Cloud Architect

Job summary

Establishes the cloud foundation for a large-scale enterprise migration of applications from on-premises data centers to Azure and AWS. The Cloud Architect assesses environment readiness, creates landing zones and security guardrails, develops reusable migration patterns and infrastructure as code, and guides migration teams. The work includes Terraform, Bicep, or CloudFormation and requires architecture experience across both Azure and AWS.

Benefits

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required.
• At least 10 years of cloud or infrastructure architecture and engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing architectures in both Azure and AWS.
• Experience designing enterprise landing zones, cloud governance, and security guardrails.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, such as Terraform, Bicep, or CloudFormation.
• Azure Government or AWS GovCloud experience is a plus.
• Large-scale cloud migration and federal program delivery experience are a plus.
• Experience with NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, or CMMC is a plus.
• GitHub, GitHub Copilot, and practical AI experience are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assess Azure and AWS environments and core cloud services for migration readiness.
• Establish the migration environment and infrastructure.
• Define landing zones, target architectures, and security standards and guardrails.
• Develop reusable migration patterns and infrastructure as code.
• Identify, document, and remediate cloud environment gaps that could block migration.
• Guide migration teams and specialists on Azure and AWS architecture.
• Document architecture decisions and transfer standards and patterns to migration and operations teams.

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