Establish Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep), GitOps, and automated platform provisioning.
Design landing zones, network topology, identity, and governance for a Microsoft Azure environment, including hybrid connectivity patterns such as dedicated private circuits, private service endpoints, centralized firewall inspection, and hub-and-spoke WAN architectures.
Develop secure platform capabilities including identity integration, secrets management, policy enforcement, observability, and SRE practices.
Define SLOs, monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response processes.
Provide technical leadership, conduct architecture reviews, and drive platform modernization.
Qualifications
Required
5+ years architecting enterprise cloud platforms and 5+ years hands-on building them, using Azure, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies, including platforms designed to operate at multiple classification levels.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, STEM, or related discipline.
Current CKA, CKS, or CKAD certification, or equivalent; Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) a plus.
Azure (including Azure Government): Landing Zones, VNets, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, Front Door, Private Link, Azure Arc, Entra ID, Azure Monitor.
Kubernetes: AKS, Helm, Kustomize, Argo CD, cert-manager, service mesh, container registries (Harbor/Nexus), cluster lifecycle management.
Automation: Terraform, Bicep, GitLab CI/CD.
Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Log Analytics, monitoring and alerting.
Security: Zero Trust, RBAC, Vault, External Secrets Operator (ESO), Keycloak, NIST, CIS Benchmarks, FedRAMP/DoD compliance.
Path-to-production: CI/CD, vulnerability scanning, CDS (L2H, H2L).
Clearance
Active Secret clearance
Location
This is a remote position with a preference of the candidate residing in Colorado Springs, Colorado OR El Segundo, CA
About Quantum Sky
Compensation
Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically between $150,000-$162,000. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.
Benefits
Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and parental leave.
The world the mission operates in is going post-quantum, contested, and machine-speed. Quantum Sky engineers the advantage across cyber, networks, software, and quantum because the mission demands dominance, not parity. We don't follow the map. We draw it.
At Quantum Sky, we believe that success starts with our people. We foster a collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven environment where every team member plays a critical role in shaping the future of technology. Are you ready to join #TeamQuantumSky?
Quantum Sky Engineering LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, [sexual orientation, gender identity,] national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any characteristic protected by applicable law.
