Senior Remote Azure Cloud Architect for AI & Research

General Dynamics - IT; Home (KS); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics - IT is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer to support NIH CIT Hosting and Storage Services for ChIRP. The role emphasizes Azure cloud architecture, AI integration, and secure, scalable cloud platforms in a research-focused environment.

You will lead cloud design, collaborate with developers and security teams, and deliver IaC-based solutions while ensuring security, cost, and reliability across environments.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in related IT field with 8+ years of experience in architecting and delivering cloud solutions.
• Deep hands-on Microsoft Azure experience across compute, networking, storage, identity, security, and hosting services.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and evolve Azure cloud solutions for ChIRP and AI workloads.
• Collaborate with developers, AI engineers, security teams, and stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable architectures.
• Develop and maintain Terraform modules, scripts, and automation for provisioning and operations.
• Design DevOps/CI/CD capabilities for infrastructure and application deployment, testing, security scanning, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor and optimize performance, security, and cost across cloud and application layers; troubleshoot complex issues.
• Mentor engineers, advocate second-order thinking, and support security, compliance, and ATO activities.

Skills

Azure cloud architecture

Infrastructure as Code

DevOps

AI/LLM integration

Security and compliance

Cloud networking

Leadership and mentoring

Cost optimization

Microsoft Azure services

Technical communication

Education

BS/BA in related field

Tools

Terraform

Git

Azure

CI/CD tooling

Job description

General Dynamics - IT is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer to support NIH CIT Hosting and Storage Services for ChIRP. The role emphasizes Azure cloud architecture, AI integration, and secure, scalable cloud platforms in a research-focused environment.

You will lead cloud design, collaborate with developers and security teams, and deliver IaC-based solutions while ensuring security, cost, and reliability across environments.