Hybrid Cloud Architect & Security Leader

M.C. Dean, Inc; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits package

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

M.C. Dean, Inc. in Tysons, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to lead hybrid cloud strategy across on‑prem and public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, and GCP). You will define standards, governance, and drive infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and secure architectures.

You will mentor engineering teams, evaluate new technologies, and translate complex security and compliance requirements into practical solutions while collaborating with DevOps and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with extensive professional experience.
• Advanced knowledge of hybrid cloud designs, security, and governance.
• Experience leading design and migration projects across on‑prem to cloud.
• Vendor certifications in electronic systems or cloud/security domains preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design hybrid cloud solutions across on‑prem and public clouds (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Define cloud architecture standards, best practices, and governance frameworks.
• Lead design and implementation of VPNs, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, IAM, storage, compute, and container solutions.
• Oversee migration strategies from on‑prem to hybrid/cloud environments.
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with DevOps to enable CI/CD and IaC; provide mentorship to engineering teams.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevOps collaboration

IaC

Security awareness

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's Degree with 7+ years experience

Associates with 10+ years experience

Master's Degree with 5+ years experience

High School Diploma with 12+ years of experience

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Azure AD / SSO

Job description

M.C. Dean, Inc. in Tysons, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to lead hybrid cloud strategy across on‑prem and public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, and GCP). You will define standards, governance, and drive infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and secure architectures.

You will mentor engineering teams, evaluate new technologies, and translate complex security and compliance requirements into practical solutions while collaborating with DevOps and customers.