Cloud Solutions Architect

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect with hands-on experience spanning full stack application development and cloud engineering. The position is located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph to be considered.

Requirements

• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
• TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Demonstrated experience architecting and engineering services that integrate multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle).
• Demonstrated experience installing, configuring and managing compute resources (Linux and Windows VMs), storage (file, object), networking components (VNet, load balancers, firewalls, DNS, VPNs).
• Demonstrated experience managing Identity and Access Management.
• Demonstrated experience administering databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB) and writing scripts for reporting and automation (SQL, Python)
• Demonstrated experience performing remote administration and automation using scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell).
• Demonstrated experience deploying, maintaining and troubleshooting containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Demonstrated experience performing incident management, root cause analysis and troubleshooting for services and users.
• Demonstrated experience applying system patches and updates for cloud infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience configuring security and compliance scanning, assessment and reporting tools; setting alerts and remediating issues.
• Demonstrated experience providing Tier 1-3 solution support, creating service documentation and delivering user training.
• Demonstrated experience using Jira for issue and task management.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience creating architecture diagrams (Visio, Draw.IO) and translating requirements into cloud solutions.
• Demonstrated experience gathering requirements and sequencing solution deployments.
• Demonstrated experience automating tasks and building Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Demonstrated experience analyzing resource usage and implementing cost optimization strategies.
• Demonstrated experience working with DevSecOps practices and tools (GitLab, CI/CD pipelines).
• Demonstrated experience with Linux Administration (networking, applying patches, package management)

Responsibilities

• Participate across all phases of the software development lifecycle, including scope and work estimation, design, documentation, implementation, testing, integration, and sustainment.
• Design and develop new applications aligned to Sponsor mission requirements.
• Provide operations and maintenance support for multiple mission tools.
• Contribute to software architecture decisions and develop solutions to complex design challenges.
• Develop modern front end applications using current frameworks.
• Build, deploy, and maintain containerized applications in cloud environments.
• Manage virtual and physical servers within VMware environments.

What This Job Offers

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