Cloud Engineer

Direct End Client: Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA)

Department: Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)

Job Title: DevOps and Cloud Engineer

Duration: 12 Months

Start Date: 06/30/2026

End Date: 06/30/2027

Location: Mechanicsville, VA 23116(Candidate must be Local)

Position Type: Contract

Interview Type: Phone + In-Person

Telecommute: Hybrid

Candidate must be Local

Position Summary: -

• The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is seeking a DevOps and Cloud Engineer to support ITD Tolling modernization initiatives.
• The selected consultant will design, implement, and maintain secure and automated deployment processes while ensuring reliable delivery and updates of services.
• The consultant will standardize CI/CD processes, improve application availability and reliability, support Azure cloud infrastructure, and contribute to cost optimization and governance.
• The role will work closely with architects, developers, DBAs, and engineering teams to ensure secure network, identity, deployment, and operational configurations.

Responsibilities: -

• The selected consultant will perform, but not be limited to, the following activities:
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps YAML and Classic pipelines for microservices and APIs.
• Establish reusable pipeline templates, release standards, and deployment guardrails.
• Implement secure secrets and key management using Azure Key Vault and managed identities.
• Automate database deployment workflows using DACPAC, SQLCMD, and related technologies.
• Integrate database migration steps into CI/CD releases.
• Implement blue/green deployment and automated rollback strategies to minimize downtime and deployment risks.
• Standardize provisioning and configuration across Dev, QA, and Production environments.
• Develop configuration baselines and ensure consistency across environments.
• Build monitoring dashboards and actionable alerts for pipeline and deployment health using Application Insights and pipeline logs.
• Implement and maintain Azure services including App Services, Function Apps, API Gateways/API Management, and AKS.
• Support identity and access management using Microsoft Entra ID, SSO, role assignments, and least-privilege principles.
• Ensure Azure solutions are fault tolerant and highly available.
• Monitor Azure services and application workloads for uptime and performance.
• Perform diagnostic analysis using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
• Triage production incidents, drive timely resolution, and document root cause findings.
• Participate in operational cycles, maintenance readiness checks, and production support activities.
• Consider PCI or comparable regulatory requirements when evaluating system behavior, logging, and integrations.
• Understand end-to-end data flows across tolling systems, including roadway data, financial transactions, and reporting.
• Support optimization of integrations and cloud-based data flows.
• Contribute to cloud cost visibility and optimization recommendations.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, DBAs, and engineers to align deployments with secure network and identity configurations.
• Communicate project, deployment, operational, and technical information clearly with stakeholders.

Required Skills: -

• Azure DevOps CI/CD (YAML & Classic)
• Azure App Services / Functions / APIs / Containers
• Secure Secrets & Key Management (Key Vault, RBAC, managed identities)
• SQL Deployment Automation (DACPAC, SQLCMD, CI/CD-integrated DB migrations)
• Environment Provisioning & Configuration (Dev/QA/Prod standardization)
• Logging & Observability (App Insights, pipeline logs, dashboards, alerts)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep/ARM)
• Identity & Access (Entra ID), least-privilege IAM
• AKS / Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Governance & Compliance Automation (Azure Policy, RBAC, pipeline guardrails)
• PCI or similar compliance frameworks
• Cloud Cost Analysis & Optimization

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