Washington, DC

Salary
Posted
Jul 14, 2026
Location
Washington, DC
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

This role supports a federal government client's Microsoft cloud infrastructure, covering day-to-day engineering and administration of Microsoft 365, Azure, and Microsoft Security platforms. Core responsibilities include managing hybrid identity environments, endpoint management via Intune and Autopilot, security tooling such as Defender, Sentinel, and Purview, and compliance alignment with NIST and FedRAMP standards. It suits a seasoned Microsoft cloud engineer comfortable working independently in a regulated government setting.

Senior level · 8+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time

Must have (16)
Microsoft 365AzureMicrosoft DefenderMicrosoft SentinelMicrosoft PurviewIntuneAutopilotEntra IDConditional AccessPowerShellMicrosoft Graph APIExchange OnlineSharePoint OnlineMicrosoft TeamsPower BIFedRAMP
Nice to have (3)
WindowsmacOSiOS

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How this req sits in the market our data

Roughly 65 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 15–100

Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.

What gives you an edge
Power BI10%

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What won't set you apart
Entra ID50%PowerShell45%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $152,225 (middle half $125,286–$177,673).

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (7)

SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role spans cloud engineering (infrastructure/operations) and security architecture (NIST, FedRAMP, Defender/Sentinel/Purview), making it a genuine hybrid between 15-1212 Information Security Analysts and 15-1244 Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Security posture, compliance, and threat-protection work is the dominant framing, so 15-1212 was chosen.

Clearance: the JD requires a Public Trust Tier 2 background investigation (FBI fingerprint check, Capitol Police vetting, CBO network access), not a formal DoD security clearance. Public Trust is not a clearance level under the standard DoD/IC framework, so the clearance requirement is set to None. Hiring managers should note this background investigation requirement is still a meaningful eligibility gate.

Degree: the JD states 'Bachelor's degree … or equivalent professional experience,' so no hard degree requirement is set.

The 'Supervisory Responsibility,' 'Work Environment,' and 'Physical Demands' sections appear to be boilerplate copied from a different (executive/Navy) role and do not reflect the actual CBO cloud engineering position described elsewhere in the posting.

Multiple Microsoft certifications are listed under 'Additional Eligibility Qualifications' with a requirement that they have been maintained for at least 5 years and used professionally. These are certification credentials rather than named technologies, so they are not emitted as individual skills; the underlying technologies they certify (M365, Azure, Intune, Entra ID, etc.) are captured in the skills list.

Windows, macOS, and iOS appear in the context of Intune device management scope (narrative/operational detail) rather than as standalone required skills; they are marked preferred accordingly.

Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): NIST SP 800-53, Zero Trust Architecture.

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