Principal Solutions Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Lead the development of a thorough understanding of customer requirements and spearhead the creation of competitive pricing proposals.

• Work collaboratively with business development, capture, proposal, and various other teams to enhance proposed solutions.

• Assess technical staffing needs and manage the coordination of technical personnel for proposal initiatives.

• Oversee technical leadership and contributors in the areas of solution development, proposal writing, and estimating.

• Provide specialized knowledge to fulfill customer technical, scheduling, and cost requirements while adhering to risk parameters.

• Collaborate with the Enterprise Architect to design, implement, and oversee secure, scalable, and highly available Azure cloud architectures.

• Ensure that architectures are in line with enterprise technology standards, business goals, security mandates, and best practices in cloud governance.

• Contribute to the formulation of new concepts, techniques, and standards.

• Set objectives and offer guidance to team members.

• Create innovative solutions to complex issues with a significant degree of technical independence.

• Guarantee that solutions align with organizational goals and fulfill objectives and timelines.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with 20 years of experience, or a master’s degree with 10 years of experience, in computer science, systems engineering, cloud engineering, or a related technical field.

• Preferred advanced Azure certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, and Azure Security Engineer Associate.

• Demonstrated success in designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure and services.

• Experience in large-scale, high-availability, and scalable cloud architecture.

• Extensive knowledge of Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure SQL Database, Azure Virtual Network, Azure Functions, Microsoft Entra ID, ARM templates, Azure Monitor, and Azure DNS.

• Familiarity with Azure security services, including Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Firewall, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Web Application Firewall.

• Strong grasp of Azure networking concepts, including VNet peering, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Private Link, and hybrid connectivity architectures.

• Experience managing multi-subscription Azure environments using Azure Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.

• Knowledge of Azure Cost Management, budgeting, resource optimization, and cost governance.

• Proficiency in programming languages and tools such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, Azure CLI, Node.js, and automation frameworks.

• Hands-on experience with ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, and Azure Developer CLI.

• Expertise in Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Microsoft Sentinel, and third-party monitoring solutions.

• Experience in troubleshooting and optimizing Azure performance, availability, and reliability.

• Understanding of Azure security architecture, governance, compliance, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, and relevant industry standards.

• Experience with Azure Key Vault, encryption, key management, identity management, and privileged access controls.

• Knowledge of Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake Storage.

• Experience in database optimization, high availability, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery processes.

• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and Azure Pipelines.

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps, and Azure Container Instances.

• US citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, prioritization, documentation, and technical leadership skills.

• Ability to mentor technical teams, lead cloud transformation efforts, collaborate across functions, manage multiple complex projects, and keep up-to-date with Azure and cloud technologies.

• Experience with FHIR HL7 278/275 transactions is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• No benefits, perks, or compensation extras are specified in the posting.