Cloud Architect

Softthink Solutions • Washington, DC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Cloud Architect serves as the primary technical lead responsible for designing, advising, and optimizing the 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; Compute, storage, container services; 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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• AWS Architecture Design — Provide expert guidance on cloud design, scalability, resiliency, and secure-by-default patterns.
• Security & Compliance Oversight — Ensure all cloud operations meet FedRAMP Moderate, USITC CISO directives, and NISPOM security requirements.
• Cost Optimization & Efficiency — Advise on cost-saving strategies, resource right-sizing, and operational efficiency improvements.
• Infrastructure-as-Code Leadership — Provide Terraform architectural guidance; design reproducible, scalable IaC blueprints.
• DevOps & Engineering Mentorship — Mentor USITC engineering teams on IaC principles, DevOps workflows, and secure cloud operations.
• Cloud Management Support — Support monitoring, networking, storage, compute provisioning, and cloud resource governance.
• Incident & Access Security Compliance — Prevent unauthorized access, comply with no-split-tunneling rules, and report breaches within 1 hour.
• Collaboration with COR/CO — Coordinate with USITC COR/CO for approvals, reporting, and compliance actions.

Benefits

• Opportunities to work with leading multinational clients.
• A comprehensive portfolio of solutions that span leading-edge technologies from Enterprise Architecture to Business Intelligence to Quality Assurance
• Established methodologies, processes, and mentoring to maximize efficacy and efficiency.
• A growing R&D division continually exploring and pioneering the latest technological developments in a variety of disciplines.

What This Job Offers

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