Cloud Architect
Capital Technology Group
•$110,000 - $150,000•Remote
About The Position
CTG is seeking a Cloud Architect to help design, secure, and scale modern cloud solutions supporting high-impact federal initiatives. This role will focus on architecting resilient cloud environments, driving modernization efforts, and ensuring cloud security and compliance best practices are embedded throughout the solution lifecycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 4+ years of professional experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure architecture, or cloud architecture roles
- Deep hands-on experience designing cloud solutions in AWS (EKS, EC2, RDS, S3 preferred) with exposure to Azure, particularly disaster recovery and resiliency planning
- Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, container orchestration, and infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, compute, storage, IAM, security groups, monitoring, and infrastructure design
- Experience with cloud security architecture including IAM, encryption, secrets management, logging, vulnerability management, and secure access controls
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks such as NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, CIS benchmarks, or similar regulated environments
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, or similar)
- Experience supporting DevSecOps pipelines and CI/CD integrations
- Strong documentation, architecture review, and stakeholder communication skills
- MUST BE US Citizens and be able to obtain Public Trust clearance
Nice To Haves
- AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Architect, or similar certifications
- Familiarity with Zero Trust architecture principles
- Experience supporting federal government agencies
Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure, scalable cloud infrastructure solutions
- Lead cloud modernization and migration efforts across enterprise environments
- Develop cloud architecture standards and best practices
- Partner with engineering, DevSecOps, and cybersecurity teams to deliver secure cloud solutions
- Ensure compliance with federal security and regulatory requirements
- Support IAM, encryption, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and cloud operations
- Assess technical risks, architecture tradeoffs, resiliency, and performance optimization
- Translate mission and business needs into scalable cloud architectures
Benefits
- Remote Work (Hybrid roles will be specified in the job post)
- Competitive Compensation Package
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) with 4% matching
- Liberal PTO vacation policy
- Generous Annual Continuing Education
- Annual Wellness Budget
- Bonus Incentive Programs (Employee referrals and performance-based rewards)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
