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Principal / Master Principal Cloud Architect

Ora*** · Reston, VA, United States
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Reston, VA, United StatesExp: 6+ yrsOnsite
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Location
Reston, VA, United States
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Job summary

Ora*** is seeking a Principal / Master Principal Cloud Architect to serve as a Forward Deployed Engineer, working directly with the U.S. Intelligence Community. The role involves architecting, deploying, and operationalizing cloud solutions to address national security challenges.

Qualifications

  • Experience supporting or working within the U.S. Intelligence Community
  • MUST possess or have the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Poly
  • Strong hands-on cloud engineering and infrastructure experience
  • Experience deploying and operating solutions inside customer environments
  • Deep knowledge of cloud architecture, automation, and platform operations
  • Experience designing secure, highly available, scalable environments
  • Infrastructure-as-Code expertise using Terraform, OCI Resource Manager, Ansible, or similar technologies
  • Scripting and automation experience using Python, Shell, or comparable languages
  • Ability to work on-site with customers for extended engagements
  • Independently leads customer deployments from architecture through production
  • Executes complex implementations with minimal oversight
  • Owns delivery outcomes for assigned engagements

Responsibilities

  • Embed full-time with a dedicated Intelligence Community customer
  • Architect and deploy OCI-based solutions directly within customer environments
  • Transform complex mission requirements into scalable cloud architectures
  • Build and configure infrastructure across OCI IaaS and PaaS services
  • Design secure, resilient, production-grade environments
  • Implement Infrastructure-as-Code and automation frameworks
  • Configure networking, identity, security, observability, databases, storage, and container platforms
  • Harden pilot deployments into operational production systems
  • Lead troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and performance optimization efforts
  • Partner closely with customer operators, engineers, and leadership teams
  • Drive adoption, knowledge transfer, and long-term customer success
  • Capture field learnings and influence future product and engineering direction across Ora***

Skills

AnsibleAWSAzureBashGCPIAMKubernetesOracle CloudPythonTerraform

Certifications

OCI Architect AssociateOCI Architect Professional

Security clearance

TS/SCI with Poly

Relocation

No