Azure Lead

Position Title: Azure Lead (CloudNative Test Lead)
Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground MD
Clearance Required: DoD SECRET

Greetings and Introduction:
Thank you for considering EPIC Scientific LLC. We are seeking a Azure Lead to lead conversions and evaluate applications in a cloudnative environment in support of Army acquisition and PEO C3N cloudnative principles.

Position Overview:
As the Azure Lead (CloudNative Test Lead) you will design build and operate a secure test sandbox for evaluating cloudnative applications lead application conversion and evaluation efforts and help shape PEO C3N cloudnative guidance for Army acquisition. You will work with program offices developers and security teams to enable repeatable auditable testing and promote DevSecOps practices.

Typical Tasks Include:

• Design deploy and maintain a cloudnative test sandbox (Kubernetes container runtimes networking and observability).
• Lead conversion and evaluation efforts for candidate applications including functional and nonfunctional testing.
• Define and enforce CI/CD IaC (Terraform) and configuration management best practices.
• Implement security controls consistent with DoD/Army guidance (STIGs FedRAMP/CC SRG considerations) and integrate automated security scanning into pipelines.
• Develop test plans acceptance criteria and metrics to evaluate application readiness for acquisition decisions.
• Collaborate with PEO C3N stakeholders to translate cloudnative principles into testable criteria and evaluation checklists.
• Provide technical mentorship and conduct knowledge transfers to program teams.
• Produce clear technical documentation and briefs for leadership and contracting officers.

Position Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active DoD SECRET clearance.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Systems or related technical field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in cloud engineering with at least 3 years in cloudnative application evaluation or migration (senior level).
• Demonstrated experience designing and operating Kubernetes clusters and containerized application platforms.
• Handson experience with CI/CD pipelines IaC (Terraform CloudFormation) and configuration management.
• Strong understanding of DoD/Army cloud security requirements and secure engineering practices.
• Proven track record leading technical efforts and delivering test environments for government or defense customers.

Required Skills:

• Kubernetes (architecture operators cluster lifecycle) and container orchestration.
• CI/CD tooling (Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions or similar) and pipeline automation.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) and automated provisioning.
• Scripting (Python Bash or similar) and automation for testing and deployment.
• Knowledge of DoD security frameworks STIGs and compliance automation.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to brief senior leadership.

Desired Skills:

• Experience supporting Army acquisition programs or PEO C3N initiatives.
• Cloud provider certifications (AWS Azure GCP) and Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD).
• Familiarity with service mesh observability (Prometheus Grafana ELK) and SRE practices.
• Experience with container security tools and DevSecOps toolchains.
• Prior experience developing test criteria for acquisition decision points.

Benefits of Working at EPIC Scientific:

• Health Care Plan (Medical Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation & 11 Paid Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development opportunities
• HSA FSA HRA options
• 401K Matching
• Profit Sharing