Cloud Solutions Architect

Saliense • Arlington, VA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Cloud Solutions Architect leads ONR’s enterprise cloud architecture strategy, design, and working group. This is a 100% onsite position in Arlington, VA. The role delivers secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective AWS and hybrid solutions that support mission requirements and IT modernization goals. It sets and governs architecture standards, reference architectures, design documentation, and best practices, while driving improvements to performance, availability, security, and cost.

The position provides senior technical authority and mentorship to cloud engineers, system administrators, developers, and cybersecurity staff, guiding architecture decisions from planning through operational sustainment. It requires hands-on AWS infrastructure architecture, deployment, and optimization; complex network design; backup and disaster recovery strategy; and oversight of the cloud infrastructure lifecycle, including escalated troubleshooting and root cause analysis.

The architect designs cloud solutions to meet Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, and ONR cybersecurity requirements, including RMF, NIST SP 800-53, DISA STIGs and SRGs, and IASAE Level II cybersecurity architecture requirements. The role leads security architecture for ATO efforts, security assessments, and continuous monitoring; oversees security documentation and POA&Ms; and partners with assurance and cybersecurity teams to define controls and remediate risks.

The position defines ONR’s Infrastructure as Code strategy using AWS CloudFormation and/or Terraform, architects CI/CD pipelines and automated provisioning and deployment processes, and drives automation using scripting and AWS tools. It also leads application and workload migration, modernization, and integration into AWS; coordinates with enterprise architecture, infrastructure, network, security, and development teams; and advises government stakeholders on cloud capabilities, modernization roadmaps, and emerging technologies.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant or related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Enterprise Architecture, Computer Science, or an IT-related field.
• DoD Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF) DoD 8570 IASAE Level II certification.
• Enterprise Architecture Certification.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead ONR’s enterprise cloud architecture strategy, design, and working group.
• Deliver secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective AWS and hybrid solutions aligned with mission requirements and IT modernization goals.
• Establish and govern cloud architecture standards, reference architectures, design documentation, and best practices.
• Review cloud environments and drive improvements to performance, availability, security, and cost.
• Serve as a senior technical authority and mentor cloud engineers, system administrators, developers, and cybersecurity staff.
• Architect, deploy, and optimize AWS infrastructure and design complex network topologies.
• Define backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies.
• Oversee the cloud infrastructure lifecycle and lead escalated troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Architect cloud solutions that comply with DoD, Department of the Navy, and ONR cybersecurity requirements.
• Lead cloud security architecture for ATO efforts, security assessments, and continuous monitoring.
• Oversee system security documentation and POA&Ms; partner with cybersecurity teams to define controls and prioritize and remediate risks.
• Define and lead the enterprise Infrastructure as Code strategy and architect CI/CD pipelines and automated provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes.
• Drive automation with scripting and AWS tools, and work with application teams to integrate cloud infrastructure into software delivery and modernization efforts.
• Lead migration, modernization, and integration of applications and workloads into AWS.
• Coordinate with enterprise architecture, infrastructure, network, security, and development teams to maintain interoperability.
• Optimize ONR’s AWS environment through usage and cost analysis, configuration and asset governance, ServiceNow CMDB integration, and operational documentation and baselines.
• Advise government stakeholders on cloud capabilities, modernization roadmaps, and emerging technologies.
• Lead technical reviews, change management, and resolution of critical incidents.

What This Job Offers

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