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ANSER · 11 hours ago

Cloud Solutions Architect

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. They are seeking an Azure Cloud Solutions Architect to support enterprise cloud transformation initiatives across mission-critical programs, contributing to the design and implementation of scalable and secure cloud environments.

ConsultingNational SecurityNon ProfitPublic SafetyRisk Management

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and implement Azure-native cloud architectures in support of enterprise systems and mission-critical programs

Design, build, and operate end-to-end Azure pipelines supporting data ingestion, workflow automation, application workloads, and AI/ML enablement

Develop event-driven and scheduled pipelines using Azure-native services with secure service-to-service integration

Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support application, platform, and infrastructure deployments

Apply DevSecOps practices to streamline system development, integration, deployment, and operations

Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to provision and manage cloud infrastructure and pipeline resources

Ensure pipelines and architectures incorporate monitoring, logging, error handling, resiliency, and cost optimization

Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, security, and program teams to define cloud strategies and technical requirements

Support systems engineering lifecycle activities from concept development through deployment and sustainment

Conduct modeling, simulation, and analysis to inform architecture decisions

Participate in Agile development activities including PI Planning, sprint execution, and retrospectives

Train and mentor staff; provide company wide learning seminars on select topics

Serve as a technical thought leader for cloud modernization initiatives

Qualification

Azure-native architecturesCI/CD pipelinesInfrastructure as CodeDevSecOps practicesCloud service modelsDataAI/ML pipelinesAgileSAFeCloud certificationsJiraConfluenceSystems engineering lifecycleAzure governance modelsEvent-driven architecturesTechnical discipline degree

Required

Active Secret clearance

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as computer science, information technology, physics, mathematics or similar

6+ years of experience architecting and implementing cloud-based systems

Demonstrated hands-on experience designing and implementing Azure-native architectures and building production-grade pipelines that support data ingestion, automation, application workflows, and AI-enabled solutions

Prior experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions

Prior experience using Infrastructure as Code in Azure

Strong understanding of Azure identity, access control, and secure integration patterns

Preferred

Active Top Secret clearance

Strong understanding of cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

Experience designing data and AI/ML pipelines in Azure

Experience building event-driven architectures and workflow orchestration solutions

Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles

Knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle practices

Agile and SAFe experience; certification is a plus

Experience using Jira and Confluence

Familiarity with Azure governance models

Experience supporting solutions in regulated environments

Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, etc.)

Familiarity with Cameo, SysML, or UML

Company

ANSER

In 1958 the Air Force needed a technically qualified unbiased organization that could rapidly provide analysis for identified and evolving mission requirements.

Founded in 1958

Falls Church, Virginia, USA

501-1000 employees