Cloud Architect

Guidehouse•Dc, DC

21d

About The Position

The Cloud Architect leads the design, implementation, optimization, and operational management of secure, scalable, and extensible cloud architectures and services supporting mission and business requirements. The role covers infrastructure services, data flows, identity management, recovery processes, and platform operations. The position designs partner data flows and thoroughly documents threat models, visibility, and failure behavior. It implements approved connectivity and cloud choices with reproducible evidence of protection, operates Proxmox services, and maintains backups, recovery, identity, and logs. The architect also securely accepts isolation zones for collectors, sanitization, and identity mapping; trains substitutes; exercises restores; verifies protections before exchanges resume; coordinates endpoint and network specialists while retaining operational ownership after handover; establishes GPU server identity and storage path acceptance conditions; and leads traffic-analysis assessments, reporting residual exposure to mission leadership.

Requirements

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Top Secret security clearance.
Bachelor's degree.
Six or more years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a related discipline.
Experience in intelligence, national security, defense, technology, or private-sector mission environments.
Experience developing strategic plans, assessments, technical products, or operational frameworks.
Experience working across organizations and integrating diverse stakeholder requirements.
Familiarity with data analytics, AI/ML, knowledge management, or operational planning.
Experience supporting executive decision-making and governance processes.
Experience leading teams, projects, programs, or technical initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to improve processes, methodologies, and mission outcomes.
Demonstrated experience performing responsibilities directly related to the position.
Ability to work in complex, multidisciplinary environments.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience coordinating with senior leaders, technical experts, or operational stakeholders.
Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver quality results.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, optimization, and operational management of secure, scalable, and extensible cloud architectures, infrastructure services, data flows, identity management capabilities, recovery processes, and platform operations.
Design partner data flows and comprehensively document threat models, visibility, and failure behavior.
Implement approved connectivity and cloud choices with reproducible evidence of protection.
Operate Proxmox services and maintain backups, recovery, identity, and logs.
Securely accept isolation zones for collectors, sanitization, and identity mapping.
Train substitutes, exercise restores, and verify protections before exchanges resume.
Coordinate endpoint and network specialists while retaining operational ownership after handover.
Provide GPU server identity and storage path acceptance conditions.
Lead traffic-analysis assessments and report residual exposure to mission leadership.