Cloud Consultant

About the role

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is seeking a Cloud Consultant to join their growing team. This role involves supporting impactful projects that make a difference for the country, working with clients to grow their presence across AWS and Azure Cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to form long-lasting relationships and assist with their cloud platform growth.
• Assist with technical writing, security assessments, licensing questions, and other cloud-related tasks.
• Support the implementation of AWS and Azure cloud technologies, including Compute, Storage, Networking, Virtual Machines, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security and Compliance, Federation with external identity platforms, and Infrastructure.
• Manage and maintain AWS and Azure subscriptions and tenants.
• Design, construct, configure, and maintain all facets of cloud environments.
• Develop and execute CI/CD pipelines for cloud deployments.
• Troubleshoot AWS and Linux issues as the subject matter expert.
• Optimize costs and performance of cloud resources.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of Azure and related core technologies.
• Assist clients in exploring and setting up new Azure technologies.
• Provide specialized expertise in selected technologies as an internal expert and escalation point.
• Surface and analyze customer business requirements, translate these into architectural designs, and influence the deployment of key infrastructure components.
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of Linux OS and its supported technologies and systems.
• AWS Cloud experience and expertise.
• Azure Cloud experience and expertise.
• Experience with AWS or Azure Government.
• Kubernetes, container, and related technologies experience.
• Governance experience.
• Linux System administrator experience, OS management, patching, application management, etc.
• Red Hat Enterprise, Ubuntu, and GNOME Linux experience.
• Technical certifications in Linux, AWS, and Azure.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS or Azure Government.
• Knowledge of AWS and Azure core platforms (Compute, Storage, Networking, Virtual Machines, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security and Compliance, Federation with external identity Platforms, Infrastructure).
• Experience with AWS or Azure Government.
• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, and related technologies.
• Experience with governance and compliance.
• Experience with Linux System administration, OS management, patching, application management, etc.
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise, Ubuntu, and GNOME Linux.
• Technical certifications in Linux, AWS, and Azure.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to create processes, documentation, and set standards in several practice areas.
• Ability to lead technical projects and support customer projects.
• Ability to implement related technologies and understand their direct dependencies.
• Ability to navigate new or unknown technical areas and quickly get up to speed to support customer requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive problem-solving and ability to suggest process improvements or standardization.
• Expertise in making critical decisions around features and capabilities, and referring additional products or services within the specific areas of technical competence.
• Experience in articulating escalations and communicating progress to stakeholders effectively.

Benefits

Details about our benefits can be found here Planet Technologies Benefit Guide 2025-2026.