Title: Cloud Solutions Architect
Location: Austin, TX (Only Local Candidates)
Work to be Accomplished
Minimum Years of Experience, Skills, and Qualifications
10+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related IT roles.
Hands-on experience supporting Microsoft Azure, including experience in Azure Government (Azure.gov) environments or other regulated cloud platforms.
Experience implementing and supporting Azure infrastructure components such as compute, networking, storage, identity, and security services.
Experience with Azure monitoring and logging to support performance, availability, security visibility, and incident response.
Experience assisting with cloud migrations or modernization efforts, including moving workloads into standardized cloud environments such as an Azure Cloud Landing Zone.
Experience using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform).
Working knowledge of cloud security best practices, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.
Experience supporting operational activities including monitoring, incident response, and root cause analysis.
Ability to work independently in a structured enterprise or government environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
Direct experience working in Azure Government (Azure.gov) supporting state or federal workloads.
Experience supporting government cloud environments.
Familiarity with Shared Technology Services (STS) standards, processes, and governance.
Experience supporting or implementing an Azure Landing Zone in a government or highly regulated environment.
Knowledge of security standards.
Experience with hybrid cloud environments integrating on-premises systems with Azure Government.
Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Security Engineer Associate).
