Senior Cloud & Application Modernization Engineer

CyberGate Defense is seeking a Senior Cloud & Application Modernization Engineer to lead secure scalable transformation of legacy systems into modern cloud-native architectures across multi-cloud environmentswith strategic emphasis on AWS Oracle Cloud and Microsoft Azure.

The ideal candidate will combine expertise in containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) SharePoint development API-driven integrations and cloud security to accelerate digital transformation initiatives. This role moves beyond traditional DLP and MDM focusing instead on modern application delivery secure DevOps and resilient hybrid-cloud solutions for defense and government clients.

1. Modernize legacy applications by refactoring containerizing (Docker) and orchestrating workloads using Kubernetes (AKS EKS OKE) across Azure AWS and Oracle Cloud.
   
2. Design develop and deploy custom SharePoint Online solutions including SPFx web parts Microsoft Graph integrations Teams embeds and secure collaboration sites.
   
3. Implement secure API architectures (REST/GraphQL) with authentication (OAuth 2.0 Entra ID AWS Cognito Oracle IDCS) rate limiting and monitoring.
   
4. Conduct multi-cloud security gap assessments aligned with ISO 27001 NIST and CIS benchmarks; deliver prioritized remediation roadmaps.
   
5. Enforce cloud-native security controls:
   

• Identity & access (Entra ID AWS IAM Oracle IAM)
  
• Network policies (NSGs Security Groups OCI NSGs)
  
• Secrets management (Azure Key Vault AWS Secrets Manager Oracle Vault)
  
• Container image scanning and runtime protection
  

1. 68 years of experience in cloud engineering cybersecurity or application modernizationwith hands-on work across at least two of: Microsoft Azure AWS Oracle Cloud.
   
2. Proven SharePoint development expertise:
   

• Modern SharePoint Online (SPFx Microsoft Graph REST APIs)
  
• Integration with Power Platform Teams and Entra ID
  

• Building securing and deploying container images
  
• Managing clusters (AKS/EKS/OKE) Helm charts ingress/egress controls
  

1. Scripting & automation proficiency in Python and/or PowerShell (e.g. automating deployments log parsing API calls).
   
2. API design and integration experience:
   

• RESTful services OpenAPI/Swagger
  
• API gateways (Azure API Management AWS API Gateway Oracle API Gateway)
  

• CKA / CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Administrator/Developer)
  
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer / Security Specialist
  
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect / Security Professional
  
• Microsoft: AZ-204 (DevOps) AZ-500 (Security) SC-400 (DLP)