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Ascendion

SRE Architect

Ascendion, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022

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This range is provided by Ascendion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range $200,000.00/yr - $220,000.00/yr

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. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands

Solve complex problems – and learn new skills

Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients

Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role Role Overview

We are seeking a seasoned SRE Architect to lead reliability engineering efforts across client’s 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.

Salary Range:

The salary for this position is between $200,000 – $220,000 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical, dental, vision insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; long-term and short-term disability insurance; 5 personal days per year; paid time off in line with local laws; 10-15 days of paid vacation; 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year; Ascendion Learning Management System.

Job Details

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Industries: Technology, Information and Internet, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Engineering Services

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