# Azure Solutions Architect

**Company**: GDIT
**Location**: Washington
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $164,382 - $212,750
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

GDIT is seeking an Azure Solutions Architect for the Federal Civilian Division to join our team. In this role, you will support a large-scale, global Cloud and Data Center Services program for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT).

**Design & Platform Support:**

- Design, deploy, and configure Azure IaaS, PaaS, virtual networks, etc., including Azure based AI solutions

- Leverage an Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using ARM/Bicep, Terraform, or similar tools to standardize and automate deployments in hybrid and multi-cloud environments

- Develop strategy for Azure landing zone design, governance configuration, tagging, RBAC, policy enforcement, cost controls, and operational standards

- Support engineering of Platform Services including Converged/Cloud Infrastructure, Data Protection, Monitoring, and Security Infrastructure

**Cloud Operations & Service Delivery:**

- Support 24x7x365 cloud operations in coordination with Enterprise Operations and Site Operations teams; service as a point of escalation for incident, problem, and change management workflows aligned with ITIL practices

- Design and deploy monitoring solutions for performance, health, consumption, scaling behavior, and anomalies; recommend cost optimizations and right-sizing strategies

- Lead cloud migrations, virtual infrastructure improvements, workload performance tuning, and resource lifecycle management by leveraging best practices from vendors and security frameworks

- Ensure cloud resources meet operational readiness, uptime, and reliability standards by leveraging automation and data analysis

**Security, Compliance & Risk Management:**

- Design Azure security controls and governance aligned with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), NIST-800-53, Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB), Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architectures, and other industry frameworks or customer or ATO requirements

- Support FedRAMP requirements, NIST RMF/FISMA controls, other applicable security frameworks, Zero Trust adoption, and DOS cybersecurity directives

- Design continuous monitoring, reporting, and self-healing solutions leveraging native tools, automation, and AI

**Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration:**

- Work collaboratively with DT service providers, cross-functional engineering teams, and stakeholders to improve service delivery, standardize cloud practices, and streamline delivery

- Prepare documentation, runbooks, diagrams, proposals, and knowledge-transfer materials for Government FTEs and support contractors

**Requirements:**

- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline required

- 8+ years relevant experience supporting enterprise IT systems, cloud services engineering, or hybrid cloud environments

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) is required

- Hands-on expertise with Azure IaaS/PaaS, virtual networks, routing, storage, compute, identity integrations, automation, scripting (PowerShell, CLI), monitoring/observability tools, hybrid and hyperconverged computing environments, and cloud security best practices

- Active Top Secret level clearance

**Nice to Have:**

- Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

- 12+ years relevant experience supporting enterprise IT systems, cloud services engineering, or hybrid cloud environments

- One or more of the following: Other pertinent Microsoft certifications such as DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400), Azure Server Administrator Associate (AZ-802), Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700), GH-series GitHub certifications, AI-series Azure AI certifications, certifications from other cloud providers, Vmware certifications, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), or similar

- Demonstrated experience with CloudFinOps programs

## Skills

### Required
- Azure IaaS
- Azure PaaS
- Cloud Architectures
- Microsoft Azure
- Windows Azure Cloud
- ARM/Bicep
- Terraform
- PowerShell
- CLI
- Azure Security

### Nice to have
- CloudFinOps
- DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
- Azure Server Administrator Associate (AZ-802)
- Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)
- GH-series GitHub certifications
- AI-series Azure AI certifications
- Vmware certifications
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

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