Azure Cloud Architect

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company | Contract

Washington, United States

Job Title: Azure Cloud Architect
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Location: Washington, DC 20003
Employment Type: Contract
Engagement Type: W2 or 1099 (No C2C)
Final Interview: Online

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company (DTLC) is hiring an Azure Cloud Architect on behalf of the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO).

OCTO seeks a hands‑on Azure Cloud Architect to lead its cloud build‑out (Azure primary, AWS Comm & Gov Cloud). Design secure environments for OCTO and partner agencies, delivers Terraform-based infrastructure, leads cloud migrations, and supports AVD.

Overview:

OCTO is seeking a hands‑on Azure Cloud Architect to lead the continued build‑out of its multi‑cloud environment, centered on Microsoft Azure with supporting AWS workloads. This position serves as the technical lead for OCTO's cloud team and the subject matter expert for cloud architecture across DC government. The architect designs secure, well‑governed environments for OCTO and partner agencies, delivers infrastructure through code, plans and executes workload migrations, and provides architectural oversight for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) deployments.

The role works closely with agency IT leaders, OCTO security, and the on‑premises virtualization team, and provides technical direction to an Azure Cloud Engineer.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates expertise in conveying technical and functional concepts for cloud architecture, translating agency business requirements into clear solution designs, and presenting options, costs, and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Identifies improvements to project standards to achieve high quality services and products, including Infrastructure as Code practices, change management, and documentation standards for all cloud work.
• Identifies best practices and standards for the use of Microsoft Azure, including the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework, landing zone design, naming and tagging, Azure Policy, and role-based access control (RBAC).
• Delivers support and design for cloud technologies that require integration with on-premises systems and networks, including hybrid connectivity to OCTO data centers, hub-and-spoke networking, private endpoints, firewall integration, and identity integration with Microsoft Entra .
• Interacts with executive level business users and technical experts, including agency CIOs, OCTO leadership, OCTO security, and vendor partners, to scope requirements, communicate status, and support decision‑making.
• Functions as the cloud architecture SME for OCTO, providing authoritative guidance on Azure services, security baselines, cost management, and AWS operations.
• Leads large, complex cloud implementations, including assessment, design, and migration of on-premises virtualized workloads to Azure, from discovery and dependency mapping through target design, sizing, cost modeling, and migration waves.
• Designs, matures, and owns the Azure landing zone, including management groups, subscriptions, policy, RBAC, and security baselines using Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
• Ensures production changes are delivered through code and pull requests rather than manual portal changes.
• Provides architectural oversight of Azure Virtual Desktop environments, including the boundary between Terraform‑managed infrastructure and the Nerdio management platform.
• Defines monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery standards for Azure workloads, and tracks and optimizes cloud spend to support agency chargeback reporting.
• Supports existing AWS workloads at an operational level.
• Provides technical direction, code review, and mentoring to the Azure Cloud Engineer,…