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Data Engineer

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Data Engineer39 days ago
Full TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 501-1,000Since 1982H1B No Sponsor

• Design, build, and maintain scalable batch and near-real-time data pipelines using cloud-native services • Develop and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration workflows across diverse data sources • Build and maintain ELT/ETL frameworks to support analytics, reporting, and data science use cases • Prepare, transform, and curate raw data into analytics-ready datasets for both technical and non-technical stakeholders • Develop, deploy, and operate data products within Azure-based analytics platforms (e.g., Databricks, Synapse, Fabric) • Implement data quality checks, monitoring, and observability to ensure data accuracy, reliability, and integrity • Apply data governance, security, and privacy controls aligned with enterprise and regulatory standards • Monitor data platform performance and proactively implement cost and performance optimizations • Partner with data scientists, analysts, and analytics engineers to ensure trusted and timely access to data • Design data solutions that are scalable, reusable, automated, and well-governed by default

Virginia
$111K - $204K / year
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Application Integration Engineer

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Full TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 501-1,000Since 1982H1B No Sponsor

Role Description At AIS, we are seeking a talented individual to join as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer. The Application Integration Engineer is responsible for leading the technical onboarding of application workloads onto AKS, focusing on Adexone, BdBridge, and Pipestress. This role bridges the gap between various teams and ensures successful application integration. Key Responsibilities - Assess current-state architecture for Adexone, BdBridge, and Pipestress, including runtime components, hosting model, dependencies, data flows, authentication patterns, and operational requirements. - Identify container image readiness, source repositories, build artifacts, configuration files, deployment manifests, service dependencies, and runtime parameters. - Define AKS deployment requirements for each application, including environment variables, secrets, certificates, DNS names, ingress requirements, APIs, databases, file storage, message queues, and external service integrations. - Work with Kubernetes and DevOps engineers to translate application requirements into Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts, Kustomize overlays, pipeline variables, and release workflows. - Validate application connectivity to required databases, APIs, file stores, identity providers, external endpoints, and internal enterprise services. - Support application deployment, smoke testing, functional testing, UAT support, defect triage, and remediation. - Coordinate with application owners and SMEs to define acceptance criteria, validation procedures, health checks, and go-live readiness criteria. - Support logging, telemetry, and alerting requirements in coordination with Operations/SRE and Security teams. - Document deployment steps, configuration parameters, dependencies, rollback procedures, known issues, and operational support procedures. - Assist with migration from current hosting models to AKS where applications are already containerized or near container-ready. Qualifications - 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise application integration, application deployment, application modernization, or cloud migration projects. - Experience integrating applications into containerized, cloud-hosted, or Kubernetes-based environments. - Strong understanding of application architecture, APIs, databases, authentication, certificates, secrets, environment configuration, file storage, and release validation. - Experience working with Kubernetes deployment concepts including deployments, services, ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, persistent volumes, and health probes. - Experience supporting application deployments through Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools. - Ability to troubleshoot application startup failures, connectivity issues, configuration errors, TLS/certificate problems, dependency failures, and runtime exceptions. - Experience working directly with application owners, developers, infrastructure engineers, security teams, and operations teams. - Ability to document application dependency matrices, deployment procedures, test results, and operational handoff materials. Nice to Have Skills - Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service. - Experience working in Azure Government, GCC High, DoD, DIB, Federal, or regulated enterprise environments. - Familiarity with Dockerfiles, container image registries, runtime configuration, and image promotion. - Familiarity with Helm, Kustomize, YAML manifests, and Kubernetes troubleshooting. - Experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, storage services, API gateways, message queues, or enterprise integration services. - Experience supporting applications subject to CMMC, CUI, ITAR, NIST, FedRAMP, or similar compliance requirements. - Experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, industrial, shipyard, or regulated technical workloads. - Experience developing application validation plans, smoke test scripts, and UAT support materials. Compensation The targeted base salary range for this role is $102,000-$154,000 per year. This range is provided as a guideline, and the final offer will be based on several factors, including skillset, competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

United States
$102K - $154K / year
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Kubernetes Platform Engineer

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Full TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 501-1,000Since 1982H1B No Sponsor

Role Description At AIS, we are seeking a talented individual to join us as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer. The Kubernetes / Platform Engineer is responsible for deploying, configuring, securing, and validating the AKS platform layer within Azure Government. This role owns the Kubernetes configuration required to support enterprise workloads. - Support the onboarding of Adexone, BdBridge, Pipestress, and UiPath Automation Suite into AKS. - Ensure the platform is secure, scalable, supportable, and aligned with customer operational standards. Qualifications - 5+ years of infrastructure, platform, cloud, or DevOps engineering experience. - 3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes administration or engineering experience. - Experience deploying, configuring, and operating AKS or equivalent managed Kubernetes platforms. - Strong experience with Kubernetes objects including deployments, services, ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, storage classes, persistent volumes, and persistent volume claims. - Experience with Kubernetes networking, DNS, service discovery, ingress controllers, and network policies. - Experience with Helm, Kustomize, YAML-based deployment assets, and pipeline-driven deployment approaches. - Experience integrating Kubernetes with Azure Container Registry, Azure Key Vault, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, managed identities, and Azure storage. - Ability to troubleshoot Kubernetes issues using kubectl, logs, events, metrics, probes, and cluster diagnostics. - Ability to document platform configuration, workload onboarding patterns, and operational procedures. Requirements - Configure AKS platform components including node pools, namespaces, service accounts, Kubernetes RBAC, resource quotas, limit ranges, network policies, ingress controllers, storage classes, and workload identity. - Implement secure private AKS operating patterns, including Kubernetes API access controls, administrative access paths, DNS validation, and cluster access procedures. - Configure approved ingress and service exposure models using internal load balancers, ingress controllers, Application Gateway integration, or other customer-approved patterns. - Configure Kubernetes storage integrations using Azure Disk, Azure Files, CSI drivers, persistent volumes, persistent volume claims, and workload-specific storage requirements. - Configure secrets and certificate integration using Azure Key Vault, Key Vault CSI driver, managed identities, workload identity, and approved certificate management processes. - Support deployment of Adexone, BdBridge, Pipestress, and UiPath Automation Suite workloads into AKS. - Develop and maintain Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts, Kustomize overlays, deployment standards, and reusable workload onboarding patterns. - Support observability integration, including logs, metrics, probes, dashboards, alerts, and workload telemetry. - Implement Kubernetes security controls, including namespace isolation, least-privilege RBAC, pod security controls, network segmentation, admission controls, and image deployment constraints. - Troubleshoot platform and workload issues involving scheduling, node health, ingress, DNS, service discovery, storage mounts, pod identity, probes, container startup failures, and application runtime issues. Benefits - Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements. - Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth. - Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued. - Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities. Company Description AIS is a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. We value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

United States
$102K - $154K / year
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Senior Microsoft Cloud Engineer

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Cloud Engineer42 days ago
Full TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 501-1,000Since 1982H1B No Sponsor

Role Description At AIS, we are seeking a talented individual to join as a Lead Infrastructure Engineer. This role involves: - Aligning infrastructure strategy to business goals. - Leading large projects and applying compliance frameworks. - Designing high availability/disaster recovery and performance optimization patterns. - Shaping deployment pipeline design. Your initial project assignment will be as a Senior Microsoft Cloud Engineer - Data Sharing & B2B, responsible for: - Leading the design, implementation, and ongoing optimization of secure external collaboration capabilities across the Microsoft cloud ecosystem. - Configuring and maintaining Azure B2B / Microsoft Entra External ID connections. - Implementing identity and data protection controls in Microsoft Entra and Microsoft Purview. - Designing secure access patterns for SharePoint-based extranets. - Defining enterprise security controls for encrypted email, Conditional Access, Power Platform solutions, and Power BI content. Qualifications - 8+ years of experience in Microsoft cloud engineering, with substantial hands-on responsibility for Microsoft 365, Azure, and enterprise security controls. - 4+ years of direct experience designing and administering Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD identity and access solutions. - Deep experience with Microsoft Entra External ID / B2B collaboration, cross-tenant access, external collaboration settings, guest access governance, and secure partner access models. - Strong experience implementing Microsoft Purview Information Protection capabilities, including sensitivity labels, encryption, and data protection policy integration. - Strong experience designing Microsoft Purview Message Encryption / OME solutions for secure external email exchange. - Proven experience designing and deploying Conditional Access policies in enterprise environments, including policy testing, exception handling, and access hardening. - Experience securing SharePoint Online sites and extranets for external access, including site permissions, sharing models, and information protection considerations. - Experience implementing governance and security controls for Power Platform, including environment strategy, roles, and data policies. - Experience securing Power BI platforms, including workspace governance, dataset security, sharing controls, and report access design. Requirements - Experience in highly regulated environments such as defense, government, healthcare, financial services, or other compliance-driven enterprises. - Experience supporting security assessments, accreditation packages, or control inheritance models. - Familiarity with Microsoft Defender, audit logging, insider risk considerations, and monitoring of collaboration and sharing events. - Experience with DevOps, infrastructure as code, or scripted administration using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, or automation tooling. - Microsoft certifications in areas such as Microsoft Entra, Microsoft 365 Security, Azure Security, or Purview. Benefits - Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements. - Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth. - Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued. - Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities. Compensation The targeted base salary range for this role is $121,000-$182,000 per year. This range is provided as a guideline, and the final offer will be based on several factors, including skillset, competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

United States
$121K - $182K / year
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Azure Engineer III - Cloud Infrastructure & Kubernetes

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Full TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 501-1,000Since 1982H1B No Sponsor

Role Description At AIS, we are seeking a talented individual to join as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer. This role will support the unique needs of our client as an Azure Engineer III - Cloud Infrastructure & Kubernetes. - Design, deploy, and maintain Azure infrastructure solutions including compute, networking, storage, identity, monitoring, and security services. - Build, configure, and support Kubernetes infrastructure in Azure, primarily using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). - Engineer and maintain foundational Azure services including: - Virtual Networks and subnet design - Network security groups and routing - Private endpoints and service connectivity - Load balancers and application gateways - Azure DNS and hybrid connectivity - Storage accounts and key management services - Deploy and manage AKS clusters, node pools, ingress, networking, scaling, upgrades, and cluster security configurations. - Support container platform operations including: - Cluster provisioning - Workload scheduling and scaling - Logging and monitoring - Backup and recovery considerations - Policy enforcement and namespace management - Implement infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates. - Develop and maintain CI/CD integration points for infrastructure and platform deployment pipelines. - Collaborate with application teams to support container onboarding, platform requirements, and production readiness. - Implement and support Azure governance controls including policy, role-based access control, tagging, and subscription/resource organization. - Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, and platform issues across Azure and Kubernetes environments. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 5–8 years of infrastructure or cloud engineering experience. - 3+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure engineering experience. - 2+ years of experience deploying and administering Kubernetes infrastructure in production or enterprise environments. - Strong experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or equivalent Kubernetes platforms. - Experience designing and supporting core Azure services including networking, identity, compute, and storage. - Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM. - Experience with scripting or automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Bash, or Python. - Experience troubleshooting distributed systems, platform infrastructure, and cloud deployments. Requirements - Experience with Azure landing zones, Hub-and-Spoke networking, Hybrid connectivity, Azure Firewall / Application Gateway / WAF, Private Link / Private DNS, and Managed Identities and Key Vault. - Familiarity with container ecosystem tools such as Helm, Kubernetes RBAC, Ingress Controllers, Container Registries, Service mesh concepts, and policy engines and admission control. - Knowledge of DevOps and platform engineering practices, including Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines. - Experience in regulated environments such as government, defense, healthcare, or financial services. - Familiarity with high-availability, disaster recovery, and production support practices. - Relevant Azure Certifications, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), and/or Terraform Associate Certification. Benefits - Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements. - Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth. - Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued. - Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities. Company Description AIS is committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $102,000-$154,000 per year. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

United States
$102K - $154K / year
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• Support the ongoing operation and maintenance of Azure Landing Zone components, including management groups, subscriptions, policies, role-based access controls, and networking constructs. • Monitor platform health, configuration compliance, and resource performance across Azure environments. • Assist with administration of core Azure infrastructure services such as virtual networks, network security groups, route tables, storage accounts, key vaults, backup, monitoring, and resource locks. • Perform routine operational tasks including validation checks, configuration updates, patch coordination, log review, and issue remediation. • Support enforcement of governance and security controls through Azure Policy, tagging standards, and operational guardrails. • Assist in incident response, root cause analysis, and problem resolution for Azure platform-related issues. • Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, asset inventories, and support procedures for Azure infrastructure services. • Provide day-to-day support for Azure Virtual Desktop host pools, session hosts, application groups, workspaces, FSLogix profiles, and user access configurations. • Monitor AVD service health, user session performance, host availability, and capacity utilization. • Troubleshoot user connectivity issues, session reliability problems, login delays, profile container issues, and application delivery concerns. • Assist with session host provisioning, image updates, scaling support, and maintenance activities. • Support integration and operational coordination with identity, networking, storage, and endpoint management teams as required for AVD service delivery. • Help maintain secure and stable end-user virtual desktop environments in accordance with organizational standards. • Respond to incidents, service requests, and operational alerts within defined service levels. • Participate in troubleshooting bridge calls and support escalations involving Azure infrastructure and AVD services. • Execute approved changes in accordance with change management procedures and maintenance windows. • Identify recurring issues and contribute to problem management and continuous service improvement efforts.

Virginia
$102K - $154K / year
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Power Platform Architect

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Architect52 days ago
Full TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 501-1,000Since 1982H1B No Sponsor

Role Description At AIS, we are seeking a talented individual to join as a Senior Software Engineer. This role involves supporting the unique needs of our client as a Power Platform Architect. - Lead architecture and technical design for Power Platform solutions that meet business, functional, security, and operational requirements. - Define scalable solution patterns, reusable components, environment strategy, ALM practices, and governance controls for enterprise Power Platform adoption. - Architect solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Power BI, Power Pages, and supporting Azure services where appropriate. - Translate business requirements into solution designs, technical specifications, data models, and integration patterns. - Design, configure, and develop Canvas Apps, Model-Driven Apps, automated workflows, approval processes, and custom business solutions on the Power Platform. - Build and maintain Dataverse tables, relationships, business rules, forms, views, and security models. - Develop integrations between Power Platform and enterprise systems using connectors, custom connectors, APIs, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and other Microsoft cloud services. - Create reporting and dashboard solutions using Power BI to support operational insight and executive decision-making. - Establish and enforce Power Platform governance standards including environment strategy, DLP policies, connector management, solution segmentation, and release management. - Partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for automation, application modernization, and process transformation. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 5+ years of experience designing and developing Microsoft business solutions, including significant hands-on experience with the Power Platform. - Deep expertise in Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, Power Pages, and Microsoft 365 integration. - Experience architecting enterprise-grade low-code solutions with strong attention to security, supportability, and scalability. - Strong understanding of application lifecycle management (ALM), solution packaging, deployment pipelines, and environment strategies. - Experience integrating Power Platform with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, Dynamics 365, Azure services, and external systems. - Knowledge of identity and access concepts including Entra ID, role-based security, least privilege, and service account design. - Experience with REST APIs, JSON, custom connectors, and integration design. Requirements - Microsoft certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert; Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate; Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate; or any Azure or Microsoft 365 related certifications. - Experience with Copilot Studio, AI Builder, and emerging Microsoft automation and agent capabilities. - Experience in regulated or large enterprise environments with formal governance, security, and change management requirements. - Familiarity with Azure Functions, Logic Apps, API Management, DevOps pipelines, and custom application extensions. - Experience replacing legacy forms, spreadsheets, Access databases, VBA solutions, or manual workflows with modern Power Platform solutions. Benefits - Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements. - Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth. - Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued. - Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities. Compensation The targeted base salary range for this role is $100,000-$150,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

United States
$100K - $150K / year
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MS Teams Rooms AV/VTC Solution Architect

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Architect52 days ago
Full TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 501-1,000Since 1982H1B No Sponsor

Role Description At AIS, we are seeking a talented individual to join as an Infrastructure Architect. This role involves leading the architecture, standardization, and enterprise design of conference room collaboration solutions built on Microsoft Teams Rooms. - Lead the architecture and technical design of Microsoft Teams Rooms solutions across various room types. - Define enterprise standards for room types, hardware footprints, peripheral selections, integration patterns, and support models. - Develop scalable reference architectures for AV/VTC-enabled conference spaces. - Evaluate and recommend Microsoft Teams Rooms-certified and compatible AV/VTC hardware platforms. - Establish design principles and decision frameworks for room acoustics and participant experience. - Architect the end-to-end Microsoft Teams Rooms ecosystem. - Provide technical leadership for implementation and deployment efforts. - Review floor plans and architectural drawings to validate room solutions. - Develop and maintain architecture documents and governance artifacts. - Serve as the escalation point for complex AV/VTC and Teams Rooms design challenges. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Telecommunications, Audiovisual Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 8+ years of experience in AV, VTC, unified communications, collaboration engineering, or related technical architecture roles. - 3+ years of direct experience architecting and deploying Microsoft Teams Rooms solutions in enterprise environments. - Deep knowledge of enterprise AV system design and user experience optimization. - Demonstrated experience defining hardware standards and room technology footprints. - Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Teams Rooms design and lifecycle management. - Experience developing architectural standards and implementation guidance for enterprise collaboration platforms. - Strong understanding of infrastructure dependencies such as structured cabling and network readiness. Requirements - Experience leading large-scale Microsoft Teams Rooms programs across multiple offices or campuses. - Familiarity with Teams Admin Center and operational governance. - Experience with major AV/VTC vendors and ecosystems. - Understanding of facilities coordination and installation vendor management. - Microsoft, AVIXA, CTS, CTS-D, or related collaboration/AV certifications are preferred. Benefits - Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success. - Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship. - Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated. - Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference. Company Description AIS is an employee-owned company that values collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success. We are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $138,000-$209,000 per year, based on various factors including skillset, experience, education, and location. AIS does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis.

United States
$138K - $209K / year
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Azure Solution Architect - Industrial IoT

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Architect59 days ago
Full TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 501-1,000Since 1982H1B No Sponsor

Role Description We are seeking an experienced Azure Solution Architect – Industrial IoT to lead the design and deployment of secure, scalable, and reliable Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions in Microsoft Azure. This role is responsible for translating operational technology (OT) and business requirements into end-to-end cloud and edge architectures that enable industrial connectivity, telemetry ingestion, device management, analytics, and operational insights. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Azure services, industrial protocols, edge computing, cybersecurity, and systems integration across manufacturing, utilities, energy, or other industrial environments. Key Responsibilities - Lead the architecture, design, and technical governance of Azure-based industrial IoT and edge solutions. - Define end-to-end IIoT reference architectures spanning sensors, PLCs, SCADA/DCS systems, industrial gateways, edge compute, cloud ingestion, storage, analytics, and visualization. - Design solutions using Azure services such as Azure IoT Operations, Azure IoT Hub, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Functions, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Arc, Azure Monitor, Microsoft Defender for IoT, and Azure Digital Twins as appropriate. - Architect secure and resilient connectivity patterns between plant-floor assets and Azure, including edge-to-cloud messaging, store-and-forward, intermittent connectivity handling, and remote site deployment models. - Develop strategies for ingesting and normalizing data from industrial protocols and systems such as OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT, BACnet, DNP3, and proprietary OEM interfaces. - Collaborate with OT engineers, plant operations, cybersecurity teams, infrastructure teams, and software developers to ensure solutions align with operational requirements and safety constraints. - Define device onboarding, identity, certificate management, lifecycle management, patching, and remote operations models for field and plant devices. - Design data architectures that support real-time monitoring, historian integration, predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, asset performance management, and advanced analytics use cases. - Ensure architectures incorporate security-by-design principles, including zero trust, network segmentation, role-based access control, secrets management, device hardening, and regulatory compliance. - Produce architecture artifacts including solution diagrams, interface definitions, security models, deployment patterns, migration plans, and implementation roadmaps. - Provide technical leadership during pilots, proof-of-concepts, and production deployments, including design reviews, troubleshooting, and performance optimization. - Establish non-functional requirements for availability, scalability, latency, resiliency, observability, and disaster recovery. - Support cost modeling, environment sizing, and cloud consumption planning for IIoT workloads. - Mentor engineering teams and provide architectural oversight across implementation and operational handoff. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 8+ years of experience in solution architecture, cloud engineering, or enterprise systems integration. - 3+ years of experience designing or deploying industrial IoT / OT-integrated solutions in manufacturing, energy, utilities, transportation, mining, or similar industrial sectors. - Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Azure architecture and services relevant to IoT, data, integration, security, and hybrid infrastructure. - Experience integrating cloud platforms with industrial environments, including PLCs, SCADA, MES, historians, industrial gateways, or plant-floor networks. - Understanding of industrial communications standards and protocols such as OPC UA, MQTT, and Modbus. - Experience with edge computing platforms, containerized workloads, and remote site deployment patterns. - Knowledge of OT and IoT cybersecurity principles, including asset visibility, network boundaries, device identity, certificate-based authentication, secure remote access, and threat monitoring. - Experience with infrastructure as code and automation using tools such as Bicep, ARM, Terraform, PowerShell, or Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions. - Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both executive stakeholders and deeply technical engineering teams. Preferred Qualifications - Microsoft Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator, Azure Security Engineer, or IoT-related certifications. - Experience with Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes, industrial edge gateways, or disconnected/low-connectivity operating environments. - Experience with historian platforms, time-series analytics, and digital twin modeling. - Familiarity with industrial cybersecurity standards and frameworks such as ISA/IEC 62443, NIST CSF, NERC CIP, or sector-specific controls. - Experience designing solutions for regulated or high-assurance environments. - Knowledge of data engineering and visualization platforms such as Power BI, Synapse, Fabric, or third-party industrial analytics tools. - Background in application integration, API design, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integration patterns. Compensation At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $0-$0 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

United States
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Senior Software Architect

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Full TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 501-1,000Since 1982H1B No Sponsor

• Lead design and development of scalable, distributed, and secure software solutions/systems using cutting-edge cloud and data technologies • Define architectural framework, design technical standards, and guide development teams to achieve project goals • Oversee complex solution development and guide, train team members on architectural principles • Troubleshoot complex issues, monitor applications, and support production incident resolution • Create and manage unit and automation tests, ensuring test coverage and stability • Actively participate in code reviews to maintain high code quality • Mentor developers, promote best practices, and contribute to continuous development initiatives • Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to optimize resource usage and implement best practices for cloud-native development • 10% domestic travel within the east coast on a regular basis

Virginia
$156K - $235K / year

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