Cloud Platform Infrastructure Architect

Guidehouse•Washington, DC

1d•$102,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Infrastructure Architect to design, implement and manage scalable, secure and resilient cloud architectures on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Duties include the following: Design end-to-end AWS cloud infrastructure solutions to support enterprise applications, data platforms, and business critical services. Create high-availability, disaster recovery, and multi-region strategies. Develop migration strategies for transitioning on-premises workloads to AWS. Contribute to cloud strategy and technology roadmaps. Oversee deployment of Infrastructure as code (IaC)using tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation or CDK. Establish and enhance continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines to streamline software deployment and infrastructure updates. Ensure observability, monitoring and logging using AWS CloudWatch, X-Ray or third-party tools. Design architecture that meets security, governance, and regulatory compliance requirements (HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 2 etc.) as applicable. Implement IAM best practices, encryption strategies, and secure networking. Partner with developers, DevOps engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions meet mission-critical needs. Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues related to cloud infrastructure, ensuring high performance and reliability. Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering teams. Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and trends, evaluating and recommending new solutions to enhance our capabilities.

Requirements

US Citizenship or Green Card is required.
Bachelor’s degree . Additional Four (4) expedience can be used in lieu of degree.
Minimum Six(6) to Eight(8) years of prior relevant experience in IT infrastructure, with at least 5 years in AWS cloud architecture, DevOps, or infrastructure automation.
Expertise in AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, Route 53, IAM, etc.).
Strong knowledge of networking (VPC, VPN, Direct Connect, load balancing).
Hands on experience with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless architecture.
Owns policy for access roles, change management, ops workflows, code standards, compliance enforcement, high level infra and tooling decisions, etc.
Ensures infra budget controls.
Owns policy for internal threat monitoring aka “watching the watchers”.
Ownership of AWS services like Control Tower, Amazon Guard Duty, AWS Service Catalog, AWS Security Hub, AWS CloudTrail, Github Organization-Level Admin.
Expertise in AWS (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, CloudFormation, Workspaces, Snowball).
Strong development background in Python (Boto3), Bash, SQL.
Hands-on experience with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).
Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure as code (Terraform, GitLab CI, Puppet, Ansible).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Proven ability to work autonomously and collaborate, mentor, help, and support other team members, as needed to solve complex operational and reliability problems.
No visa sponsorship available for this position.
Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

Nice To Haves

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (Highly desirable).
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
AWS Certified Security – Specialty, or other relevant AWS certifications.

Responsibilities

Design end-to-end AWS cloud infrastructure solutions to support enterprise applications, data platforms, and business critical services.
Create high-availability, disaster recovery, and multi-region strategies.
Develop migration strategies for transitioning on-premises workloads to AWS.
Contribute to cloud strategy and technology roadmaps.
Oversee deployment of Infrastructure as code (IaC)using tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation or CDK.
Establish and enhance continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines to streamline software deployment and infrastructure updates.
Ensure observability, monitoring and logging using AWS CloudWatch, X-Ray or third-party tools.
Design architecture that meets security, governance, and regulatory compliance requirements (HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 2 etc.) as applicable.
Implement IAM best practices, encryption strategies, and secure networking.
Partner with developers, DevOps engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions meet mission-critical needs.
Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues related to cloud infrastructure, ensuring high performance and reliability.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering teams.
Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and trends, evaluating and recommending new solutions to enhance our capabilities.

Benefits

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach Care.com annual membership
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus