About the Role
The Cloud Solutions Architect will provide technical leadership for the modernization, migration, integration, and ongoing support of a Federal enterprise application portfolio. The Architect will serve as the technical lead responsible for planning and executing cloud migration initiatives, modernizing legacy applications, designing Azure-based enterprise architectures, and guiding engineering teams supporting mission-critical Microsoft technologies.
This position requires regular on-site support and close collaboration with Government leadership, project managers, cybersecurity personnel, and application development teams.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 12+ years of enterprise IT architecture, systems engineering, or application modernization experience.
- Formal Education (Associates, Bachelors, Masters, PhD) may be used to offset experience requirement
- 7+ years architecting Microsoft Azure enterprise solutions.
- 5+ years leading enterprise application modernization initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience leading AWS-to-Azure cloud migrations.
- Experience designing solutions within Microsoft Azure Government (Azure GCC or GCC High preferred).
- Experience leading Agile software development teams supporting enterprise applications.
- Experience supporting Federal Government environments.
- Experience briefing executive leadership and technical stakeholders.
- Ability to support incident resolution and service restoration activities
- Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
- Familiarity with enterprise modernization and integration initiatives
- Experience working with cross-functional technical and business teams
- Experience supporting vendor coordination and escalation activities
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
Preferred Qualifications
Microsoft Azure
Extensive experience designing and implementing:
- Azure Virtual Machines
- Azure App Services
- Azure SQL Database
- Azure Storage
- Azure Networking
- Azure Firewall
- Azure Load Balancer
- Azure Front Door
- Azure Monitor
- Azure Backup
- Azure Site Recovery
- Azure Policy
- Azure Landing Zones
- Azure Cost Management
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Azure DevOps
Microsoft 365
Strong experience with:
- SharePoint Online
- Microsoft Teams
- Power Platform
- Power Apps
- Power Automate
- Power BI
- Power Pages
- Dataverse
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Microsoft 365 administration
Application Development
Experience supporting enterprise applications developed with:
- .NET Framework
- .NET Core/.NET
- C#
- ASP.NET
- SQL Server
- REST APIs
- Web Services
- Entity Framework
AWS
Strong experience with:
- Amazon EC2
- Amazon VPC
- Amazon S3
- Elastic Load Balancer
- IAM
- Route 53
- CloudWatch
- CloudFormation
Responsibilities
The Architect shall:
- Lead the technical planning and execution of enterprise cloud modernization initiatives.
- Serve as the technical lead for AWS-to-Azure migration activities.
- Design Azure cloud architectures supporting mission-critical applications.
- Develop modernization roadmaps for legacy applications.
- Lead architecture reviews and technical design sessions.
- Guide Azure engineers, software developers, and DevOps engineers.
- Develop migration strategies, cutover plans, and rollback procedures.
- Ensure solutions comply with Government security, accessibility (Section 508), and records management requirements.
- Review application designs for scalability, maintainability, and security.
- Support project planning, risk management, and technical decision making.
- Produce architecture documentation, technical diagrams, and implementation guidance.
- Participate in customer meetings with the CIO, COR, and Project Manager.
- Support proposal development and technical planning for modernization initiatives.
Preferred Certifications
Required at a Minimum
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
Highly Preferred
- Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)
- Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
- Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
Preferred
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- ITIL Foundation
- CISSP
- TOGAF
About Vamonos IT
Our experienced team of technical Subject Matter Experts and Professional Project Managers deliver solutions to the toughest challenges in enterprise cloud computing and infrastructure management within the Homeland Security and Federal civilian landscape. Our mission is to set the bar in service delivery excellence, providing professional services our customers cannot help but notice. Our core values of Exceptional Service, Accountability, Continual Improvement, and Opportunity for Growth drive our customers' success while fostering a culture of teamwork and professional development.
Our Benefits Include
- Paid Federal Holidays
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Options
- Simple IRA with Matching
- Robust Paid Vacation Policy
- Continuing Education Assistance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Company-Provided Life Insurance
Skills Required
- 12+ years enterprise IT architecture, systems engineering, or application modernization experience (formal education may offset experience)
- 7+ years architecting Microsoft Azure enterprise solutions
- 5+ years leading enterprise application modernization initiatives
- Demonstrated experience leading AWS-to-Azure cloud migrations
- Experience designing solutions within Microsoft Azure Government (Azure GCC or GCC High preferred)
- Experience leading Agile software development teams supporting enterprise applications
- Experience supporting Federal Government environments
- Experience briefing executive leadership and technical stakeholders
- Ability to support incident resolution and service restoration activities
- Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
- Familiarity with enterprise modernization and integration initiatives
- Experience working with cross-functional technical and business teams
- Experience supporting vendor coordination and escalation activities
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
- Experience with Azure Virtual Machines, App Services, SQL Database, Storage, Networking, Firewall, Load Balancer, Front Door, Monitor, Backup, Site Recovery, Policy, Landing Zones, Cost Management, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure DevOps
- Experience with Microsoft 365 administration, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams
- Experience with Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages) and Dataverse
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Experience supporting enterprise applications developed with .NET Framework, .NET Core/.NET, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, REST APIs, Web Services, Entity Framework
- Experience with AWS services: EC2, VPC, S3, Elastic Load Balancer, IAM, Route 53, CloudWatch, CloudFormation
- Preferred certifications: AZ-104, AZ-700, AZ-500, AZ-400, AWS Solutions Architect, PMP, ITIL Foundation, CISSP, TOGAF
What We Do
Whether you are moving IT services to the cloud or optimizing an existing infrastructure, Vamonos IT will guide your transition and enable you to take full advantage of the Microsoft Cloud services available today and into the future. Vamonos IT offers tenant-to-desktop support with extensive domain knowledge and years of directly supporting on-premises Microsoft technologies coupled with large scale cloud migrations and ongoing support. Our experienced team of technical Subject Matter Experts deliver solutions to the toughest challenges in enterprise cloud computing and infrastructure management within the Homeland Security and Federal civilian landscape. In fact, some of our experts have been working with email and identity management since their introduction on an enterprise scale. Our mission as a company and as individuals is to set the bar in service delivery excellence, providing support and service our customers feel they cannot live without. Specialties: On premises and Microsoft 365 architecture and engineering, AD and Azure AD identity and access management, PowerShell scripting, process automation, SharePoint and custom product development, enterprise data migrations, system health monitoring, security and compliance support, service desk management, project management, product management, training and product rollout Let's go!
