Cloud Architect

Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Workplace: on_site

Employment Type: full

Description

Essnova Solutions, Inc. is a rapidly growing SBA 8(a) and HUBZone-certified federal contractor delivering innovative technology, mission support, and engineering solutions across the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community, and civilian agencies. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, with operations across multiple geographies, Essnova specializes in cloud architecture and migration, enterprise IT modernization, advanced analytics, and mission-critical systems integration.

We bring the rigor of large enterprises with the agility of a small business, holding ISO 9001 and CMMI certifications to ensure quality, repeatability, and compliance across every engagement. Leveraging proven experience supporting DoD, DHS, USDA, FDA, and USACE programs, Essnova combines technical depth, federal domain expertise, and an unwavering commitment to security and resilience. Our teams excel in designing, governing, and maintaining hybrid cloud environments—ensuring seamless migration, integration, and optimization of cloud platforms to meet complex mission demands.

Essnova is looking for a Cloud Architect to perform and support activities associated with the maintenance and support of DoD OIG’s hybrid cloud services and infrastructure platforms including management for the Public Cloud Service Provider (IaaS, PaaS or SaaS) and/or 3rd party Cloud Service Provider offered platforms and services. 

Requirements

• Support the design, governance, and architecture of compute environment in a cloud environment.  

• Develop workflows for on demand IaaS provisioning.  

• Identify the integration points essential for self-service IaaS provisioning.  

• Manage additional supporting services for the core compute services in the environment (such as dynamic auto-scaling, container management, load balancing).  

• Support and perform migration of virtual machine (VM) and platforms from on-premises to the cloud, and vice versa.  

• Export an existing running instance or a copy of an instance and into Customer required image format (e.g., a VMDK, OVF or VHD file).  

• Change regions and/or subscriptions in accordance with services provided by the Cloud Service Provider.  

• Create and configure infrastructure templates and blueprints for IaaS provisioning.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have Secret security clearance

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related engineering discipline. 

• 8 years of IT experience with at least 5 years of experience focused on cloud infrastructure design, implementation, and management
• 3 years of experience managing hybrid cloud environments, integrating on premises infrastructure with Azure cloud services
• 3 years of experience managing cloud infrastructure supporting 1,000+ users across multiple geographic locations
• 2 years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementation using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Bicep, or Terraform
• 2 years of experience with cloud migration projects to include virtual machine migration from on-premises to Azure, and technical expertise in Azure cloud services
• Certifications:
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
• Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II  

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related engineering discipline. 

• Azure Solutions Architect certificate. 

Benefits

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off + federal holidays
• Fast-track growth in a high-accountability culture

Why Essnova

• Rapidly growing, innovation-focused GovCon firm
• High-ownership environment where your wins matter
• Direct access to leadership, zero bureaucracy
• Culture built on speed, agility, and results