Cloud Enterprise Architect

KBR • Chantilly, VA

3d • $180,200 - $220,000 • Onsite

About The Position

KBR is seeking a Cloud Enterprise Architect to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support to a government customer in Chantilly and Reston, Virginia. The role provides enterprise-level cloud architecture guidance across mission systems, supporting architectural consistency, interoperability, and compliance across cloud solutions serving national security objectives. The architect advises government stakeholders on technical strategy, cloud adoption, and emerging technologies, aligning solutions with mission needs and lifecycle frameworks. In a highly classified environment, the role supports mission effectiveness, scalability, and long-term technology planning, including architecture governance, security compliance, and integration of MLOps and data-centric architectures. The position also requires drafting critical documents to establish new contracts.

The position is onsite, with minimal travel and standard 40-hour work weeks. Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with eligibility for a polygraph. Compensation is listed as $180,200 to $220,000; the offered rate depends on the selected candidate’s qualifications and internal parity. KBR may provide additional compensation, potentially including sign-on bonuses, relocation benefits, short- and long-term incentives, or discretionary payments, in accordance with internal policy or contractual designation.

Candidates joining KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions business before its planned spin-off, expected in January 2027, will transition to the future independent company Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply.

Requirements

• Master’s degree and 7+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise; or a bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise; or no degree and 10+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise.
• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with eligibility for polygraph.
• Experience supporting cloud environments or enterprise IT systems within DoD or Intelligence Community settings.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and with enterprise system architecture principles.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting Intelligence Community space/counterspace mission systems.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator/Architect, Security+, or similar.
• Experience with hybrid cloud, cross-domain solutions, or secure classified cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure architectural consistency, interoperability, and integration across enterprise cloud solutions and mission systems.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce architectural governance frameworks and architectural decision records (ADRs).
• Lead security architecture reviews and compliance assessments across cloud platforms and enterprise systems.
• Support Authorization to Operate (ATO) processes and ensure alignment with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and continuous monitoring requirements.
• Advise government stakeholders on architecture strategy, cloud adoption, and vendor selection.
• Contribute expertise in systems engineering lifecycle processes, MLOps pipeline design, and Data Mesh architectures.
• Define enterprise security guardrails, control frameworks, and technical standards for development teams.
• Review and validate system and cloud architecture designs for alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Manage cloud cost optimization strategies, track program schedules and milestones, and support financial governance of cloud resources.
• Coordinate across programs and solution teams, integrating Agile/Scrum methodologies and managing interdependencies.
• Draft critical documents necessary to establish new contracts.

Benefits

• Potential additional compensation, including sign-on bonuses, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments, subject to internal policy or contractual designation.

What This Job Offers

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