Mid-Level Solutions Architect, Secure Cloud Environments

Torch Technologies, Inc.

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Torch Technologies Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation’s top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: “Lighting the Pathway of Freedom”. And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us! Torch Technologies is seeking a skilled Cloud Architect to design, implement, and support hybrid-cloud infrastructure at the IL7 level. This role requires expertise in cloud provisioning, deployment, troubleshooting, and performance optimization to ensure secure, compliant, and resilient environments that meet customer and program needs. As a Mid Level Cloud Architect your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Design, build, and oversee multi-cloud strategies across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Define and implement network topologies, connectivity solutions, and service integrations. Evaluate and balance tradeoffs between cost, performance, and resilience. Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural governance to engineering teams. Ensure cloud solutions adhere to security, compliance, and operational standards. Stay current on emerging cloud technologies and recommend adoption strategies Define network topologies, connectivity, and service integrations. Balance cost, performance, and resilience tradeoffs. Provide technical leadership and architectural governance.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure architecture, systems engineering, or a similar role.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Secure Systems Engineering: Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining systems in highly regulated environments, such as DoD IL5/IL6, FedRAMP High, or comparable air-gapped networks.
• Secure Cloud Implementation: Proven expertise managing secure cloud infrastructure in AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or Google Cloud, including secure networking (VPCs/VNETs, routing, boundary protection) and identity management (IAM, Privileged Access Management).
• Automation & Security as Code: Hands-on experience using Terraform to automate cloud resource provisioning and configuration, incorporating security controls such as encryption, logging, and STIG compliance directly in code.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a relevant technical field.
• Experience designing and implementing Zero Trust (ZT) architectures.
• Experience with secure cloud connectivity (AWS TS Region, Azure PLx).
• Experience with VDI deployments (Azure AVD, AWS Workspaces).
• Experience with Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC).
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, VMWare VCP, CISSP).
• Experience working on classified networks and interfacing with military officials at operational and strategic levels.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and oversee multi-cloud strategies across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Define and implement network topologies, connectivity solutions, and service integrations.
• Evaluate and balance tradeoffs between cost, performance, and resilience.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural governance to engineering teams.
• Ensure cloud solutions adhere to security, compliance, and operational standards.
• Stay current on emerging cloud technologies and recommend adoption strategies
• Define network topologies, connectivity, and service integrations.
• Balance cost, performance, and resilience tradeoffs.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural governance.

Benefits

• ESOP participation
• 401(k) match and safe-harbor contribution
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• EAP
• education assistance
• paid time off
• holidays

What This Job Offers

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