Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer

Job#: 3046579

Job Description:

Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer

Location: Merrifield, Virginia (Hybrid)

Role Overview

An experienced Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer is sought to design, implement, secure, automate, and support enterprise cloud platforms, Kubernetes environments, developer platforms, and CI/CD ecosystems. The successful candidate will serve as a technical leader responsible for ensuring cloud platforms are secure, reliable, scalable, observable, and production-ready. This is a specialized engineering position focused on cloud platform architecture, Kubernetes operations, identity management, GitHub administration, automation engineering, deployment governance, and DevSecOps enablement.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, administer, and support Azure cloud platform services and enterprise workloads.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize Azure services including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Service Bus, Azure Storage Accounts, and Azure Functions.
• Deploy, administer, and support AKS clusters, including provisioning, upgrades, and security.
• Implement and manage Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions using Microsoft Entra ID and RBAC.
• Automate and standardize the configuration and administration of GitHub Enterprise environments.
• Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines utilizing GitHub Actions, Reusable Workflows, and Self-Hosted Runners.
• Implement secure workload authentication using OpenID Connect (OIDC) and Managed Identities.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Packer and ARM Templates.
• Establish DevSecOps controls and automated quality gates across software delivery pipelines.
• Partner with development teams to improve platform reliability, deployment velocity, and security posture.

Required Qualifications

Education: A Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related technical field is required.

Experience: A minimum of 7 years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is necessary. This must include at least 5 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and extensive experience administering GitHub Enterprise environments.

Technical Skills:

• Strong experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, and Azure Storage Accounts.
• Expertise in Identity and Access Management, including Microsoft Entra ID and RBAC.
• Experience developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Proficiency in configuring and managing GitHub Apps, OAuth Integrations, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and Self-Hosted Runners.
• Experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, and automation scripting.
• Strong understanding of Cloud Security, DevSecOps, CI/CD practices, and Enterprise Governance.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Experience implementing GitOps deployment models.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise GitHub environments.
• Experience with Azure Landing Zones and cloud governance frameworks.
• Experience within financial services or other highly regulated industries.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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Employee Type:

Contract

Location:

Merrifield, VA, US

Job Type:

Date Posted:

August 19, 2026

Pay Range:

$60 - $75 per hour

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