Cloud Architect
About The Position
The client seeks a hands-on Azure Cloud Architect to lead the continued build-out of a multi-cloud environment centered on Microsoft Azure, with supporting AWS workloads. The position is the technical lead for the cloud team and the subject matter expert for cloud architecture across DC government. The architect designs secure, well-governed environments for client and partner agencies, delivers infrastructure through code, plans and executes workload migrations, and provides architectural oversight for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) deployments. The role works closely with agency IT leaders, security teams, and the on-premises virtualization team, and provides technical direction to an Azure Cloud Engineer. The architect translates agency business requirements into solution designs, guides cloud standards and practices, and leads complex implementations and migrations. The role also supports AWS workloads operationally, maintains architecture documentation, and tracks work through Azure DevOps and ServiceNow.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of required experience is stated; the posting also specifies that candidates must meet Senior Level requirements of 11 years.
- At least 8 years conveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialty.
- At least 8 years preparing complex technical documentation.
- At least 8 years of infrastructure engineering, including at least 5 years designing and building in Microsoft Azure.
- At least 5 years of hands-on Terraform experience in production, including reusable modules and remote state management.
- At least 3 years building infrastructure CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, with transferable skills accepted for GitHub Actions.
- At least 3 years planning or leading migrations of on-premises virtualized workloads, such as VMware, to Azure.
- At least 3 years leading or mentoring engineers, including code review.
- Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting AWS workloads at an operational level.
- Hands-on experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and/or Nerdio Manager for Enterprise.
- Microsoft Certified Azure certification(s).
Responsibilities
- Translate agency business requirements into clear cloud solution designs and present options, costs, and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Improve project standards for Infrastructure as Code, change management, and cloud documentation.
- Define and apply Microsoft Azure best practices, including the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework, Well-Architected Framework, landing zone design, naming and tagging, Azure Policy, and role-based access control (RBAC).
- Design cloud technology integrations with on-premises systems and networks, including hybrid data center connectivity, hub-and-spoke networking, private endpoints, firewall integration, and Microsoft Entra ID identity integration.
- Engage agency leadership, security teams, technical experts, and vendor partners to scope requirements, communicate status, and support decision-making.
- Provide authoritative cloud architecture guidance on Azure services, security baselines, cost management, and AWS operations.
- Lead complex cloud implementations and migrations of on-premises virtualized workloads to Azure, including discovery, dependency mapping, target design, sizing, cost modeling, and migration waves.
- Design, mature, and own the Azure landing zone, including management groups, subscriptions, policy, RBAC, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud security baselines.
- Ensure production changes are delivered through code and pull requests rather than manual portal changes.
- Provide architectural oversight for Azure Virtual Desktop environments, including the boundary between Terraform-managed infrastructure and the Nerdio management platform.
- Define monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery standards for Azure workloads, and track and optimize cloud spend to support agency chargeback reporting.
- Provide operational support for existing AWS workloads.
- Provide technical direction, code review, and mentoring to the Azure Cloud Engineer, and ensure every critical system has a primary and backup owner.
- Maintain current architecture diagrams, design decisions, and runbooks; documentation is a reviewed deliverable.
- Track work in Azure DevOps boards and track incidents and changes in ServiceNow.
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Career Level
Senior
