reports on performance, identifying areas for process improvement and communicating trends to leadership.
Job Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience managing Azure environments
Direct experience working with Azure Government (Azure Gov) services and associated compliance boundaries
Proficiency with Azure HPC and workload integration
Strong knowledge of Azure storage solutions, performance tuning, and cost management
Experience implementing and managing security and compliance controls within Azure environments
Familiarity with identity management, AAD, and RBAC administration
Strong scripting or automation skills (PowerShell, Python, Ansible or Terraform)
Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment supporting multiple concurrent projects and business priorities
Remain current with industry trends and emerging technologies.
Nice to Have:
Experience in regulated industries (e.g., nuclear, energy, aerospace, or federal contracting)
Understanding of ITIL service management best practices.
Travel Required: 0-10%. #TerraPro
Job Details:
Job Type: Direct Hire
Salary Range:$117,922 - $176,833 (Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education and experience)
Location: Bellevue, WA.
Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or of a protected person status.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.