Azure Cloud Architect

Revolutional, LLC•Washington, DC

5d•$180,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

We have a fantastic full time opportunity for a an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to modernize a federal government customer's infrastructure in Washington, DC. The successful candidate will serve as the technical authority on Microsoft Azure Government cloud architecture, leading design, migration, and operational support for mission-critical workloads.

Requirements

Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility. Must be a U.S. citizen.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
8 years of overall IT/technical experience
5 years of hands-on experience architecting and engineering Microsoft Azure environments.
Current Microsoft Azure certification, at minimum Associate level (e.g., Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Associate).

Nice To Haves

Extensive hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing Azure Government cloud environments (GCC High and/or Azure Government Secret/DoD-aligned), including familiarity with applicable compliance boundaries.
Working knowledge of federal cloud security and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, RMF, DoD Impact Level categorization) and experience supporting or contributing to Authorization to Operate (ATO) packages.
Deep, hands-on expertise in Azure networking (VNets, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Private Link, VPN Gateway, Virtual WAN), compute, storage, and Microsoft Entra ID.
Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Security Engineer Associate certification, in addition to the required Associate-level certification.
Prior experience supporting federal civilian agency or Intelligence Community customers.
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipelines in a government cloud context; familiarity with Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, and Purview in a high-side or classified environment.
Familiarity with AWS (e.g., AWS GovCloud) to support the program’s long-term multi-cloud strategy.
Current SCI indoctrination or prior SCI access is a plus but not required at time of application.

Responsibilities

Serve as the subject matter expert for Azure Government cloud architecture, design, and implementation, including leading migration of on-premises and legacy systems to Azure Government (GCC High and/or Azure Government Secret, per program accreditation).
Design and implement secure, scalable, highly available Azure infrastructure aligned with federal cloud security requirements (FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, RMF), and support Authorization to Operate (ATO) activities with ISSOs/ISSMs and the Authorizing Official’s team.
Architect identity and access management solutions using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management, and federation with on-premises identity systems.
Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform); monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure environments using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Microsoft Sentinel, and Defender for Cloud.
Support the program’s priority mission initiatives, including implementing an ETL solution with large data consumption across dispersed sources.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to program engineers, and collaborate with government stakeholders, program management, and cross-functional technical teams to translate mission requirements into cloud architecture solutions.
Produce and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.