Principal Cloud & DevSecOps Architect

Bixal; Fair Oaks (VA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex hours

401K with matching incentive

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

Bixal is seeking a Principal Cloud & DevSecOps Architect to lead cloud and DevSecOps architecture for federal delivery programs. This fully remote role requires 10+ years of experience and offers a competitive salary range of $178,000 – $195,000.

The ideal candidate will provide hands-on technical leadership, ensuring compliance and quality across complex federal environments. The position supports a variety of flexible benefits including 401K matching and comprehensive health benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, DevSecOps, platform engineering, SRE, or technical architecture.
• Deep experience with cloud platforms and modern DevOps practices.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to technical solutioning for select pursuits, helping shape win themes.
• Define and own cloud architecture and DevSecOps strategy.
• Lead modernization efforts including legacy-to-cloud migrations and automation.

Skills

Cloud engineering

DevSecOps

Technical architecture

Communication skills

Compliance-driven environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Databricks

Job description

We are seeking a Principal Cloud & DevSecOps Architect to serve as a senior technical authority across our federal delivery programs. This role owns end‑to‑end cloud and DevSecOps architecture, drives platform strategy, and provides hands‑on technical leadership to engineering teams. The ideal candidate is a deeply experienced architect and natural communicator who earns trust with clients and teams through technical credibility, and who can also contribute meaningfully to technical solutioning and proposal efforts when called upon.

Location

This is a fully remote position. Must be legally authorized to work in the US. Bixal does not provide visa sponsorship.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $178,000 – $195,000. We make compensation decisions thoughtfully, considering your experience, the skills you bring, and our commitment to internal equity. Fairness and transparency are core to how we operate.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to technical solutioning for select pursuits, helping shape win themes through architecture and delivery approach.
• Support technical proposal content and participate in client‑facing discussions or presentations as needed.
• Define and own cloud architecture and DevSecOps strategy across active delivery programs and new pursuits.
• Design secure, scalable, cloud‑native platforms encompassing CI/CD, IaC, container orchestration, identity/access management, and observability.
• Establish architecture standards, reusable patterns, and technical governance aligned with federal security and compliance expectations (NIST/FISMA/FedRAMP).
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership through architecture reviews, design decisions, and mentoring of engineers.
• Lead modernization efforts including legacy‑to‑cloud migrations, platform hardening, automation, reliability improvements, and AI integration.
• Ensure solutions meet quality, performance, and compliance requirements across complex federal environments.
• Serve as a trusted technical voice with clients, communicating architecture decisions, trade‑offs, and recommendations with clarity at all levels.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, DevSecOps, platform engineering, SRE, or technical architecture.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience supporting and/or leading federal proposals with solutioning, writing, technical challenges, etc.
• Demonstrated ownership of end‑to‑end cloud architecture and delivery outcomes in complex environments.
• Deep experience with one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern DevOps practices including IaC, CI/CD, and containers/Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of secure delivery and compliance‑driven environments; ability to embed DevSecOps into the SDLC.
• Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and/or enterprise architecture credentials.
• Experience working Databricks, Databricks certification, or experience setting up environments to integrate and work with Databricks.
• Experience building reusable platform patterns that accelerate delivery across multiple teams.
• Active participation in DevSecOps or cloud communities, with recent thought leadership activities.

How We Support Our Team

• Flex hours
• 401K with matching incentive
• Parental leave
• Medical/dental/vision benefits
• Flex Spending Account
• Company‑provided short‑term disability and life insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 paid holidays

Our company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all individuals and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local anti‑discrimination laws. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.