Senior Cloud Platform Architect - Azure & DevSecOps

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

Job summary

Applied Information Sciences (AIS) is seeking a Senior Principal Platform Architect to lead design, implementation, and modernization of enterprise Azure platforms across cloud and DevSecOps. This hands-on role requires strong leadership, architecture, and governance experience within a consulting context.

The ideal candidate will drive architectural workshops, policy-as-code, and secure automation, mentoring client teams while delivering scalable, secure cloud solutions for complex engagements.

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.
• Experience migrating Azure DevOps to GitHub and related repos/pipelines is a plus.
• Experience working in a Microsoft partner, consulting, or professional services organization.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

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.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Azure

GitHub Actions

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Stakeholder Management

Mentoring

Solution Design

Cloud Modernization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Bicep

ARM Templates

PowerShell

Azure CLI

AKS

Job description

Applied Information Sciences (AIS) is seeking a Senior Principal Platform Architect to lead design, implementation, and modernization of enterprise Azure platforms across cloud and DevSecOps. This hands-on role requires strong leadership, architecture, and governance experience within a consulting context.

The ideal candidate will drive architectural workshops, policy-as-code, and secure automation, mentoring client teams while delivering scalable, secure cloud solutions for complex engagements.