• Design and build cloud-native systems that support highly available, always-on applications. • Implement scalable infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. • Develop serverless applications on Microsoft Azure to support performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. • Build modern applications using TypeScript, with React on the frontend and NestJS on the backend. • Develop APIs and communication protocols that integrate with web platforms, mobile apps, third-party partners, and IoT devices. • Write automated unit and behavioral tests to maintain quality and reliability throughout the development lifecycle. • Deploy production code frequently, using secure release processes and rollback strategies when needed. • Collaborate with teammates through paired programming and agile development practices.

Description *This position is contingent on a future opening with Gunnison. Salary: $160,000-$170,000 Work location: Remote. Candidates must be local to the DC area in case of on-site meetings in Rockville, Maryland. The Senior Cloud Architect will provide subject matter expertise to a federal customer on a range of cloud service implementation, configuration, migration, delivery, and performance management activities. This individual will support the development of specific compute, storage, network, security, and other architectures and designs required for continuing adoption of cloud services. They lead the design, engineering, and optimization of complex cloud environments, developing scalable architectures, automation frameworks, and monitoring solutions that support enterprise applications and infrastructure. This role troubleshoots advanced cloud, network, and identity-related issues; implements performance and cost-optimization strategies; and ensures cloud platforms adhere to security, compliance, and operational best practices. Acting as a senior technical authority, the architect collaborates across engineering, security, and operations teams to support cloud migrations, implement infrastructure-as-code patterns, refine alerting and observability, and guide the adoption of modern cloud services and architectures that enhance resilience, efficiency, and operational readiness. Requirements - US Citizenship required - In-depth knowledge of infrastructure operations approaches and principles. - Direct experience implementing cloud management solutions to automate service use and monitoring. - Experience designing, configuring, and optimizing use of cloud services and related network connection mechanisms to support an organization’s infrastructure and application services requirements. - Experience supporting changes to development, testing, deployment, and configuration management processes consistent with a DevOps approach. - Experience evaluating service designs and alternatives to achieve an organization’s desired balance of performance, risk, and cost. - Experience and expertise implementing and maintaining cloud management solutions including initial and ongoing configuration of related automation, notifications, and reporting capabilities. - Experience working with a variety of legacy applications and platforms and working with application teams to implement or migrate associated components to cloud services. - Experience identifying and troubleshooting cloud service events and issues as well as working with cloud service providers to efficiently solve issues or implement workarounds. - A high-level of experience and skill relevant to the role - Strong project management skills; experience in organizing, planning, and executing large-scale projects from the envisioning stage through to implementation, involving internal personnel, Contractors, and vendors; ability to analyze project needs and determine resources needed to meet objectives in a fast paced, high pressure and relatively complex technical environment - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all management levels - High standards of respect for individuals, excellence, and service to the customer Clearance Requirement: Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. The salary range for this position depends upon multiple factors including location, the individual's knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, and contract-specific budget constraints and organizational requirements. Gunnison Consulting Group's total compensation package also includes bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance. Available employee benefits include: - 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year - 11 paid Holidays each year - 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year - 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary - Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - Life and Disability Insurance - Public Transportation Subsidies - Certifications and Training Allowance - $2,500/year! Why Join Gunnison? - Gunnison takes on ambitious projects. We target fun, challenging work that requires creative thinking and innovation. - Quality is our top priority. - Gunnison employee benefits meet or exceed what other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area offer. - There is a great sense of camaraderie at Gunnison. This is an atmosphere we will maintain as we continue to grow. - We are growing rapidly and the opportunity for individual professional growth with Gunnison is outstanding. - We hire for careers at Gunnison, not to fill a position. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Must be eligible for employment in the United States. We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time. In 1994 Gunnison began serving the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, focused on tackling our customers' most ambitious technology projects. By creating a culture dedicated to enabling our customers and employees to achieve more than they ever thought they could, the company has thrived for over 25 years.

Sr. Cloud Engineer (Remote) You will help businesses and individuals thrive today, tomorrow, and into retirement. Become part of a company that is people-centric and client obsessed in every interaction; a community of forward-thinking individuals focused on driving results to deliver our mission with an unwavering commitment to integrity. Join us as we strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey -- relentlessly pursuing better outcomes for all. We believe in finding the best talent! While some roles are based at one of our office locations, remote roles can sit in any of the following states: AL, AZ, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA and WV. Remote status and role locations are subject to change. Relocation is not provided. Employees within a 90-minute radius of our Oak Brook, IL headquarters are required to adhere to the company in-office work guidelines of 4 days per month minimum from 10 am to 2 pm (1 of the 4 days must be a Monday or Friday). This requirement does not apply to support specialist positions. Don't meet every single requirement? Our client believes there is no "perfect" candidate and want to encourage applying even if all the requirements listed aren't met. Our goal is to build an authentic workplace by valuing diversity in our candidates. We work to ensure that our team reflects the diversity of the businesses and clients we serve. We are always looking to expand our growing team with dynamic and enthusiastic individuals. If you enjoy a collaborative, fun environment that champions career development, this is the place for you! We look forward to receiving your application! Our client provides health, wealth, retirement, and benefits solutions that strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey. With more than 7 million clients, representing over $62 billion in assets, our client works with thousands of employers, plan sponsors, record keepers, TPAs, and other institutional partners -- helping the people they care about plan, save, and invest for a brighter future. Our client relentlessly pursues better outcomes for all with our automatic rollover services, health savings accounts, emergency savings funds, custody services, and more. We have been recognized for our remarkable growth on lists such as Crain's Fast 50 and Inc. 5000, and for our outstanding workplace culture and benefits with Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work and Gallagher's 2022 Best-In-Class Employer awards. Job Summary & Responsibilities We are seeking a talented Senior Cloud Engineer to join our growing team. This role is responsible for the design, administration, maintenance, and support of the enterprise infrastructure for a dynamic, growing business. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in DevOps and automation coupled with excellent communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders and translate business requirements into scalable and efficient solutions, and to implement DevOps culture and improve developer experience. Working within a team environment, the SCE participates directly in solution creation, providing hands-on support as well as operational support and training. This individual must be creative, client focused, solutions-driven, organized, and can thrive in a dynamic environment. We believe in empowering engineers to build a smarter health benefits platform - one where human expertise is amplified, not replaced, by AI tools. We seek engineers who have demonstrated experience using AI responsibly to accelerate their development workflow, improve code quality, and solve complex problems more efficiently. Our engineering team is built on the principle of humans over code. We are a tight-knit group of lifelong learners in a constant quest to be a team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Come join us! Duties & Responsibilities: · Design and implement Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure and solutions · Work in an Agile framework to identify and automate solutions that result in enhanced developer experience and increased developer productivity. · Provide Domain expertise in DevOps culture, tooling, delivery methods and practices in GCP cloud. · Maintaining and upgrading the deployment platforms as well as system infrastructure with Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform or similar tools. · Support inbound calls/emails, maintaining tickets within the issue tracking application related to Infrastructure Support · Cross train and mentor other team members to facilitate coverage. · Maintaining and upgrading CI/CD pipelines to enable development teams to go faster with high quality and robust security posture. · Understand and adhere to organization’s architectural principles, patterns, and guidelines to ensure optimal solution development and implementation. · Collaborate with architects to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and strategies. · Effectively utilize AI coding assistants to accelerate developer productivity. · Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in solution architecture and technology innovation. · Contribute towards defining and establishing benchmarks, metrics, and quality measures. · Focus on the implementation of cost-effective, extensible, and supportable solutions. · Support the stability and resiliency of all relevant production processes, as well as instituting a robust support model addressing process and application failures. · Leverage AI as a tool, not a replacement - Candidates are expected to understand that AI is a power productivity multiplier while maintaining engineering judgment, and ensuring AI generated code meets quality standards · Drive adoption of AI-powered coding assistants (Copilot, Claude, etc.) to enhance team productivity, automate workflows, and mentor others in best practices for AI tool integration. · Maintaining and upgrading observability, alerting and dashboard platforms using GCP tools and/or enterprise tools. · Other duties as assigned. Requirements Preferred Qualifications ​ Education & Experience: · 5-7 years of experience in software or solution architecture roles, with a focus on designing and implementing complex, enterprise-level solutions using cloud platform · Expertise in Terraform HCL + Terraform CDK is a plus. · Strong knowledge of software architecture principles, design patterns, and architectural frameworks. · Strong understanding of Continuous Delivery patterns, Cloud foundational patterns, Observability patterns, Developer experience patterns. · Related certifications are a plus (e.g. GCP Cloud Engineer) · Practical AI experience required - Comfortable using tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude for prototyping, debugging, and problem-solving. · Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. · Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, Continuous Delivery patterns and architectural frameworks. Proficiency in various programming languages, technologies, and platforms relevant to the organization's technology stack. Source Code: git Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Terraform CDK, Packer AI: Claude Code, MS Copilot CI/CD: Automated Pipelines using Github Actions Build and Deployment: Node.js React, REST APIs, Mobile Cloud Foundation: Enterprise Hub-and-Spoke Network Architecture, GCP foundations Application Foundation: CloudFlare CDN, API Management, Cloud Functions CloudSQL (Postgres SQL), Google Storage. Observability: Google Cloud Operations. Benefits Salary Range: $107,000- $134,000 per year Compensation & Benefits The compensation for this position will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive and bonus opportunities. Our client provides industry-leading benefits including, but not limited to: healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, paid time off, parental leave and an employee assistance program.

AIR is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer I to lead the design, administration, and advancement of our Microsoft 365 and Entra ID ecosystem in support of our mission‑driven, research‑focused organization. In this role, you will serve as a technical expert and strategic partner, ensuring our cloud collaboration and identity platforms are secure, resilient, and optimized for a diverse, distributed workforce. You will work across engineering, security, and operational teams to strengthen AIR’s cloud posture, drive automation, and implement best‑in‑class governance and security practices. This position is ideal for an experienced engineer who excels in complex enterprise environments, enjoys solving challenging technical problems, and is passionate about building scalable, secure, and well‑architected cloud services. You will have the opportunity to influence long‑term cloud strategy, mentor junior staff, and play a key role in supporting AIR’s mission to improve lives through research, evidence, and innovation. This position has the flexibility to work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of AIR’s U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories. About AIR: Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to address some of the most pressing challenges in the United States and globally. We generate evidence and apply data-driven solutions that expand opportunities and improve lives for all. Responsibilities The responsibilities for the position include: - Design, configure, and administer Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Copilot, and related security/compliance features. - Administer and harden Entra ID (Azure AD), including conditional access, identity protection, app registrations, and role‑based access control. - Own Exchange Online configuration: mail flow, transport rules, connectors, policies, hybrid connectivity (if applicable), and advanced troubleshooting of mail delivery issues. - Use Kusto Query Language (KQL) in tools such as Microsoft 365 Defender, Purview, and Log Analytics to investigate incidents, identify patterns, and develop detection queries and reports. - Collaborate with security and networking teams to implement and maintain security baselines, DLP, retention, eDiscovery, and auditing across the M365 environment. - Develop and maintain automation, scripts, and integrations using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API to streamline administration, reporting, and provisioning. - Contribute to CI/CD and infrastructure‑as‑code practices (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub) for Microsoft 365 configuration and related workloads. - Work with containerized and cloud workloads (e.g., Kubernetes) where they integrate with M365/Entra for identity, security, or application access. - Lead complex incident response and root‑cause analysis for M365 and identity‑related outages or security events. - Produce and maintain technical documentation, standards, runbooks, and architectural diagrams for Microsoft 365 and Entra services. - Mentor junior administrators and provide guidance on best practices, governance, and operational excellence. Qualifications: Education, Knowledge, and Experience: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline and at least 9 years of relevant experience in the IT industry, or a master’s degree with at least 7 years of relevant experience, or at least 15 years of relevant industry experience. - At least 5 years experience of hands‑on administration experience with Microsoft 365 and Entra ID in a mid‑ to large‑enterprise environment. Skills: - Effective communicator with demonstrated ability to communicate with and understand the needs of both technical and non-technical internal and external clients. Additionally, effectively collaborate in a virtual, cross-functional team environment. - Demonstrated ability to work well independently, and collaboratively as needed. - Adept in a fast-paced environment to manage multiple concurrent deliveries. - Demonstrated analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with a focus on detail and high quality. - Demonstrated expert‑level experience with Exchange Online: mail flow troubleshooting, advanced transport configuration, security and compliance policies, and integration with third‑party services. - Strong experience using KQL in Microsoft 365 Defender, Sentinel, or Log Analytics to query logs, create custom detections, and analyze security or operational events. - Deep understanding of identity and access concepts: SSO, OAuth/OIDC, federation, conditional access, MFA, and privileged identity management. - Proficiency with PowerShell for automation, bulk operations, and configuration management in Microsoft 365 and Entra ID. - Solid knowledge of security, compliance, and governance capabilities in M365 (e.g., DLP, retention, eDiscovery, audit, safe links/attachments). - Exposure to Azure DevOps, GitHub, or similar tools to manage scripts, pipelines, and infrastructure‑as‑code definitions for Microsoft 365. - Familiarity with container platforms (e.g., Kubernetes/AKS) and how they integrate with Entra ID for identity and access control. - Experience using Microsoft Graph API for automation, integration, and advanced reporting scenarios is preferred, but not required. - Experience with Microsoft Sentinel or similar SIEM platforms for M365 and Entra monitoring and analytics is preferred, but not required. - Experience with the Varonis platform, AWS, and/or Google Workspace is preferred, but not required. - Passion for the craft with a demonstrated ability to learn and understand the technology both at a high level and at a detailed level. Disclosures: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements. American Institutes for Research is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo reference and background checks. AIR maintains a drug-free work environment. ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to Taliba Boone at tboone@air.orgor call 202.403.5000. Fraudulent Job Scams Warning & Disclaimer: AIR is aware of individuals falsely presenting themselves as AIR representatives. Fraudulent job scams seek to extract sensitive information or money from victims. To protect yourself, please be aware that AIR recruitment will only email you from an “@air.org” domain. Please take extra caution while examining the email address, for example jdoe@air.org is correct and jdoe@aircareers.org is not a legitimate AIR email address. If you are unsure of the legitimacy of a communication you have received, please reach out torecruitment@air.org. If you see a job scam, or lose money to one, report it to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) atReportFraud.ftc.gov. You can also report it to your state attorney general. Find out more about how to avoid scams atftc.gov/scams. #LI-AS1 #LI-REMOTE AIR’s Total Rewards Program, is designed to reward our staff competitively and motivate them to achieve our critical mission. This position offers the anticipated annual salary as listed. Salary offers are made based on internal equity within the institution and external equity with competitive markets. Please note this is the annual salary range for candidates that are based in the United States. Anticipated Annual Salary Range $140,000—$164,000 USD