Enter a job title or keyword

Cloud Specialist | Jackson, MS | 100 Onsite | Local Candidates Only

Startekk Inc


Job Location:

Jackson, MO - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 9 September 2026 (23 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 7 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Specialist to develop and modify scalable cloud architectures supporting Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environments.

The Cloud Specialist will ensure the security and compliance of cloud environments migrate on-premises applications and workloads to public cloud platforms monitor infrastructure performance and optimize cloud environments for performance scalability and cost-effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities : 

  • Develop and modify scalable cloud architectures for IaaS and PaaS platforms.
  • Ensure security compliance data protection and privacy across cloud environments.
  • Migrate on-premises applications workloads and databases to public cloud platforms.
  • Monitor and analyze cloud infrastructure performance.
  • Identify and proactively resolve cloud infrastructure issues.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize cloud environments.
  • Improve cloud performance scalability reliability and cost-effectiveness.
  • Design controls and processes using available cloud audit tools.
  • Maintain current and extensive knowledge of cloud products and technologies.
  • Support cloud infrastructure administration and operational activities.

Qualifications :

  • 56 years of experience working with AWS or Microsoft Azure.
  • Prior experience working in government or regulated industry environments.
  • Experience with cloud migration security compliance and infrastructure optimization.

Additional Information :

Required Skills & Experience

  • Proficiency with major public cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or GCP.
  • Experience with automation and scripting languages such as Python Bash or PowerShell.
  • Strong understanding of cloud networking VPCs and firewalls.
  • Advanced experience with Virtual Machine (VM) management.
  • Strong Windows Server and Active Directory administration experience.
  • Strong Linux administration experience.

Important Requirement

Candidates must be local to Jackson MS and available to work 100% onsite. Remote candidates should not be submitted.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Contract


About Company

StarTekk’s adoption of Digital Transformation is to accelerate organizational growth, increase efficiencies and help Star Workforce achieve focused business goals. The Employee will help our organization to identify and bridge the gap that exists in the business by analyzing the data, ... View more

View Profile View Profile