Azure Cloud Architect with Security Clearance

Job Description Everforth ECS is seeking an Azure Cloud Architect to work in a hybrid capacity in our Fairfax, VA office (up to 3 business days per week, at the Project Manager's direction). The Azure Cloud Architect will work as part of a team responsible for designing, developing, and installing a DoW Mission Partner network enclave's Cloud infrastructure, and has in depth knowledge of Azure offerings and alternatives.

The Azure Cloud Architect will work in a demanding, high-energy environment that requires innovative solutions to network, hardware, software, and operational challenges, and will report directly to the Program Manager. The Azure Cloud Architect will w ork within the project team to design, build, implement, and maintain multi-component, cloud-based and hybrid solutions which meet DoD customer and security requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Identify enterprise and customer-specific issues and develop and implement innovative
• Architect, design, implement, and maintain Cloud solutions and new capabilities in Azure.
• Architect and design complex Identity management frameworks including Active Directory and Entra ID
• Leverage a variety of automation, instance, and/or container, orchestration, security, and native/non-native Cloud services for large DoD program(s).
• Provide objective solution design recommendations and feedback for multi-hybrid systems and integration utilizing existing and emerging Cloud technologies.
• Install, configure, maintain, update, manage, and refine information
• Ensure system components maintain compliance with DoD
• Support functional, interoperability, and security
• Analyze systems for potential performance or security
• Participate in technical incident response and security assessment
• Provide knowledge transfer to team members and clients as
• Coordinate and/or provide support for all enclave applications and
• Other duties, as assigned.

Salary: $180,000 - $220,000 Please note, Salary is commensurate with skillset, qualifications, experience, and educational background.

Required Skills

• U. S. Citizen.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Networking, Computer Security, or other Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 10+ years of related work experience.
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8140 IAT Level II Security+ (or higher) within 60 days of hire.
• Active Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Ability to work in a hybrid capacity in Fairfax, VA (up to 3 days in office).
• Ability to travel