Azure Architect

SteelGate LLC is seeking an experienced Azure Infrastructure Architect to join our engineering team in Augusta, GA. In this role, you will be a primary builder and operator of SteelGate’s secure cloud footprint, focusing on architecting, deploying, and maintaining high assurance Azure Government (USGov / GCC High) enclaves designed to meet Department of Defense (DoD) CMMC Level 2 and NIST SP 800-171 compliance standards. You will collaborate closely with system architects, compliance leads, and security engineering to build out compliant hosting enclaves, automate Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) deployments, implement zero-trust identity and access controls, and enforce strict continuous monitoring controls across our cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

· Secure Azure Enclave Deployment: Build, configure, and maintain isolated Azure Government (GCC High) environments, resource groups, virtual networks (VNets), and identity boundaries supporting CMMC Level 2 workloads.

· Identity & Access Management (IAM): Provision and manage Azure Active Directory / Microsoft Entra ID (GCC High), conditional access policies, role-based access control (RBAC), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and privileged identity management (PIM).

· Network & Boundary Security: Configure and maintain network security groups (NSGs), Azure Firewall, ExpressRoute/VPN tunnels, hub-and-spoke VNet peering, and web application firewalls (WAF) aligned with NIST boundary protection requirements.

· Automation & IaC: Develop and maintain Bicep, ARM, or Terraform templates to ensure standard, repeatable, and audited cloud infrastructure deployments.

· NIST SP 800-171 Control Implementation: Directly configure Azure technical controls mapping to CMMC Level 2 practices (Access Control, Identification & Authentication, Configuration Management, System & Communications Protection, System & Information Integrity).

· Logging & Monitoring: Implement and manage centralized log aggregation using Azure Monitor and Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM/SOAR) to ensure audit log generation, retention, and alerting.

· Vulnerability Management & Patching: Manage image baseline maintenance, automated OS patch management (Azure Update Manager), soft-delete/backup policies (Azure Backup / Site Recovery), and host-level endpoint hardening.

· Artifact Generation: Produce dynamic operational artifacts, topology diagrams, and configuration management baselines required for C3PAO assessment evidence packages.

Required Qualifications

· Cloud Platform Expertise: 6 years of hands-on experience deploying, configuring, and administering Microsoft Azure environments.

· Infrastructure & Security: Demonstrated experience managing Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Azure Storage Security, Key Vault, and Azure Networking.

· IaC & Scripting: Proficiency with PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Bicep/ARM or Terraform for configuration automation.

Certifications:

· U.S. Citizenship: Mandatory per CMMC / FedRAMP High data sovereignty requirements.

· Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100) / AZ-500.

· DoD 8140 / 8570 Baseline Certification

· Active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to clear a Tier 3 / NAC background investigation.

Preferred Qualifications

· Prior experience implementing controls for NIST SP 800-171, CMMC Level 2, or FedRAMP Moderate/High.

· Experience building virtual desktop infrastructure AVD enclaves for Secure Resource Access / Secure enclave environments.

· Hands-on experience integrating Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, and Intune/MDE within a GCC High environment.

· Knowledge of CMMC External Service Provider (ESP) architecture and tenant isolation models.

Pay: $160,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you a US Citizen?

Experience:

• deploying, configuring, and managing Azure tenants: 5 years (Required)
• CMMC: 2 years (Preferred)
• Cloud security: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Azure Certification (Required)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Augusta, GA 30901

Salary : $160,000 - $190,000