Senior Azure Gov Cloud Architect & Security Lead

Devopsroles; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

GDIT in Washington, DC is seeking a Cloud Architect / Developer SME to design, build, and secure large-scale Azure Government environments supporting mission‑critical federal systems.

You will architect secure, scalable Azure GovCloud infrastructures, automate provisioning with Terraform/ARM/Bicep, implement Azure AD and security controls, and guide engineering teams on cloud best practices, FinOps, and modernization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years cloud engineering/architecture experience.
• Experience with Microsoft CAF and the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
• Strong Azure, Terraform/Bicep, networking, automation, and security expertise.

Responsibilities

• Architect secure, scalable Azure GovCloud infrastructures and network connectivity.
• Design cloud-native data platforms, pipelines, and analytics architectures.
• Automate cloud provisioning with Terraform/ARM/Bicep; ensure FedRAMP‑compliant environments.
• Implement Azure AD, RBAC, least-privilege, encryption, and NIST‑aligned security controls.
• Apply DISA STIGs/CIS benchmarks and lead architecture reviews/documentation.
• Drive FinOps optimization and guide engineering teams on cloud best practices.
• Migrate NTIA’s Unclassified Spectrum Management Systems to Azure Government.
• Migrate the NTIA Secret environment to the Azure Secret Cloud.
• Enhance the security and administration of Spectrum IT systems operations.
• Push toward Platform as a Service (PaaS) where possible.
• Replatform if the application can leverage Azure PaaS.
• Rehost using Azure IaaS if the application can’t leverage Azure PaaS.
• Use Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
• Leverage the NTIA FSDS IL5 tenant based on the single tenant architect.

Skills

Cloud Native

Microsoft Azure

PaaS

Education

Technical Training / Certification

Job description

GDIT in Washington, DC is seeking a Cloud Architect / Developer SME to design, build, and secure large-scale Azure Government environments supporting mission‑critical federal systems.

You will architect secure, scalable Azure GovCloud infrastructures, automate provisioning with Terraform/ARM/Bicep, implement Azure AD and security controls, and guide engineering teams on cloud best practices, FinOps, and modernization.