**Description** SAIC is seeking an Azure Cloud Architect to support a federal agency in Washington, DC. The Azure Cloud Architect will be responsible for the architecture design, planning, management, support, and oversight of the Azure PaaS/IaaS environment, ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient cloud solutions that align with the agency’s mission and objective **Job Duties** + Conceptualize, design, and architect Azure PaaS/IaaS environments, ensuring alignment with business and technical requirements. + Develop architectural deliverables, provide expert guidance, and implement solutions based on in-depth Azure domain knowledge. + Drive architectural decisions, assess alternatives, weigh risks and benefits, and recommend optimal cloud solutions. + Build reference applications and infrastructures that demonstrate elasticity, fault tolerance, and event-driven architecture. + Drive proof-of-concept prototypes to evaluate cloud feasibility, validate architectures, and demonstrate technological advantages. + Design secure, scalable networking solutions, including NSGs (Network Security Groups), VPCs, subnets, VPNs, and firewall configurations for optimal cloud performance. + Implement IAM, encryption, and governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with standards such as NIST, and FedRAMP. + Leverage CI/CD pipelines, Configuration as Code tools like Terraform/Bicep, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) for streamlined operations. + Design cost-effective architectures, utilizing reserved instances, autoscaling, right-sizing, and cloud financial management tools. + Anticipate architectural changes, develop transition strategies, and ensure seamless cloud adoption. + Identify, analyze, and resolve cloud infrastructure challenges, balancing risks and rewards to meet business goal **Qualifications** **Education & Experience** + Ten (10) years of experience with a proven track record in Azure design, support, and management within a large-scale organization. + Fifteen (15) years of overall IT experience spanning system architecture, cloud technologies, and enterprise solutions. + Hands-on experience with cloud platform technologies such as Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, or similar environments. + Expert-level knowledge of virtual application delivery technologies and their implementation. + Experience in building, deploying, and managing Linux, UNIX, and Windows-based environments. + Proficiency in supporting and documenting build and configuration changes across multiple environments. + Strong understanding of industry-standard system architecture, system management concepts, and associated tools. + Experience in the design, deployment, and operational support of large, complex enterprise systems. + Knowledge and practical experience with Azure cost control tools, including Azure Cost Management + Billing, to optimize cloud spending **Clearance** : Must be able to attain Public Trust **Hybrid Work Schedule** : Must be onsite three days per week in our 12th Street DC Office. Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2502534 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability