Cloud Architect

Responsibilities for this Position

• Location: Any Location / Remote
• Full Part/Time: Full time
• Job Req: RQ226080
• Type of Requisition: Regular
• Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None
• Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
• Public Trust/Other
  
  Required:
  
  None
• Job Family: Software Engineering
• Job Qualifications:
• Skills: Cloud Native, Microsoft Azure, Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Certifications: None
• Experience: 10 + years of related experience
• US Citizenship
  
  Required:
  
  Yes

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

Key Responsibilities

• Architect secure, scalable Azure Gov Cloud 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 Fin Ops 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

Requirements:

Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree, or equivalent experience

Experience: 10+ years cloud engineering/architecture 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, Power Shell DSC, and modern development tools/languages

Certification(s): One or more required certifications (Azure Architect, Azure Engineer, CISSP, etc.)

Clearance: Must possess and maintain an Active Secret or higher clearance

US Citizenship Required

Location: Hybrid in Washington, D.C. (3 days a week on-site)

The likely salary range for this position is $169,604 - $229,464. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Travel Required: None

Telecommuting Options: Hybrid

Work Location: Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.

GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program…