**Req ID:** RQ223657

**Type of Requisition:** Regular

**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** None

**Public Trust/Other Required:** Other

**Job Family:** IT Infrastructure and Operations

**Skills:**

Cloud Engineering,Microsoft Azure,Microsoft Cloud,Windows Azure Cloud

**Experience:**

10 + years of related experience

**Job Description:**

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as an **Azure Cloud Architect** and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

**MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT**

As an Azure Cloud Architect, you will play a critical role in designing and implementing secure, scalable, and mission‑aligned Microsoft Azure cloud architectures for government agencies. You will lead the technical vision for Azure-based solutions and ensure the environment supports both immediate and long-term organizational goals.

Key responsibilities include:

+ Designing, implementing, and managing secure, scalable cloud architectures using Microsoft Azure services and capabilities.

+ Leading Azure migration strategies including rehosting, re-platforming, and refactoring of applications and workloads.

+ Building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or Ansible.

+ Defining and governing Azure architecture standards and frameworks to support high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability.

+ Applying Azure security best practices and compliance frameworks (such as FedRAMP and NIST 800-53), including identity and access management and Zero Trust principles.

+ Managing Azure cost optimization, resource monitoring, and performance tuning for cloud-native services.

+ Implementing and operating containerized environments using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and related Azure container tools.

+ Integrating Azure services with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines to support automated provisioning, testing, and deployments.

+ Leading technical design sessions and collaborating with stakeholders to align Azure architecture with mission and organizational objectives.

**WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED**

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience. AZ 305 Azure Solutions Architect certification preferred.

Minimum Experience: At least 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including experience designing and managing cloud-based solutions with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure. Experience in hybrid or multi-cloud environments is beneficial.

Security Clearance: The selected applicant will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for Public Trust access.

**Additional Information:**

Location: Remote. Some travel may be required.

Timeline: This is a contingent posting, expected to start after 1 August, 2026.

**GDIT IS YOUR PLACE**

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tools to guide professional development.

• Support: An internal mobility team committed to your career advancement.

• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, competitive pay, PTO, and 401(k) with company match.

• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to balance work and life.

• Community: Award‑winning culture of innovation and a military‑friendly workplace.

**OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY**

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your drive to support mission success.

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.

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 provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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