Remote Principal Cloud & DevSecOps Architect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flex hours

401K with matching incentive

Parental Leave

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Flex Spending Account

Life insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

11 Paid holidays

Job summary

Bixal, a Fairfax, VA-based government tech contractor, seeks a Principal Cloud & DevSecOps Architect to own end-to-end cloud and security architecture across federal programs. The role requires deep architectural credibility, client-facing communication, and hands-on leadership in modernization and proposal efforts.

This remote role requires US work authorization; salary ranges from $178,000 to $195,000, with a strong emphasis on security, compliance, and platform modernization across

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, DevSecOps, platform engineering, SRE, or technical architecture.
• Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end cloud architecture and delivery outcomes in complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of secure delivery and compliance-driven environments (NIST/FISMA/FedRAMP).

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Provide hands-on architectural leadership, mentor engineers, and support proposals for federal work.

Skills

Cloud engineering

DevSecOps

Platform engineering

SRE

Technical architecture

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Education

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

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Bixal, a Fairfax, VA-based government tech contractor, seeks a Principal Cloud & DevSecOps Architect to own end-to-end cloud and security architecture across federal programs. The role requires deep architectural credibility, client-facing communication, and hands-on leadership in modernization and proposal efforts.

This remote role requires US work authorization; salary ranges from $178,000 to $195,000, with a strong emphasis on security, compliance, and platform modernization across