Cloud Architect
$86,900–$198,000 year
On-site · Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Cloud Architect role focusing on designing, implementing, and managing cloud architectures across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments for mission/enterprise contexts. Lead integration of AI solutions with clients, guiding cross-functional teams of AI Model Engineers, Data Engineers, and mission partners to build modular, scalable architectures that support AI models, data pipelines, and mission workflows. Emphasis on Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible), CI/CD pipelines, secure systems integration in classified or mission environments with Zero Trust and hardening standards, and monitoring/observability (CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK/EFK, Grafana). Requires TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph. Occasional in-person work at secure facilities; opportunities to operate across on-premises and cloud environments with a focus on high availability and real-time situational awareness through COP.
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience with cloud architecture
- Experience designing, implementing, and managing on-premises, cloud, and hybrid compute and storage architectures for mission or enterprise environments
- Experience with major cloud providers such as AWS or Azure, and hybrid architectures including VPC/VNet design, IAM, networking, security groups, and storage solutions
- Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
- Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and configuration management
- Experience integrating systems in secure, classified or mission environments, including applying cybersecurity principles, Zero Trust concepts, and hardening standards
- Experience with networking fundamentals, interconnectivity, APIs, and system integration
- Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability tooling (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK/EFK, Grafana)
- TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
- Bachelor’s degree
- Certifications in AWS/Azure/Security+/CASP+/CISSP or equivalent
- Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph
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