Cloud Architect
- Apetan Consulting LLC
17 Hours Ago
NA
W2
Redmond-WA
10-15 Years
Required Skills: Azure, Cloud, Azure AD, RBAC, IAM, Ansible PowerShell DSC FinOps, Cloud Cost Optimization FedRAMP, NIST
Job Description
Required Skills
- 10+ years of Cloud Engineering/Architecture experience
- Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure
- Experience with Azure Government Cloud
- Terraform and/or Bicep
- Azure Networking
- Cloud Security & Governance
- Azure AD, RBAC, IAM
- Infrastructure Automation
- Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
- Azure Well-Architected Framework
Preferred Certifications (At Least One)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Azure Engineer Certification
- CISSP
Additional Preferred Skills
- Ansible
- PowerShell DSC
- FinOps / Cloud Cost Optimization
- FedRAMP, NIST, DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks
- Cloud-Native Architecture
- Azure PaaS Modernization
Key Responsibilities
- Design and architect secure Azure Government Cloud environments.
- Lead migration of enterprise applications to Azure Government and Azure Secret Cloud.
- Build cloud-native platforms and modernize legacy applications.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and/or Bicep.
- Implement cloud security controls, RBAC, encryption, identity management, and compliance standards.
- Lead architecture reviews, technical design sessions, and documentation.
- Drive cloud optimization, modernization, governance, and FinOp
