Cloud Operations Engineer
What We Do
Managing cyber risk, together.
Forescout delivers automated cybersecurity across the digital terrain. We empower our customers to achieve continuous alignment of their security frameworks with their digital realities, across all asset types – IT, IoT, OT, and IoMT. It is a non-stop journey, managing cyber risk through automation and data-powered insights.
(Only US Citizens will be considered for this position.)
(Hybrid position two days a week, Wed/Thurs, in the Plano office.)
What You Will Do
We are hiring a Cloud Operations Engineer to operate and evolve our Azure cloud platform across commercial and federal environments. You will help harden, scale, and automate services in support of programs including FedRAMP and mission workloads, partnering closely with Cloud Architecture, DevSecOps, Product, and Compliance teams.
Operate at cloud-platform scale in Azure while contributing to FastRAMP/FedRAMP initiatives that demand rigor, reliability, and speed. It’s a rare chance to practice modern SRE in environments that truly matter, impacting customers who run some of the world’s most critical networks. Respond to incidents and service requests, ensuring SLAs are met for uptime and customer support.
- Operate and optimize Azure landing zones, AKS, networking, identity, storage, and data services for multi-tenant SaaS workloads across commercial and federal tenants.
- Implement, monitor, and continuously improve security and compliance controls (logging, patching, vulnerability management, RBAC/least privilege, encryption, backup/DR) aligned to FedRAMP/SOC 2.
- Drive automation-first operations using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and modern CI/CD pipelines, configuration as code, and self-healing patterns.
- Own observability (metrics, logs, traces, SLOs), capacity planning, and cost stewardship to ensure reliability and efficiency.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents; participate in blameless postmortems; provide flexibility for after-hours support; on-call responsibilities may be required in addition to scheduled shifts to ensure full coverage.
- Collaborate with Architecture and DevSecOps to uplift environments (service upgrades, cluster hygiene, Kubernetes hardening) and contribute to runbooks and operational readiness artifacts.
What You Bring To Forescout
- U.S. citizenship required.
- 5+ years in Cloud/SRE/DevOps with a strong Azure focus (production operations of AKS, VNet/Private Link, Key Vault, ACR, Azure Monitor).
- Hands-on automation with Terraform and modern CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps).
- Cloud security fundamentals (identity, network segmentation, secrets, encryption, vulnerability management) and compliance-aware operations; direct FedRAMP exposure is a plus.
- Solid Linux, containers/Kubernetes, and networking (DNS, TLS, routing, firewalls, WAF) fundamentals.
- Clear, concise communicator comfortable with cross-functional incident and problem management.
Preferred Qualifications
- FedRAMP High/IL5 operations experience; evidence of ATO readiness or audit participation.
- Operating or migrating workloads at Azure platform scale (multi-subscription, policy/blueprints, landing zones).
- Candidates must be able to support assigned shifts regardless of location.
- Certifications: Azure Administrator/Architect, CKA/CKAD, ITIL, CISSP/CISM.
- Familiarity with AWS/GCP concepts and cross-cloud patterns.
Work Setup & Travel
- Dallas, TX preferred (hybrid options available). U.S. remote considered for outstanding candidates.
- Travel: minimal, typically 1-2 trips per year for planning/on-sites or federal program needs.
- Clearance: Ability to obtain/maintain a clearance if required by specific programs.
Why Join Us
Join a team that delivers continuous, high-impact cloud operations for critical federal and commercial workloads. Operate at cloud-platform scale in Azure while contributing to FastRAMP/FedRAMP initiatives that demand rigor, reliability, and speed. It's a rate chance to practice modern SRE in environments that truly matter, impacting customers who run some of the world's most critical networks.
What Forescout Offers You
- Competitive compensation and benefits – we cover 88% of employee and dependents’ benefits premiums (US only), 401K match, generous PTO policy, and much more
- Collaborative and innovative environment – make an impact on worldwide security while working on the hottest technology
- Leadership that supports and encourages professional growth and development
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