Cloud Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton • Ashburn, VA

1d • $112,800 - $257,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As an experienced cloud architect, you will lead a team of seasoned professionals and use modern enterprise cloud platforms to help clients modernize IT environments and address critical challenges supporting missions that protect citizens and strengthen national resilience. You will collaborate across M365, Azure, GCP, AWS, and OCI environments to design and operationalize cloud services. In a DevOps-driven culture, you will build and manage container platforms, including Kubernetes, and work with stakeholders to deliver well-architected, secure, and scalable solutions. You will also use internal cloud labs to experiment, prototype, and explore innovative approaches to client needs. The role may involve modernizing legacy systems or designing new platforms from the ground up.

The position is based in Ashburn, Virginia, and is listed as not remote. Applicants selected will undergo a government investigation and may need to meet U.S. government client eligibility requirements. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience delivering cloud services supporting production application tenants.
• 4+ years of experience collaborating with cloud engineering teams to architect and deliver cloud capabilities.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, security, high-availability design, FinOps practices, and support models.
• Ability to independently identify, mitigate, and communicate risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Ability to produce and present materials at multiple levels of detail, including technical, project management, executive, or government oversight.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements.
• Bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting a multi-cloud environment.
• Experience supporting highly available, scalable operations in a mission production environment.
• Knowledge of AWS, GCP, and Azure architectures.
• Professional-level cloud architecture certification, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of seasoned professionals.
• Collaborate with cloud engineering teams and stakeholders to design and operationalize cloud services across M365, Azure, GCP, AWS, and OCI environments.
• Build and manage container platforms, including Kubernetes, in a DevOps-driven culture.
• Help clients modernize IT environments, including modernizing legacy systems and designing new platforms.
• Guide delivery of well-architected, secure, and scalable cloud solutions.
• Use internal cloud labs to experiment, prototype, and explore innovative approaches to client needs.
• Identify, mitigate, and communicate risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Produce and present materials at technical, project management, executive, and government oversight levels.

Benefits

• Health, life, and disability benefits.
• Financial and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values. The posting also describes total well-being offerings and states that eligibility for benefit programs generally applies to full-time and part-time employees regularly working at least 20 hours per week, with select offerings available to those below that threshold.

What This Job Offers

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