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GPS - Azure Senior Platform Engineer - Assistant Director

EY · Baltimore, MD · 2 wk ago
On-siteEngineering$111k–$208k/yrFull-time

About the role

The Assistant Director supports large, complex government cloud programs within Azure Government environments. They own the delivery of cloud platform and infrastructure capabilities across multiple initiatives, ensuring alignment with business, mission, and security requirements. They set and guide technical direction for Azure Government platforms, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and operationally sustainable. They establish and evolve DevSecOps practices and automation approaches to improve delivery consistency, quality, and reliability. They make informed technical and delivery trade-off decisions, balancing speed, quality, security, risk, and long-term platform health. They lead architecture and design efforts, reviewing and approving solutions to ensure alignment with standards, constraints, and desired outcomes. They oversee risk, dependency, and issue management across delivery efforts, escalating and resolving proactively as needed. They influence stakeholders across product, engineering, and leadership teams to align priorities and drive execution without direct authority. They develop and grow engineering talent through coaching, feedback, and delegation, strengthening overall team capability. They promote operational excellence by continuously improving processes, tooling, and ways of working.

Responsibilities

  • Own the delivery of cloud platform and infrastructure capabilities across multiple initiatives, ensuring alignment with business, mission, and security requirements
  • Set and guide technical direction for Azure Government platforms, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and operationally sustainable
  • Establish and evolve DevSecOps practices and automation approaches to improve delivery consistency, quality, and reliability
  • Make informed technical and delivery trade-off decisions, balancing speed, quality, security, risk, and long-term platform health
  • Lead architecture and design efforts, reviewing and approving solutions to ensure alignment with standards, constraints, and desired outcomes
  • Oversee risk, dependency, and issue management across delivery efforts, escalating and resolving proactively as needed
  • Influence stakeholders across product, engineering, and leadership teams to align priorities and drive execution without direct authority
  • Develop and grow engineering talent through coaching, feedback, and delegation, strengthening overall team capability
  • Promote operational excellence by continuously improving processes, tooling, and ways of working

Requirements

7+ years in engineering roles working with private/public cloud IaaS, PaaS, and/or SaaS

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) and Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

Strong hands-on experience: Infrastructure as Code & CI/CD, Containers and orchestration, Networking fundamentals, Cloud security principles, Identity and access, Windows and Linux administration, Scripting / programming

Deeper hands-on experience with Git-based source control and branching strategies, AWS/GCP cloud experience / knowledge, Azure DevOps Pipelines and broader Azure platform services, Ansible and Bicep for advanced automation and configuration, Azure Policy and multi-tenant / multi-subscription design patterns, Advanced Azure networking experience, Ability to obtain and maintain Top-Secret Security Clearance

Qualifications

Ability to obtain and maintain Top-Secret Security Clearance

Skills and Attributes

  • Demonstrates accountability for outcomes, taking ownership of decisions and following through to execution
  • Applies sound judgment when operating in ambiguity, making trade-offs that consider delivery impact, risk, and long-term sustainability
  • Influences outcomes across teams and stakeholders through credibility, collaboration, and clear communication
  • Communicates complex technical and delivery topics effectively to technical, business, and executive audiences
  • Adapts approach as priorities, constraints, and requirements evolve while maintaining delivery momentum
  • Develops people and teams by providing clear direction, timely feedback, and opportunities for growth
  • Promotes a culture of quality, risk awareness, and continuous improvement
  • Demonstrates curiosity and continuous learning, staying current with evolving technologies, delivery practices, and firm direction

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation and benefits package including medical and dental coverage, pension, 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.

Pay

Base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $111,100 to $207,800. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $133,300 to $236,100.

Schedule

Flexible vacation policy and a wide range of paid time off options.

What We Look For

A self-starter, independent-thinker, curious and creative person with ambition and passion

History of continuous learning and continuous progression

What We Offer

You At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

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