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Description

SAIC is seeking an Azure Cloud Architect to support a federal agency in Washington, DC. The Azure Cloud Architect will be responsible for the architecture design, planning, management, support, and oversight of the Azure PaaS/IaaS environment, ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient cloud solutions that align with the agency’s mission and objective

Job Duties

+ Conceptualize, design, and architect Azure PaaS/IaaS environments, ensuring alignment with business and technical requirements.

+ Develop architectural deliverables, provide expert guidance, and implement solutions based on in-depth Azure domain knowledge.

+ Drive architectural decisions, assess alternatives, weigh risks and benefits, and recommend optimal cloud solutions.

+ Build reference applications and infrastructures that demonstrate elasticity, fault tolerance, and event-driven architecture.

+ Drive proof-of-concept prototypes to evaluate cloud feasibility, validate architectures, and demonstrate technological advantages.

+ Design secure, scalable networking solutions, including NSGs (Network Security Groups), VPCs, subnets, VPNs, and firewall configurations for optimal cloud performance.

+ Implement IAM, encryption, and governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with standards such as NIST, and FedRAMP.

+ Leverage CI/CD pipelines, Configuration as Code tools like Terraform/Bicep, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) for streamlined operations.

+ Design cost-effective architectures, utilizing reserved instances, autoscaling, right-sizing, and cloud financial management tools.

+ Anticipate architectural changes, develop transition strategies, and ensure seamless cloud adoption.

+ Identify, analyze, and resolve cloud infrastructure challenges, balancing risks and rewards to meet business goal

Qualifications

Education & Experience

+ Ten (10) years of experience with a proven track record in Azure design, support, and management within a large-scale organization.

+ Fifteen (15) years of overall IT experience spanning system architecture, cloud technologies, and enterprise solutions.

+ Hands-on experience with cloud platform technologies such as Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, or similar environments.

+ Expert-level knowledge of virtual application delivery technologies and their implementation.

+ Experience in building, deploying, and managing Linux, UNIX, and Windows-based environments.

+ Proficiency in supporting and documenting build and configuration changes across multiple environments.

+ Strong understanding of industry-standard system architecture, system management concepts, and associated tools.

+ Experience in the design, deployment, and operational support of large, complex enterprise systems.

+ Knowledge and practical experience with Azure cost control tools, including Azure Cost Management + Billing, to optimize cloud spending

**Clearance** : Must be able to attain Public Trust

**Hybrid Work Schedule** : Must be onsite three days per week in our 12th Street DC Office.

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability