Cloud Architect designing scalable and secure cloud solutions on Azure for U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture. Leading development efforts and ensuring best practices in deployment and security.
Responsibilities
Design and architect SCCA-aligned, scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions across Azure and others
Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and assess their potential impact on organizational goals
Drive adoption of DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks
Design secure cloud architectures implementing zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies
Ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.) and regulatory requirements
Implement / integrate with identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks
Optimize Azure services, networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS, and SQL systems.
Support the design and development of Shared Services.
Configure and troubleshoot cloud software systems.
Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes.
Conduct security assessments and remediate vulnerabilities in cloud environments
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and product management
Create reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for cloud implementations
Requirements
Master’s Degree and 15+ years or more of experience; additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
Must have an active Secret clearance.
US citizenship required
Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2)
Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in a customer-facing position
Experience administering Windows and Linux Servers, and related services
Strong understanding Active Directory, Azure AD, SAML and the standards, procedures, and processes
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Experience with Azure console, Azure cloud services and architecture patterns, Ansible, Terraform/Terragrunt, Atlassian products, Git, and familiarity with Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA)
**Technical Leadership**
Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
Present architectural designs and recommendations to executive leadership
Provide leadership to engineering teams of 3 to 4 engineers and technical specialists on cloud-native capability design and deployment
Lead architectural reviews and provide guidance on complex technical decisions
Benefits
**SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:**
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