Senior Cloud Architect

Strategic Operational Solutions, Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Operational Solutions (STOPSO) seeks a Senior Cloud Architect to design and implement Azure-based cloud analytics for a federal client. The role covers landing zones, storage, networking, disaster recovery, identity integration, and ongoing optimization.

The successful candidate will have 5+ years designing enterprise cloud environments and hands-on Azure experience, including security and identity solutions, to deliver secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for the FTC environment.

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.

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

Azure cloud platforms

Identity integration

Networking

Security architecture

Enterprise cloud design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

Azure

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Sentinel

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.