Senior Cloud Architect

STOPSO; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 145,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

STOPSO seeks a Senior Cloud Architect to design and operate a scaled Azure-based analytics environment for a federal client. You will configure landing zones, identity integration, security controls, and disaster recovery while overseeing cost optimization and performance tuning across the cloud stack.

Responsibilities include implementing robust networking, storage, and backup solutions, integrating with Entra ID and Sentinel, and ensuring resiliency and continuous improvement through

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in CS/Engineering/IT or related field.
• Minimum 5 years designing enterprise cloud environments.
• Experience supporting Azure cloud platforms.
• Experience with identity, networking, and security architecture.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain: Azure landing zones, Resource groups, Networking environments, Security controls.
• Deploy and support: Compute services, Storage services, Backup solutions, Disaster recovery capabilities.
• Integrate Azure services with: Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Sentinel, FTC security tools.
• Support: Storage optimization, Cost optimization, Scalability planning, Resiliency improvements.

Skills

Identity architecture

Networking architecture

Security architecture

Education

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

Tools

Azure

Job description

Brief Overview Of Position

Strategic Operational Solutions (STOPSO) is seeking candidates for a Cloud Architect role to support a federal client where we are focused on delivering innovative operations and solutions through proven successful methods. The Senior Cloud Architect provides architecture, engineering, implementation, configuration, and operational support for the FTC's Azure-based cloud analytics environment. This role supports cloud infrastructure deployment, landing zone configuration, storage architecture, networking, disaster recovery, identity integration, and cloud optimization activities.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain: Azure landing zones, Resource groups, Networking environments, Security controls
• Deploy and support: Compute services, Storage services, Backup solutions, Disaster recovery capabilities
• Integrate Azure services with: Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Sentinel, FTC security tools
• Support: Storage optimization, Cost optimization, Scalability planning, Resiliency improvements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years designing enterprise cloud environments.
• Experience supporting Azure cloud platforms.
• Experience with identity, networking, and security architecture.

STOPSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and federal contractor. We recruit, hire, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Salary: $145000.00 - $155000.00 per year