Cloud Infrastructure and Storage Architect, SME

iQuasar LLC

. Provide senior technical leadership for enterprise infrastructure architecture and modernization supporting the SEC ISS contract .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $98 - $102 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Azure Cloud Engineering and Architecture, with a strong focus on designing and managing secure, highly available cloud environments. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in enterprise infrastructure modernization while ensuring compliance with federal regulations and governance standards.

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Azure Cloud EngineeringEnterprise Infrastructure ArchitectureStorage Performance TuningCompliance RequirementsTechnical Documentation

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Hard Skills

Azure Virtual MachinesKubernetesStorage VirtualizationDisaster RecoveryCapacity PlanningIaaSPaaSSaaSCloud ServicesAutomation Frameworks

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsTroubleshootingProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

Azure DevOpsClustered Data ONTAPAnsibleGitOps ToolchainsMonitoring Platforms

Certifications & Qualifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect ExpertHashiCorp Terraform AssociateNetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA)

Industry Keywords

FISMANISTOMBFedRAMPSEC GovernanceAudit ReadinessCloud Cost OptimizationImmutable InfrastructurePolicy-as-Code Controls24x7x365 Operations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAzureCloudITSMKubernetesOpenShiftPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide senior technical leadership for enterprise infrastructure architecture and modernization supporting the SEC ISS contract
Translate mission and functional requirements into scalable, secure technical solutions across on-premises and hybrid/multi-cloud environments
Lead cross-functional engineering and operations teams to improve reliability, automation, and service performance aligned to SEC OIT objectives
Drive technology evaluations, proofs of concept, pilots, and demonstrations
Ensure designs integrate with 24x7x365 enterprise operations and observability requirements
Align architecture decisions with Zero Trust, FISMA, and SEC governance expectations
Design, implement, and manage secure, highly available cloud environments
Lead Azure cloud migration, modernization, infrastructure, and storage initiatives
Design, configure, and administer Azure enterprise cloud environments
Lead complex infrastructure and storage migrations, upgrades, modernization initiatives, and integrations across cloud and on-premises environments
Support audit readiness, compliance, governance controls, and technical documentation
Perform storage performance tuning, capacity planning, disaster recovery, business continuity, and risk assessment
Integrate infrastructure, network, security, and operations teams
Develop architecture governance, standards, and operational best practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

US Citizen
Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required)
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
12+ years of experience in enterprise IT infrastructure, including engineering, architecture, and administration of enterprise storage platforms
Minimum 8 years of experience in IT infrastructure roles, including 5+ years focused on Azure cloud engineering and architecture
Experience with IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud hosting architecture/design patterns
Proven experience managing multi-discipline infrastructure, server, storage, and system operations teams
Experience translating functional and business requirements into scalable enterprise technical solutions and leading integration efforts
Experience designing, implementing, and managing secure, highly available cloud environments for enterprise services
Experience leading Azure cloud migration and modernization initiatives within regulated or compliance-driven environments
Hands-on experience with Azure Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Azure Containers, Kubernetes, Cloud Services, and related cloud-native technologies
Extensive experience with enterprise storage platforms, SAN/NAS technologies, storage virtualization, and backup/recovery solutions
Experience leading complex infrastructure and storage migrations, upgrades, modernization initiatives, and integrations across cloud and on-premises environments
Experience supporting audit readiness, compliance requirements, governance controls, and technical documentation in federal or highly regulated environments
Advanced expertise in storage performance tuning, capacity planning, disaster recovery, business continuity, and risk assessment
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
Hands-on experience with Clustered Data ONTAP software
Strong experience with Azure DevOps, Repos, Pipelines, and Boards
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert preferred
HashiCorp Terraform Associate Certification preferred
NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) or equivalent preferred
Preferred experience with U.S. Federal Government environments and FISMA, NIST, OMB, and FedRAMP compliance
Preferred experience supporting SEC or similarly regulated financial-sector federal agencies
Preferred experience with observability, monitoring, and ITSM platform integrations
Preferred hands-on experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Ansible, GitOps toolchains, and automation frameworks
Preferred experience implementing immutable infrastructure and policy-as-code controls
Preferred experience leading architecture and modernization initiatives in 24x7x365 enterprise operations environments
Preferred proficiency in Ansible, Python, and Bash scripting
Preferred experience developing and enforcing infrastructure, cloud, and storage standards, policies, and operational best practices
Preferred experience with FinOps, cloud cost optimization, and cloud resource governance

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote position
Equal Opportunity Employer
Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) partner
Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program partner
Inclusive hiring practices