Azure Cloud Architect: Secure Hybrid & Cost-Efficient

NOVA DINE LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 109,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

401(k) retirement with company match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) seeks an Azure subject matter expert to support Azure subscriptions, governance, security, modernization, and cost optimization for federal workloads. You will work with government personnel, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to design secure, scalable hybrid-cloud solutions and oversee cloud migration projects.

The role requires 4+ years in Azure, a Bachelor's degree, active Secret clearance, and strong knowledge of Azure Policy, RBAC, cost management, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 4+ years of Azure experience in enterprise environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or Computer Science required.
• Active Secret clearance required for this position.
• Azure-focused certification is strongly desired (e.g., Azure Administrator / Azure Solutions Architect).
• Strong hands-on knowledge of governance, policy, cost management, RBAC, and hybrid-cloud.
• Ability to collaborate across security, DevOps, and government teams and communicate architecture clearly.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Azure cloud spending, identify trends, and forecast costs.
• Evaluate and select Azure services (AKS, Functions, Policy) to support workloads.
• Design secure landing zones and governance models using RBAC, policy, and tagging.
• Embed Zero Trust and threat protection into cloud designs with security teams.
• Ensure solutions align with FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, EO 14028, CNSSI 1253.
• Monitor spend with Azure Cost Management and Azure Advisor, optimize continuously.
• Architect hybrid-cloud solutions integrating Azure with on-prem systems.
• Coordinate with DevOps, security, infrastructure, and government stakeholders.
• Provide architectural oversight for cloud migration and modernization.
• Support classified/SPIRNet systems and maintain required documentation.

Skills

Azure governance

RBAC

Zero Trust

Cost management

Cloud architecture

Security operations coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or Computer Science

Tools

AKS

Azure Functions

Azure Policy

Management groups

Azure Cost Management

Azure Advisor

FedRAMP/NIST controls

Job description

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) seeks an Azure subject matter expert to support Azure subscriptions, governance, security, modernization, and cost optimization for federal workloads. You will work with government personnel, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to design secure, scalable hybrid-cloud solutions and oversee cloud migration projects.

The role requires 4+ years in Azure, a Bachelor's degree, active Secret clearance, and strong knowledge of Azure Policy, RBAC, cost management, and