Azure Cloud Migration Architect — Lead Modernization

Peraton; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Principal Engineer Analyst to lead a major Azure cloud migration and modernization for a federal customer, based in Rosslyn, VA or Beltsville, MD with occasional telework. You will own the lifecycle from assessment to production operations, delivering secure, compliant cloud solutions.

The role requires Azure expertise, security governance, IaC, CI/CD, and strong leadership to steer cross-functional teams and maintain production readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 9 years of relevant experience in IT/Network Engineering, Cloud Architecture, or Cybersecurity.
• An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• One of the following professional certifications (or obtain one prior to start date): CASP+ CE, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CCNP Security, CEH, CFR, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), Cloud+, CySA+, GCED, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, SCYBER, VCA DCV, PPDA, Agile IC, SNOW App Dev
• Strong background in Azure cloud architecture and operating model design.
• Familiarity with vulnerability assessment and security baseline standards (e.g., NIST, CIS benchmarks).
• Hands-on experience architecting production Azure environments, including VNets, NSGs, RBAC, and Entra ID/Azure AD configuration.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Bicep or ARM templates) for environment provisioning.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or equivalent).
• Practical experience with Azure security tooling: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, Key Vault.
• Hands-on experience performing application migrations into a cloud environment (lift-and-shift, re-platforming, or refactoring).
• Scripting/automation proficiency in PowerShell or Python.
• Experience configuring monitoring/logging solutions (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or Sentinel).
• Experience conducting technical discovery and assessment work, including evaluating application dependencies and data sensitivity.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a final Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment of the existing enterprise environment by inventorying applications, infrastructure, networks, and supporting technologies.
• Analyze application dependencies, data sensitivity, technical risks, and migration complexity to develop a comprehensive migration strategy.
• Design and implement a secure, scalable Azure architecture, including Development, Test, Pre-Production, and Production environments.
• Build and configure cloud infrastructure, identity management, security controls, networking, and baseline configurations aligned with federal security requirements.
• Plan and execute phased application migrations while validating functionality, performance, and security throughout each stage.
• Lead production cut-over activities and oversee the transition from legacy environments, including system decommissioning where appropriate.
• Establish governance processes including change management, application on-boarding, configuration management, and operational standards.
• Configure Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and related monitoring capabilities to support operational visibility and security monitoring.
• Design and implement backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions using Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery.
• Lead technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and Change Control Board (CCB) activities.
• Serve as the senior technical advisor to program leadership on cloud architecture, modernization strategy, operational processes, and long-term sustainment.
• Provide ongoing engineering support, optimization, and maintenance for the production cloud environment.

Skills

Azure Cloud

Cloud Architecture

Cybersecurity

Azure DevOps

Infrastructure as Code

PowerShell

Python

NIST

Azure Monitor

Entra ID/Azure AD

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Bicep

ARM templates

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Azure Policy

Key Vault

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Sentinel

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Principal Engineer Analyst to lead a major Azure cloud migration and modernization for a federal customer, based in Rosslyn, VA or Beltsville, MD with occasional telework. You will own the lifecycle from assessment to production operations, delivering secure, compliant cloud solutions.

The role requires Azure expertise, security governance, IaC, CI/CD, and strong leadership to steer cross-functional teams and maintain production readiness.