Cloud Solutions Architect

TIAG • Arlington, MA

1d • $160,000 - $190,000 • Onsite

About The Position

TIAG is seeking an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to support the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Arlington, Virginia. The role leads the design, modernization, and implementation of secure, scalable cloud architectures for ONR enterprise IT operations and research. It is a full-time onsite position at ONR facilities, working directly with government stakeholders and multidisciplinary engineering teams in a secure federal IT environment. The architect serves as a senior technical advisor, translating mission and business needs into solutions aligned with Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Navy (DON), and ONR cybersecurity and architecture standards. The position requires hands-on AWS architecture experience, enterprise infrastructure knowledge, and the ability to plan cloud migrations while maintaining mission-critical services.

The architect designs and documents secure, scalable, highly available AWS environments; leads migration and modernization of on-premises infrastructure, applications, and file services; and supports hybrid-cloud integration. The role also addresses security and authorization requirements, cloud operations and cost optimization, automation, disaster recovery, and stakeholder engagement. The position is based in Arlington, Virginia, with no travel expected. Salary range: $160,000–$190,000 per year.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience where permitted by contract requirements.
• At least 8 years of progressive experience in enterprise IT infrastructure, systems engineering, or cloud engineering.
• At least 4 years of demonstrated AWS cloud architecture or engineering experience.
• Proven experience designing and implementing production AWS environments.
• Strong hands-on understanding of AWS VPC architecture, network segmentation, routing, security groups, and hybrid connectivity.
• Experience developing architecture diagrams, technical designs, and cloud migration plans.
• Experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, networking, virtualization, and enterprise storage technologies.
• Knowledge of DoD cybersecurity requirements, NIST security controls, and RMF processes.
• Ability to communicate complex architectural concepts to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Active Secret security clearance; U.S. or naturalized citizenship is required.
• Must possess a DoD Information Assurance System Architect and Engineer (IASAE) Level II certification recognized under applicable DoD 8570.01-M requirements or the DoD 8140 successor framework, as specified by the contract.
• Must possess a current, relevant computing environment certification demonstrating competency in the cloud platform or infrastructure supported by the position.

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional certification is preferred for the computing environment certification requirement, subject to ONR approval and applicable contract provisions.
• Experience supporting the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, or other federal agencies.
• Experience with AWS GovCloud (US), DoD cloud environments, and hybrid enterprise architectures.
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience migrating enterprise file shares, applications, databases, and infrastructure to AWS.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and hybrid identity integration.
• Experience supporting ATO documentation and cloud security authorization.
• Familiarity with ITIL, ITSM, CMDB, and enterprise configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Design and document secure, scalable, highly available AWS cloud architectures, including VPCs and connections to on-premises infrastructure.
• Develop architecture diagrams, technical design documents, implementation roadmaps, technical recommendations, and architecture decision records.
• Design solutions using AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Backup, and AWS Systems Manager.
• Evaluate architectures against security, availability, scalability, cost, and operational requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to cloud engineers, systems engineers, network administrators, cybersecurity personnel, and other engineering staff.
• Assess and lead migration of on-premises infrastructure, applications, and file services into approved AWS environments.
• Develop migration strategies, dependency assessments, implementation schedules, and rollback plans; evaluate rehosting, re-platforming, refactoring, and retirement approaches.
• Collaborate with application development teams to modernize workloads, improve cloud-native integration, support hybrid-cloud integration, and modernize legacy systems.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and improve operational efficiency.
• Design architectures aligned with DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, NIST SP 800-53, Risk Management Framework, and applicable DISA STIG requirements.
• Collaborate with Information Assurance and cybersecurity teams on Authority to Operate requirements, security assessments, vulnerability remediation, and POA&M activities.
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation supporting system authorization and continuous monitoring.
• Establish cloud governance, operational standards, and architectural best practices; assess resource utilization and recommend cost optimization opportunities.
• Develop cloud disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity strategies.
• Support infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation, and promote CI/CD, DevSecOps, and automated configuration management practices.
• Coordinate with enterprise IT support teams to maintain service availability during modernization activities.
• Work with ONR technical leadership, government stakeholders, and contractor teams to set architecture priorities and translate requirements into technical designs and implementation plans.
• Evaluate proposed technologies for compatibility with ONR infrastructure and mission requirements.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical working groups, and engineering discussions.

What This Job Offers

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