Senior Azure Platform Architect & DevSecOps Leader

Applied Information Sciences, Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Ownership

Continuous Learning

Inclusive Culture

Mission-Driven Work

Job summary

Applied Information Sciences, Inc. (AIS) seeks a Senior Principal Platform Architect to lead enterprise Azure platform engineering, DevSecOps, and governance across multi-region environments.

You will drive strategic design decisions, mentor teams, and partner with clients on cloud modernization and secure, automated deployments using Terraform, GitHub Actions, and ARM templates. This hands-on role blends architecture with client leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, platform engineering, or enterprise architecture.
• 5+ years designing and implementing Microsoft Azure solutions.
• Experience leading enterprise cloud modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
• Azure DevOps to GitHub migration experience is a plus, including repository migration, pipeline transition to GitHub Actions, permissions/governance, branching strategies, and developer workflow adoption.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and implement secure, scalable Microsoft Azure infrastructure and platform solutions.
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and hybrid infrastructure engagements.
• Develop and implement Azure Landing Zones, governance frameworks, and operational standards.
• Design resilient, highly available, and secure cloud architectures.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates.
• Build reusable automation frameworks, deployment accelerators, and operational tooling.
• Configure, optimize, and troubleshoot Azure networking, compute, storage, identity, monitoring, and security services.
• Participate in hands-on implementation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Design and implement enterprise DevOps platforms using GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps.
• Integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Implement GitHub Advanced Security, code scanning, secret scanning, dependency management, and vulnerability remediation.
• Design and implement identity and access management solutions using Microsoft Entra ID.
• Implement policy-as-code, security automation, and compliance controls.

Skills

Azure Architecture

Cloud Modernization

DevOps Leadership

Security by Design

CI/CD

IaC

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Platform Engineering

Architecture Reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Enterprise

Azure DevOps

Bicep

ARM Templates

PowerShell

Job description

Applied Information Sciences, Inc. (AIS) seeks a Senior Principal Platform Architect to lead enterprise Azure platform engineering, DevSecOps, and governance across multi-region environments.

You will drive strategic design decisions, mentor teams, and partner with clients on cloud modernization and secure, automated deployments using Terraform, GitHub Actions, and ARM templates. This hands-on role blends architecture with client leadership.