Azure Data Platform & Cloud Solutions Architect (Remote)

Leidos; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks an IT Solutions Architect to design secure, scalable cloud and hybrid solutions for the VA Summit ATLAS program. This role focuses on the Summit Data Platform, Azure services, and interoperability across data platforms.

The architect translates business needs into implementable designs, produces architecture artifacts, and guides DevSecOps teams through delivery while ensuring VA standards and governance are respected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Cloud solution architecture experience (Azure preferred).
• Experience designing enterprise solutions across applications and data disciplines.
• Knowledge of secure architecture, identity/access management, encryption, and cybersecurity principles.

Responsibilities

• Translate VA customer and platform requirements into implementable solution architectures with product owners, analysts, and engineers.
• Design end-to-end Azure/cloud and hybrid solutions spanning applications, APIs, data integration, security, automation, and platform services.
• Produce architecture diagrams, technical designs, interface specifications, implementation guidance, and decision records.
• Evaluate approved patterns and alternatives for functionality, scalability, performance, security, maintainability, and cost.
• Design data-platform integrations covering ingestion, transformation, storage, analytics, and interoperability.
• Ensure compliance with the Summit Enterprise Reference Architecture, VA technical standards, cybersecurity, and data governance.
• Coordinate design reviews and exceptions with the Cloud Data Architect and VA architecture governance stakeholders.
• Develop technical estimates, assess dependencies, and advise on solution planning and implementation tradeoffs.
• Guide software, data, and DevSecOps engineers through design, development, deployment, and operational handoff.
• Promote reusable platform patterns and automation to reduce manual work and accelerate delivery.
• Support design reviews, testing, deployment readiness, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain architecture and implementation documentation.
• Provide technical escalation support for complex production incidents, integration failures, and service restoration as needed.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Azure

APIs & integration

Security & IAM

Architecture diagrams

Stakeholder collaboration

DevSecOps familiarity

Data platforms

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Lake Storage

Azure Data Factory

Job description

Leidos seeks an IT Solutions Architect to design secure, scalable cloud and hybrid solutions for the VA Summit ATLAS program. This role focuses on the Summit Data Platform, Azure services, and interoperability across data platforms.

The architect translates business needs into implementable designs, produces architecture artifacts, and guides DevSecOps teams through delivery while ensuring VA standards and governance are respected.