This role pays more than
51%
of similar roles. Most pay
$173,875–$223,875
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$200k
versus about
$199k
for comparable roles.
Based on 239 similar postings.
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About General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.
General Dynamics currently has
1123 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$124,093–$150,385
across 984 roles with salary data.
The Lead Azure Architecture SME provides technical leadership to design, architect, and implement secure, scalable, and high-performing Azure cloud solutions. This role involves creating detailed architectural diagrams in Visio, leading complex migrations using Azure Site Recovery, and conducting technical presentations for government customers. The specialist manages infrastructure automation through Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, and GitHub Actions while overseeing networking components like VNETs, NSGs, Azure Firewall, and ExpressRoute/VPN. Key responsibilities include designing Microsoft Entra architecture, ensuring DISA STIG compliance, and managing identity governance. The role requires expertise in Active Directory, Azure Monitor, Ansible, and PowerShell scripts to solve complex cloud-to-on-prem integration challenges. The position focuses on securing infrastructure across high-security IL5/IL6 environments while providing technical guidance on networking issues and mentoring system administrators on operational support and workload migrations.
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PowerShell DSC
Git
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