Cloud Migration Architect

Visionist, Inc.•Columbia, MD

3d•$170,000 - $240,000•Onsite

About The Position

Visionist has an exciting new, fully FUNDED opportunity for a Cloud Migration Architect on our largest PRIME contract. Our team of Analysts and Engineers is motivated by the direct impact on the mission, crafting specialized tools for enhanced efficiency and quick iterations for our operations user base. Seeing your tools in real-time action brings immediate gratification. This premier program encompasses traditional software services including Systems Design and Engineering, Database Administration, Data Science and Knowledge Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Integration and Test, as well as Operations and Systems Support. The program is characterized by innovation and excitement, fostering meaningful engagements, and offering distinctive collaboration opportunities with users, policy makers, and mission leadership, all while maintaining a service mindset. If you thrive in a collaborative work environment and enjoy utilizing a diverse tech stack, then this opportunity is tailor-made for you! For over 15 years, Visionist has been solving the Intelligence Community's toughest software and analysis challenges. As a 100% employee-owned company, we prioritize our people—your job security is assured. We embed small engineering teams with analysts to rapidly identify and solve mission capability gaps playing a critical role in defending our nation’s cyber infrastructure & providing expertise in malware analysis, attribution, mapping adversarial infrastructure, pen testing, and operational planning. Our open-door leadership team fosters a supportive culture, where internal growth and promotion opportunities are the norm. Don’t just take our word for it—check out our 4.8-star review on Glassdoor. Join a company that feels like a family with regular happy hours, baseball games, activity clubs and more. Check us out at www.visionistinc.com.

Requirements

Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.
Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
12 years of experience in system engineering and cloud architecture
Deep understanding of prompt engineering, including the nuances, capabilities, and limitations of modern LLMs
Practical experience utilizing Terraform for resource deployment based on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
Experience reviewing, validating, and debugging AI-generated code or infrastructure configurations for production environments
Knowledge of Content Delivery Network (CDN) concepts and cloud-based hosting environments such as Cloudflare
Familiarity with Git and Atlassian Tools including Jira and Confluence
U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible).
Applicants selected will be required to obtain / maintain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering teams in leveraging AI tools to design, generate, and deploy CDN infrastructure using Terraform
Formulate and refine complex AI prompts to consistently produce secure and optimized Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Evaluate AI-generated outputs for quality and efficiency while adjusting prompting strategies to account for model hallucinations and limitations
Establish best practices, standardized workflows, and review processes regarding AI interaction and prompt engineering
Collaborate with stakeholders to define architectural requirements and translate them into effective AI directives

Benefits

100% employee-owned company
Competitive 15% retirement contribution! (5% 401K match & 10% ESOP)
4 weeks paid time off that is never “use or lose”
12 paid holidays
Comp time
Overtime
Flexible work hours
80 hours of paid parental leave with an additional $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity
Medical, dental, & vision benefits for both individuals and families
Additional $4,160/year for those who waive medical benefits
Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 – use it towards gyms/fitness, new tech, or your HSA!
Annual merit increases & performance-based bonuses
Term life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability