AIR is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer I to lead the design, administration, and advancement of our Microsoft 365 and Entra ID ecosystem in support of our mission‑driven, research‑focused organization. In this role, you will serve as a technical expert and strategic partner, ensuring our cloud collaboration and identity platforms are secure, resilient, and optimized for a diverse, distributed workforce. You will work across engineering, security, and operational teams to strengthen AIR’s cloud posture, drive automation, and implement best‑in‑class governance and security practices. This position is ideal for an experienced engineer who excels in complex enterprise environments, enjoys solving challenging technical problems, and is passionate about building scalable, secure, and well‑architected cloud services. You will have the opportunity to influence long‑term cloud strategy, mentor junior staff, and play a key role in supporting AIR’s mission to improve lives through research, evidence, and innovation. This position has the flexibility to work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of AIR’s U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories. About AIR: Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to address some of the most pressing challenges in the United States and globally. We generate evidence and apply data-driven solutions that expand opportunities and improve lives for all. Responsibilities The responsibilities for the position include: - Design, configure, and administer Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Copilot, and related security/compliance features. - Administer and harden Entra ID (Azure AD), including conditional access, identity protection, app registrations, and role‑based access control. - Own Exchange Online configuration: mail flow, transport rules, connectors, policies, hybrid connectivity (if applicable), and advanced troubleshooting of mail delivery issues. - Use Kusto Query Language (KQL) in tools such as Microsoft 365 Defender, Purview, and Log Analytics to investigate incidents, identify patterns, and develop detection queries and reports. - Collaborate with security and networking teams to implement and maintain security baselines, DLP, retention, eDiscovery, and auditing across the M365 environment. - Develop and maintain automation, scripts, and integrations using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API to streamline administration, reporting, and provisioning. - Contribute to CI/CD and infrastructure‑as‑code practices (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub) for Microsoft 365 configuration and related workloads. - Work with containerized and cloud workloads (e.g., Kubernetes) where they integrate with M365/Entra for identity, security, or application access. - Lead complex incident response and root‑cause analysis for M365 and identity‑related outages or security events. - Produce and maintain technical documentation, standards, runbooks, and architectural diagrams for Microsoft 365 and Entra services. - Mentor junior administrators and provide guidance on best practices, governance, and operational excellence. Qualifications: Education, Knowledge, and Experience: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline and at least 9 years of relevant experience in the IT industry, or a master’s degree with at least 7 years of relevant experience, or at least 15 years of relevant industry experience. - At least 5 years experience of hands‑on administration experience with Microsoft 365 and Entra ID in a mid‑ to large‑enterprise environment. Skills: - Effective communicator with demonstrated ability to communicate with and understand the needs of both technical and non-technical internal and external clients. Additionally, effectively collaborate in a virtual, cross-functional team environment. - Demonstrated ability to work well independently, and collaboratively as needed. - Adept in a fast-paced environment to manage multiple concurrent deliveries. - Demonstrated analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with a focus on detail and high quality. - Demonstrated expert‑level experience with Exchange Online: mail flow troubleshooting, advanced transport configuration, security and compliance policies, and integration with third‑party services. - Strong experience using KQL in Microsoft 365 Defender, Sentinel, or Log Analytics to query logs, create custom detections, and analyze security or operational events. - Deep understanding of identity and access concepts: SSO, OAuth/OIDC, federation, conditional access, MFA, and privileged identity management. - Proficiency with PowerShell for automation, bulk operations, and configuration management in Microsoft 365 and Entra ID. - Solid knowledge of security, compliance, and governance capabilities in M365 (e.g., DLP, retention, eDiscovery, audit, safe links/attachments). - Exposure to Azure DevOps, GitHub, or similar tools to manage scripts, pipelines, and infrastructure‑as‑code definitions for Microsoft 365. - Familiarity with container platforms (e.g., Kubernetes/AKS) and how they integrate with Entra ID for identity and access control. - Experience using Microsoft Graph API for automation, integration, and advanced reporting scenarios is preferred, but not required. - Experience with Microsoft Sentinel or similar SIEM platforms for M365 and Entra monitoring and analytics is preferred, but not required. - Experience with the Varonis platform, AWS, and/or Google Workspace is preferred, but not required. - Passion for the craft with a demonstrated ability to learn and understand the technology both at a high level and at a detailed level. Disclosures: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements. American Institutes for Research is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo reference and background checks. AIR maintains a drug-free work environment. ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to Taliba Boone at tboone@air.orgor call 202.403.5000. Fraudulent Job Scams Warning & Disclaimer: AIR is aware of individuals falsely presenting themselves as AIR representatives. Fraudulent job scams seek to extract sensitive information or money from victims. To protect yourself, please be aware that AIR recruitment will only email you from an “@air.org” domain. Please take extra caution while examining the email address, for example jdoe@air.org is correct and jdoe@aircareers.org is not a legitimate AIR email address. If you are unsure of the legitimacy of a communication you have received, please reach out torecruitment@air.org. If you see a job scam, or lose money to one, report it to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) atReportFraud.ftc.gov. You can also report it to your state attorney general. Find out more about how to avoid scams atftc.gov/scams. #LI-AS1 #LI-REMOTE AIR’s Total Rewards Program, is designed to reward our staff competitively and motivate them to achieve our critical mission. This position offers the anticipated annual salary as listed. Salary offers are made based on internal equity within the institution and external equity with competitive markets. Please note this is the annual salary range for candidates that are based in the United States. Anticipated Annual Salary Range $140,000—$164,000 USD

Role Description Twenty8Tech (A Redhawk Company) has an immediate opening for a remote Cloud System Engineer supporting our CDX prime contract. In this role, you will: - Design, test, and maintain our cloud application/runtime infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure) and CI/CD pipelines. - Contribute to internal operations projects, such as the introduction of new technology stacks. - Spearhead improvement and/or maintenance initiatives regarding existing infrastructure. - Partner with development teams, clients and vendors on various tasks to enable continuous delivery, such as building microservices, and responding to and resolving incidents as they arise. - Proactively identify areas for improvement via automation as a key member of our DevOps team. Qualifications - Must come from a technical background with strong experience in DevOps tooling and techniques. - Previous knowledge of building and optimizing deployment pipelines and deployment strategies on popular CI/CD tools. - Strong experience designing, securing, scaling and administering cloud platforms. - Solid understanding and experience of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and Serverless computing. - Previous experience using scripting and coding languages. - Ability to drive efficiencies through automation and process design and implementation of application deployment methodologies. - Experience deploying, securing and upgrading a growing list of applications and services; provide routine automation; maintain security policies; troubleshoot and offer technical support for project related work. - Ability to contribute to existing documentation such as knowledge base, wiki, manuals, etc. - Build process for multiple releases. - Design and configure continuous integration build systems. - Participate in deployment and configuration of the applications. - Set up code review process and tooling for continuous integration. - Automate test environments. Requirements - An active Secret or Top-Secret Security Clearance. - Must have at least one from each of the following categories: - Programming Languages: C, C#, C++, Java, JS(ES6+), Python, Ruby, Perl, Rust, Go - Systems Administrator Experience: Linux Redhat/CentOS, Linux Debian/Ubuntu - Virtualization Technologies: Xen, HyperV, Vmware, KVM, Qemu - Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure, Openstack - CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, Travis CI, GitLab CI - Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Packer, Ansible, Puppet, Salt, Chef - Container Technologies: (Must Have Docker/Kubernetes and at least one of the following:) Docker-Compose, LXC, Openshift, AWS EKS, GKE, Docker Swarm - Kubernetes Certification is a plus. - Web Technologies: HTTP, HTTPS, CSS, Web Dev Frameworks (Angular/React/Vue), DDP, REST, GraphQL - Web Servers: Tomcat, Apache, Nginx, LightHttpd - L4 and L7 Load Balancer Experience: Path Based Routing, reverse/forward proxy - Bash Scripting Experience - Log Aggregation: Splunk, ELK, Graylog - Monitoring: PRTG, Nagios, Icinga2 - Experience with Firewalls: (NAT, ACL, Port Forwarding) - Hashicorp Toolstack: Terraform, Packer, Vault, Consul, Nomad - Good understanding of IP Network stack up to CCENT level. Education - Minimum of Bachelor’s degree required (in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or related field.)

Join New Era Technology, where People First is at the heart of everything we do. With a global team of over 3,000 professionals, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and inspired to grow. Our mission is to securely connect people, places, and information with end-to-end technology solutions at scale. At New Era, you'll join a team-oriented culture that prioritizes your personal and professional development. Work alongside industry-certified experts, access continuous training, and enjoy competitive benefits. Guided by our core attributes — putting people first, embracing continuous learning, and thriving through collaboration and inclusion — we nurture our people to deliver exceptional customer service. If you want to make an impact in a supportive, growth-oriented environment, New Era is the place for you. Apply today and help us shape the future of work—together SUMMARY: Lead the re-platforming and build-out of an internal KVM-based virtualization environment on new UCS hardware in the Ashburn data center. Integrate OpenStack and open-source automation tools to support the migration of workloads from legacy datacenter, ensuring robust, scalable, and automated infrastructure. HIERARCHY: Will report to the Service Delivery Manager PRIMARY DUTIES: - Tear down and rebuild existing ESX-based UCS blade environment, transitioning to KVM virtualization. - Design and implement an OpenStack platform for internal use, considering open-source alternatives to OpenShift due to current challenges. - Integrate SAN and NetApp storage solutions into the new platform, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. - Deploy and configure open-source automation tools (e.g., Ansible) for infrastructure management and orchestration. - Collaborate with internal staff (including offshore resources) and provide technical leadership and mentorship as needed. - Work closely with network architects and storage teams to ensure seamless integration and operation. - Document architecture, configuration, and operational procedures for the new environment. - Support ongoing platform enhancements and troubleshooting. COMPENTENCY: Required - Extensive experience with Linux, KVM virtualization, and OpenStack deployment. - Strong background in UCS hardware, SAN, and NetApp storage integration. - Proficiency with open-source automation tools (e.g., Ansible). - Ability to work independently and as part of a distributed team. - Excellent documentation and communication skills. Preferred - Experience with OpenShift and other open-source cloud platforms. - Prior involvement in large-scale data center migrations and re-platforming projects. - Familiarity with hybrid cloud environments. REQUIRED EDUCATION: None EXPERIENCE: - 8+years LANGUAGE SKILLS: English PHYSICAL DEMANDS: - None WORK ENVIRONMENT: Remote EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK: 40 hours a week TRAVEL: None QUALIFICATIONS: - Excellent attention to detail - Strong organizational skills - Excellent analytical skills - Excellent documentation skills; demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint - Collaborative team worker – both in person and virtually using MS Teams or similar - Ability to work as liaison between business and information security / information technology - Flexibility to accommodate working across different time zones - Excellent interpersonal communication skills with strong spoken and written English - Business outcomes mindset - Solid balance of strategic thinking with detail orientation - Self-starter, ability to take initiative #LI-DR1 Below is the pay range of this position for considered candidates based on qualifications and experience. Pay Range $90—$114 USD New Era Technology, LLC., and its subsidiaries (“New Era” “we”, “us”, or “our”) in its operating regions worldwide are committed to respecting your privacy and recognize the need for appropriate protection and management of any Personal Data that you may provide us. In this, we are also committed to providing you with a positive experience on our websites and while using our products, services and solutions (“Solutions”). View our Privacy Policy here https://www.neweratech.com/us/privacy-policy/ We never ask candidates to pay any fees at any point in our hiring process. If you are ever asked to provide payment for training, certification, equipment, or any other purpose, it is not from our company. Only communications from our official company channels should be trusted. Please note our official email domain is @neweratech.com. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please contact us immediately at privacy@neweratech.com .

Overview As a Lead Cloud Architect – AWS Delivery at ePlus, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation—guiding a talented delivery team of engineers in designing and deploying cutting-edge, AWS solutions. You’ll architect and implement scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructures and applications, ensuring every solution aligns seamlessly with our clients’ business goals and technical needs. This is a high-impact role where your leadership and technical vision will shape the future of digital transformation for some of the most forward-thinking organizations. This role operates in a client-facing consulting environment. Architects are expected to balance technical excellence with delivery timelines and customer expectations. Your Impact The essential functions of this position include: - Serve as technical SME leading a team of Engineers, Sr. Engineers, Consultants, Sr. Consultants, and Architects focused on AWS solutions - Provide Sales Engineering support, assist with LOE creation and SOW development - Collaborate with AWS and their engineering teams for design assistance, reference architectures, and practice enablement - Work with the ePlus AI services team to develop AI solutions on AWS - Assist in building and empowering members of the ePlus Cloud Services team. - Work with the Cloud Services Director to develop cloud training paths and certification goals for each team member. - Provide input on employee performance reviews with a focus on cloud expertise. - Support resource management and project staffing for cloud engagements. - Serve as an escalation point for cloud architecture and implementation challenges. - Maintain advanced AWS technical certifications - Engage directly with customers to understand cloud transformation goals and deliver solutions that meet ePlus’ standards. - Define and evangelize AWS delivery standards and reference architectures, ensuring consistency, quality, and repeatability across all customer engagements. - Own the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategy for AWS delivery, including selection, patterns, and best practices (e.g., Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation), and ensure adoption across delivery teams. - Serve as a delivery representative in cross‑functional AWS go‑to‑market (GTM) initiatives, partnering with strategy, sales, presales, and postsales teams to shape offerings, positioning, and execution models. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience - Prior experience working for a technology consulting firm, cloud consultancy, or cloud service provider - 3+ years serving as Lead Architect owning cloud services engagements across the full lifecycle: discovery, architecture, implementation, validation, and handoff - Experience managing architectural risks, delivery tradeoffs, and in-flight changes during execution - Demonstrated experience delivering multiple customer-facing cloud engagements from design through production - Led delivery teams of 3+ engineers or consultants on active engagements - Responsible for architecture reviews, delivery oversight, and customer technical escalations Position Specifics The initial base salary range for this position is expected to be between $125,000 and $170,000 annually. The final base salary offered will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, depth of experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, our compensation package may include other components such as commissions and discretionary bonuses. ePlus offers a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility, employee stock purchase program and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and personal leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an offer of employment is extended. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. #IND1 Who We Are At ePlus, we believe technology is a people business. Our team is passionate, skilled, and driven to deliver solutions that make a real difference. Join us and be part of a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and extraordinary results. Corporate Values - Respectful communication and cooperation: We prioritize respectful communication, fostering an environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. - Teamwork and employee participation: Collaboration and teamwork thrive through diverse perspectives, both within our teams and in our interactions with our customers. - Work/life balance that supports our employees’ varying needs: We value the well-being of our employees, recognizing that a healthy work-life balance is pivotal to our collective success. - Embracing communities: We embrace and support the communities that nurture us. Our employees' dedication to fostering positive change is a source of immense pride for us. Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging - We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate or allow discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. - ePlus is dedicated to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture that represents diversity, enables inclusion, and makes our employees feel comfortable bringing their full, unique selves to work. Physical Requirements - While performing this role, you will engage in both seated and occasional standing or walking activities. We provide reasonable accommodations, in accordance with relevant laws, to support success in this position. - By embracing our values, you will contribute to our collective mission of making a positive impact within our organization and the broader community. We understand that this job description serves as a guide and is not an employment contract. Notice to Recruiting Agencies: ePlus only accepts unsolicited resumes when presented directly by a candidate. Unsolicited resumes submitted to ePlus from any other source will be considered ePlus property and will not qualify for any placement or referral fees. ePlus will only pay such fees in connection with a valid written agreement between ePlus and the referring agency, and then only after providing advance written approval to the referring agency to submit resumes in connection with a particular opportunity.