Overview In this role you lead as the chief Cloud Architect for classified and unclassified environments, shaping secure, scalable cloud architectures (AWS/Azure) for DoD IL5/IL6 contexts. You translate mission and security requirements into proven architecture patterns and roadmaps, guiding cross-functional teams toward production readiness. You help drive RMF/ATO activities and oversee modernization of mission-critical systems. You will work with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and operations to ensure resilient, compliant cloud solutions that meet stringent data and connectivity constraints. This is an opportunity to set technical direction at scale and impact national security programs.
Compensation / Benefits- health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
- paid leave
- professional development
- tuition assistance
- work-life programs
- dependent care
Responsibilities- lead design and implementation of secure, scalable cloud architectures for classified and unclassified environments
- guide landing zones, IAM, network segmentation, compute, storage, encryption, logging, monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery
- ensure architectures meet service limitations and operational constraints of classified settings
- mentor and direct cloud architects and engineers through design, modernization, and deployment
- translate mission, cybersecurity, and operational needs into architecture patterns and roadmaps
- collaborate with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, Cloud Operations, and government stakeholders to support RMF/ATO
- drive transition of architecture into production operations for mission-critical systems
Key requirements- 8+ years architecting, designing, deploying, and modernizing enterprise cloud environments (AWS or Azure)
- 5+ years designing or supporting DoD classified/disconnected/air-gapped IL6 cloud environments
- 5+ years leading cloud architecture efforts and providing technical direction
- 5+ years designing cloud landing zones, IAM, network segmentation, encryption, logging, monitoring, backup, DR
- 3+ years developing architecture artifacts, roadmaps, and implementation guidance
- 3+ years supporting DoD RMF, ATO and security-control implementation
- experience designing highly available, secure mission-critical production systems
- Top Secret clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or Cybersecurity
- Security+ CE Certification
- leadership
- cross-functional collaboration
- clear communication
- AWS or Microsoft Azure cloud architectures
- DoD IL5/IL6 cloud environments
- cloud landing zones
