Cloud Architect

Summary

Join Easy Dynamics, a leading cybersecurity firm, as a Cloud Architect to spearhead a significant cloud and identity transformation program within the federal government. Lead a technical team, define technical specifications and system design, and develop technical and data architecture for securing and delivering information systems. Collaborate with end-users to define and analyze business requirements, and draft comprehensive technical documentation. Support the migration of workloads to Microsoft Azure, design optimized Azure architectures, and translate business goals into technical cloud solutions. Lead technical development and deployment, facilitate design reviews, and manage project plans and milestones. Contribute to the development and review of best practices and independently develop roadmaps.

Requirements

• 10 years’ experience as a Cloud Architect
• BS degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience leading programmatic efforts on Cloud solution architecture, requirements management, and product ownership. Experience with cloud-enabled transformation programs, preferably within federal government
• Expertise with designing and implementing modern cloud application architectures
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with the Microsoft Cloud stack (including but not limited to Azure (Commercial and Government), Office 365, Entra ID, Defender)
• Experience with DevSecOps methodology, CI/CD pipeline architecture, modern configuration management approaches, infrastructure as code, and compliance as code
• Experience with correlating and implementing NIST SP 800 series, particularly NIST 800-53, 800-63
• Hands-on experience with implementing cloud security baselines, documenting security controls, and achieve Authority to Operate (ATO) for cloud solutions
• Familiarity with modern compliance (automation) approaches
• Experience communicating complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience planning, executing and supporting large-scale cloud migration efforts into Microsoft Azure
• Experience leading diverse technical teams in cloud migration and / or management
• Federal experience required
• US Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government clearance (Public Trust)

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical team to define technical specifications and system design; develop technical and data architecture for securing and delivering information systems
• Provide leadership on reviewing, developing, and enhancing Cloud-based technical architectures and implementation thereof
• Under minimal direction, collaborate with end-users to define, analyze and review business requirements
• Draft technical documentation, including designs, diagrams, roadmaps and presentations
• Lead and collaborate with a team of diverse technical skillsets to produce and support high-quality technical deliverables, including but not limited to Developers, DevOps engineers, SREs, DBAs, analysts and information security personnel
• Support migration of workloads from on-premises infrastructure to Microsoft Azure
• Design and implement optimized Azure architectures in both hybrid and cloud-only environments
• Partner with internal and external program stakeholders to translate business goals to technical Cloud architecture and solutions
• Lead technical development and deployment activities
• Facilitate design reviews, code walkthroughs and other quality management activities
• Prepare and manage project plans and milestones, in close collaboration with program management
• Estimate level of effort and resource utilization
• Anticipate and resolve issues and risks
• Contributes to the development and continuous review of appropriate practices, standards and guidelines
• Independently develops roadmaps and establishes overarching product vision
• Present roadmaps and architectural design artifacts to program leadership to get buy-in and approval

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with common automation tools in Microsoft Azure, such as Terraform, ARM Templates and PowerShell

Benefits

$150K - $175K