Cloud Architect

Softthink Solutions Inc • Washington, DC

4d • $45 - $55 • Onsite

About The Position

The Cloud Architect serves as the primary technical lead responsible for designing, advising, and optimizing AWS GovCloud environment. The role provides on‑demand and scheduled consulting on cloud architecture, security, efficiency, cost optimization, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) best practices, ensuring continuous, secure, and compliant cloud operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years experience designing and managing AWS cloud environments.
• Demonstrated experience supporting FedRAMP Moderate or other regulated federal cloud environments.
• Proven expertise in VPC design, networking, load balancing, security groups.
• Proven expertise in compute, storage, container services.
• Proven expertise in monitoring, logging, and cloud security operations.
• Minimum 10+ years hands‑on experience with Terraform and IaC blueprint development.
• Experience mentoring DevOps/engineering teams in secure cloud design.
• Must meet all personnel vetting, onboarding, and continuous vetting requirements under NISPOM and Trusted Workforce 2.0.
• Obtain and maintain SECRET clearance eligibility.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred for federal cloud architecture roles.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate
• CISSP or CCSP (preferred due to SECRET‑level security environment)

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on cloud design, scalability, resiliency, and secure‑by‑default patterns.
• Ensure all cloud operations meet FedRAMP Moderate, USITC CISO directives, and NISPOM security requirements.
• Advise on cost‑saving strategies, resource right‑sizing, and operational efficiency improvements.
• Provide Terraform architectural guidance; design reproducible, scalable IaC blueprints.
• Mentor USITC engineering teams on IaC principles, DevOps workflows, and secure cloud operations.
• Support monitoring, networking, storage, compute provisioning, and cloud resource governance.
• Prevent unauthorized access, comply with no‑split‑tunneling rules, and report breaches within 1 hour.
• Coordinate with USITC COR/CO for approvals, reporting, and compliance actions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior