Azure Commercial Cloud Engineer (Remote)

GovCIO is seeking an experienced Azure Commercial Cloud Engineer to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Data Modernization initiative.

This role focuses on providing the necessary subject matter expertise to design, provision, and automate cloud-based data workspaces.

The ideal candidate is an expert in the Azure commercial cloud platform as well as modern cloud tools, Databricks, VHA Data Lake integrations, and automated workspace creation.

This position is fully remote, located in the United States.

• Administer and support Azure Commercial cloud services, including computer, networking, storage, identity, and platform services.
• Design, deploy, maintain secure, scalable Azure cloud infrastructure supporting mission critical environments.
• Engineer automated Azure landing zones and provisioning processes that enable fast, repeatable customer onboarding with minimal manual intervention.
• Create cloud workspaces equipped with the most commonly used tools to ensure rapid assignment and reduced onboarding friction.
• Lead migration efforts from on-premises infrastructure to cloud-based solutions.
• Develop and maintain documentation for network designs, policies, and procedures.
• Automate provisioning processes for user intake, workspace creation, and core data access.
• Lead teams of data platform engineers, security teams, and analytics stakeholders to ensure compliant and efficient workspace operations.
• Map new users to the appropriate workspace personas and configurations.
• Build and configure workspaces in PreProd (with live data) or Prod environments, including setup of Service Principals, workgroup personas, access controls, and security configurations.
• Create and manage linked services, mount points, and integrations between Databricks and the VHA Data Lake.
• Develop and maintain Databricks catalogs to support streamlined data discovery and governed access.
• Troubleshoot issues related to cloud provisioning, access, and workspace functionality, delivering timely and high‑quality support.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives including automation enhancement, intake optimization, and workspace standardization.
• Document processes, SOPs, access models, and configurations to support operational transparency and repeatability.