Azure Cloud Architect - Enterprise DevSecOps Leader

Koniag Services, Inc.; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

401K with company matching

Flexible spending accounts

Paid holidays

Three weeks paid time off

Job summary

Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to lead enterprise cloud architecture, strategy, and implementation for federal customers. The role requires security-focused design, automation, and strong collaboration with government stakeholders.

The successful candidate will design secure, scalable Azure and hybrid architectures, drive IaC and CI/CD initiatives, and mentor teams in DevSecOps principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• At least 10 years of technical/leadership experience on DevSecOps and architectures.
• At least 5 years of hands-on Azure experience for enterprise architecture and design.
• Active Secret Clearance or higher.
• Master's degree in related field.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Azure SME for architecture, strategy, design, and support across enterprise programs.
• Design secure, scalable Azure enterprise architectures, including SOA and interoperability frameworks.
• Provide architectural guidance on services and systems, including DevSecOps models.
• Architect high-performing, scalable enterprise systems using Azure Native and Hybrid Cloud patterns.
• Lead IaC development using Terraform in non-containerized environments.
• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, focusing on IaC deployments.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for automation and deployment tasks.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement automation to improve efficiency.
• Present architectures clearly to executives and non-technical stakeholders.
• Foster collaboration and automation across teams.
• Work in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, TDD).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align cloud architecture with security requirements.

Skills

Azure Cloud Architecture

DevSecOps

Automation

PowerShell scripting

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree

Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Job description

Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to lead enterprise cloud architecture, strategy, and implementation for federal customers. The role requires security-focused design, automation, and strong collaboration with government stakeholders.

The successful candidate will design secure, scalable Azure and hybrid architectures, drive IaC and CI/CD initiatives, and mentor teams in DevSecOps principles.