Cloud Architect

Job summary

GDIT is seeking a Cloud Architect / Developer SME to design, build, and secure large-scale Azure Government environments supporting mission-critical federal systems.

Qualifications

• Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of related experience
• Experience with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and the Azure Well-Architected Framework
• Strong Azure, Terraform/Bicep, networking, automation, and security expertise
• Familiarity with Ansible, PowerShell DSC, and modern development tools/languages
• One or more required certifications (Azure Architect, Azure Engineer, CISSP, etc.)
• Must possess and maintain an Active Secret or higher clearance

Responsibilities

• Architect secure, scalable Azure GovCloud infrastructures and network connectivity
• Design cloud-native data platforms, pipelines, and analytics architectures
• Automate cloud provisioning with Terraform/ARM/Bicep; ensure consistent, FedRAMP-compliant environments
• Implement Azure AD, RBAC, least-privilege, encryption, and NIST-aligned security controls
• Apply DISA STIGs/CIS benchmarks and lead architecture reviews/documentation
• Drive FinOps optimization and guide engineering teams on cloud best practices
• Migrate NTIA’s Unclassified Spectrum Management Systems to Azure Government
• Migrate the NTIA Secret environment to the Azure Secret Cloud
• Enhance the security and administration of Spectrum IT systems operations
• Migrate and modernize with config-level changes
• Push toward Platform as a Service (PaaS) and cloud-native where possible
• Replatform if the application can leverage Azure PaaS
• Rehost using Azure Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) if the application can’t leverage Azure PaaS
• Use Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and the Azure Well-Architected Framework
• Leverage the NTIA FSDS IL5 tenant based on the single tenant architect

Skills

Certifications

Security clearance

Relocation