Senior Azure Cloud Architect

This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a Senior Azure Cloud Architect.

Location: This position will be hybrid remote. Candidates will be required to work onsite as needed. Candidates need to be located near Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA).

Responsibilities:

We are seeking a highly capable Cloud Architect with expertise in the Azure cloud platform. A successful individual will be responsible for designing scalable cloud-native solutions, leading development efforts, and ensuring best practices across architecture, development, deployment, and security. This is a combination team-lead and hands-on technical role that requires rolling up your sleeves to architect, code, debug, and mentor. 

• Design and architect SCCA-aligned, scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions across Azure and others
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and assess their potential impact on organizational goals 
• Drive adoption of DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks 
• Design secure cloud architectures implementing zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies 
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.) and regulatory requirements 
• Implement / integrate with identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks 
• Optimize Azure services, networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS, and SQL systems.
• Support the design and development of Shared Services.
• Configure and troubleshoot cloud software systems.
• Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes.
• Conduct security assessments and remediate vulnerabilities in cloud environments 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and product management 
• Create reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for cloud implementations 

Requirements

• Master’s Degree and 15+ years or more of experience; additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.

• Must have an active Secret clearance.

• US citizenship required
• Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2)
• Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in a customer-facing position
• Experience administering Windows and Linux Servers, and related services 
• Strong understanding Active Directory, Azure AD, SAML and the standards, procedures, and processes 
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills. 
• Experience with Azure console, Azure cloud services and architecture patterns, Ansible, Terraform/Terragrunt, Atlassian products, Git, and familiarity with Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA)

Technical Leadership

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions 
• Present architectural designs and recommendations to executive leadership 
• Provide leadership to engineering teams of 3 to 4 engineers and technical specialists on cloud-native capability design and deployment 
• Lead architectural reviews and provide guidance on complex technical decisions 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1
• Experience with Zero Trust Architecture
• Cloud certifications in Azure

Benefits

SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• AD&D
• STD
• LTD
• Company paid Life Insurance
• 401k with employer contribution
• Paid Time Off
• Pet Insurance