Ascendion
Principal Site Reliability Engineering Solutions Architect
Ascendion, Redmond, Washington, United States, 98052
Principal Site Reliability Engineering Solutions Architect
Remote position. Base pay range: $170,000.00/yr - $210,000.00/yr. This range is provided by Ascendion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience talk with your recruiter to learn more. Role Overview
We are seeking a seasoned SRE Architect to lead reliability engineering efforts across clients enterprise-grade services such as Active Directory, Dynamics 365, Azure, and M365. This role demands deep technical expertise in cloud-native architecture, infrastructure automation, and operational excellence. You will be responsible for designing resilient systems, driving incident response strategies, and embedding SRE principles into engineering workflows. Key Responsibilities Architect and implement scalable, highly available infrastructure across Azure and hybrid environments. Lead reliability initiatives for services like Active Directory, Dynamics 365, MS Teams, and Azure Identity. Develop and maintain automation for provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and incident resolution using tools like Terraform, Helm, and GitHub Actions. Build observability frameworks using Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Splunk. Apply chaos engineering principles to validate system resilience and disaster recovery capabilities. Collaborate with development and operations teams to eliminate toil and improve service performance. Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards across infrastructure and application layers. Create and maintain documentation for architecture, operational procedures, and best practices.
Required Qualifications
15+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture, DevOps, or SRE roles. Strong command of Azure services including AKS, Azure Functions, App Gateway, Traffic Manager, and Azure Front Door. Expertise in CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, or similar tools. Proficiency in scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep). Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Familiarity with security practices, identity management, and compliance frameworks.
Preferred Qualifications
MS Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or DevOps Engineer Expert. Experience with service-oriented architecture and three-tier web applications. Background in customer-facing roles with strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Prior experience in chaos engineering and incident response automation.
Experience in additional environments
MS Identity Services and Azure AD Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Teams and M365 infrastructure Large-scale enterprise environments with hybrid cloud deployments
Salary Range
$170,000 - $210,000 USD annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Benefits
Medical insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance 401(k) retirement plan Long-term disability insurance Short-term disability insurance 5 personal days accrued each calendar year. Paid time off meets the paid sick and safe time laws that pertain to the City/ State 10-15 days of paid vacation time 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year Ascendion Learning Management System
About Ascendion
Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet
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Remote position. Base pay range: $170,000.00/yr - $210,000.00/yr. This range is provided by Ascendion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience talk with your recruiter to learn more. Role Overview
We are seeking a seasoned SRE Architect to lead reliability engineering efforts across clients enterprise-grade services such as Active Directory, Dynamics 365, Azure, and M365. This role demands deep technical expertise in cloud-native architecture, infrastructure automation, and operational excellence. You will be responsible for designing resilient systems, driving incident response strategies, and embedding SRE principles into engineering workflows. Key Responsibilities Architect and implement scalable, highly available infrastructure across Azure and hybrid environments. Lead reliability initiatives for services like Active Directory, Dynamics 365, MS Teams, and Azure Identity. Develop and maintain automation for provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and incident resolution using tools like Terraform, Helm, and GitHub Actions. Build observability frameworks using Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Splunk. Apply chaos engineering principles to validate system resilience and disaster recovery capabilities. Collaborate with development and operations teams to eliminate toil and improve service performance. Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards across infrastructure and application layers. Create and maintain documentation for architecture, operational procedures, and best practices.
Required Qualifications
15+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture, DevOps, or SRE roles. Strong command of Azure services including AKS, Azure Functions, App Gateway, Traffic Manager, and Azure Front Door. Expertise in CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, or similar tools. Proficiency in scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep). Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Familiarity with security practices, identity management, and compliance frameworks.
Preferred Qualifications
MS Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or DevOps Engineer Expert. Experience with service-oriented architecture and three-tier web applications. Background in customer-facing roles with strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Prior experience in chaos engineering and incident response automation.
Experience in additional environments
MS Identity Services and Azure AD Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Teams and M365 infrastructure Large-scale enterprise environments with hybrid cloud deployments
Salary Range
$170,000 - $210,000 USD annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Benefits
Medical insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance 401(k) retirement plan Long-term disability insurance Short-term disability insurance 5 personal days accrued each calendar year. Paid time off meets the paid sick and safe time laws that pertain to the City/ State 10-15 days of paid vacation time 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year Ascendion Learning Management System
About Ascendion
Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet
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