Azure Government Cloud Architect & Security Lead

Mission Bridge Partners; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 195,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Bridge Partners seeks an experienced Azure Cloud Infrastructure & Security Architect to lead the modernization of mission-critical infrastructure for a federal government client. This fully onsite role is based in Washington, D.C.

or Bethesda, MD, and focuses on Azure Government architecture, security, and migration leadership. The ideal candidate has deep Azure expertise, strong federal cloud security knowledge, and the ability to translate mission and security requirements into

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in a technical field.
• 8+ years IT/infrastructure engineering experience, 5+ years Azure experience.
• Microsoft Azure certification at Associate level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical authority for Azure Government, leading architecture and modernization efforts.
• Architect and support migration of workloads into GCC High/Azure Government environments.
• Design secure, scalable Azure infrastructure compliant with FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, RMF.
• Collaborate with ISSOs and government stakeholders on ATO activities.
• Design identity management with Entra ID, CA, PIM, RBAC, and hybrid identity.
• Develop IaC using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Implement monitoring/logging via Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Sentinel.
• Support mission initiatives including large-scale ETL and data ingestion.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers.

Skills

Azure architecture

Security engineering

Cloud networking

Leadership mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Azure certification (Associate+)

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Microsoft Sentinel

Defender for Cloud

Job description

Mission Bridge Partners seeks an experienced Azure Cloud Infrastructure & Security Architect to lead the modernization of mission-critical infrastructure for a federal government client. This fully onsite role is based in Washington, D.C.

or Bethesda, MD, and focuses on Azure Government architecture, security, and migration leadership. The ideal candidate has deep Azure expertise, strong federal cloud security knowledge, and the ability to translate mission and security requirements into