Senior Cloud Solutions Architect (Azure

Senior Cloud Solutions Architect (Azure)Remote opportunity. Blue Flag is seeking an ambitious, senior-level Cloud Solutions Architect specializing in Azure to join our dynamic team. As a key player in our cloud infrastructure initiatives, you'll architect, implement, and optimize cloud solutions for large enterprise environments, including a data and analytics platform for the Department of Veterans Affairs.ResponsibilitiesLead cloud architecture design and solutioning for a large data and analytics platform, focusing on Azure-based services including Azure Databricks, Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Kubernetes Service, and Azure Cognitive/ML ServicesDrive the migration of large, complex workloads from legacy warehouses and on-premises VA systems into the cloud-based platform, ensuring security, compliance, and performance optimizationArchitect data ingestion, processing, and integration patterns using batch, near-real-time (Golden Gate), streaming (Event Hubs), SFTP, and API-based ingestion methodsSupport data preparation, wrangling, transformation, enrichment, normalization, and integration pipelines leveraging Databricks, Synapse, and StarburstDefine and implement solution accelerators (e.g., Databricks notebooks, ingestion patterns, reporting and ML workspace templates) to support repeatable, scalable implementations across work streamsPartner with customer success teams to support onboarding of VA customers, including migration of work groups with extensive and complex VM/application footprintsProvide architectural guidance for system-to-system integrations using APIs, SHIR (Self-Hosted Integration Runtime), and various API frameworksEnsure Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) models are consistently applied across Azure Entra (Active Directory), service principals, managed identities, and data lake ACLsWork closely with platform engineers, data governance engineers, data management engineers, and application development teams to design, review, and improve deployment patternsAlign architecture decisions with VA security and compliance requirements, including FISMA, NIST 800-53, FIPS 199/200, VA Handbook 6500, and the VA Authority to Operate (ATO) boundary constraintsProvide architectural input into platform roadmap planning, ensuring that Dev Ops initiatives and customer projects are aligned with VA's strategic priorities and capacity planning processesDocument all solution architectures in the platform's unified architecture framework within Confluence, ensuring traceability across enterprise, platform, data, integration, and consumption layersMentor engineers, data scientists, and other technical staff in cloud-native architecture best practices, automation, and data product developmentResearch and evaluate emerging cloud technology trends and best practices to enhance company offeringsWhy Join Blue FlagAt Blue Flag, we're passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technology to make a real difference. You'll be at the forefront of cloud innovation, working on projects that directly impact people's lives. We offer a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment that values fresh ideas and authentic teamwork.

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