Azure Cloud Architect

GovCIO
Washington, DC
20 Feb 2025

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Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformerspeople who are passionate about transforming government I.T. We believe in making a difference by developing digital strategies and delivering the technology-related innovation that improves governmental operations each day.

But we can't do it alone. We welcome and nurture an inclusive and diversified work culture. Because different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives make us better decision-makers, problem solvers, and creators. We're changing the face of I.T. - from our diverse staff to the end-products we develop. And we're excited to expand our team. Are you ready to be a transformer?

Responsibilities

  • Use problem-solving creativity to design, architect, and develop high-end technology solutions that solve our clients' most complex and challenging problems across different industries on Microsoft azure
  • Provide technical leadership throughout the design and deployment life cycle and focus on delivery of quality solutions
  • Lead technical discussions and build consensus among engineers
  • Develop deployment of automation using automation tools and scripts to provide a fully functional cloud stack in Azure that supports the Client's environment
  • Build, migrate and test Azure environments and integrations of services with IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
  • Proven expertise in Design and architect multi layered Cloud only / Hybrid network for Microsoft azure cloud
  • Design end to end application and data security for IaaS, Paas
  • Ability to architect and integrate on-premises applications, cloud providers or other platforms with Azure
  • Lead program optimization to work within constructs of an Azure environment
  • Ability to understand and delivery of Security and compliance solutions to meet business standards

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelor's with 15+ years (or commensurate experience)

  • Deep technical experience in infrastructure design including private and public cloud, networking, virtualization, identity, security, and storage
  • Azure Integration Services (Logic Apps, API Management, Service Bus & Event Grid) Azure SQL Database, SQL Server, SQL Server IaaS, firewalls, Web App proxies, Bash, BGP, Chef, Puppet, OSS Technologies, PowerShell scripting, Azure Monitor and Application Insights
  • 8+ years of success in consultative/complex technical sales and deployment projects (where necessary, managing various stakeholder relationships to get consensus on solution/projects)
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Architect is Must
  • Azure Security and Identity services (e.g., Security Center, Azure Active Directory, RBAC, NSGs / ASGs)
  • Azure Networking services (e.g., VNETs, Load Balancers, Front Door, ExpressRoute, Traffic Manager, Content Delivery Network)
  • Cloud Automation and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., CloudShell, PowerShell, ARM, Webhook and runbook)

Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Hands on experience on Azure DevOps
  • Az 500 Certification for Azure Security
  • Exposure to AWS Concepts and integrations using cross platforms like Azure and GCP
  • Azure Cost Analysis using Azure Calculator and Azure ROI Calculator
  • Good working knowledge on M365 services