Senior AWS GovCloud Architect

Credence•McLean, VA

About The Position

Credence has an immediate opening for a highly skilled Senior AWS GovCloud Architect supporting various DoD customers in mission-critical environments. This hands-on architect role supports the broader cloud hosting lifecycle, including AWS infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, container platforms, automation, technical solutioning, troubleshooting, monitoring, security, and operational support. The ideal candidate has strong experience designing, implementing, automating, and troubleshooting AWS-based environments and is comfortable working across infrastructure, deployments, container platforms, security controls, and customer requirements. The architect leads the technical architecture, design, and deployment of AWS GovCloud development, test, and production hosting environments at DoD Impact Levels IL4 and IL5. The role establishes cloud governance, Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA) compliance, automated scaling, and continuous readiness, while ensuring alignment with the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides, and DoD enterprise architecture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or an equivalent field.
At least eight years of hands-on cloud architecture and engineering experience.
Demonstrated expertise architecting enterprise solutions in AWS GovCloud, including VPC peering, Direct Connect, IAM role governance, and SCCA Virtual Datacenter Security Stack (VDSS/VDMS) integration.
Experience with DoD Impact Level 4 and IL5 environments, the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), enterprise architecture, SCCA compliance, and cloud governance.
Active AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification.
Active CISSP or SecurityX (formerly CASP+) certification.
Active Secret clearance.
Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Lead the technical architecture, design, and deployment of AWS GovCloud development, test, and production hosting environments at DoD Impact Levels IL4 and IL5.
Establish cloud governance, SCCA compliance, automated scaling, and continuous readiness.
Ensure technical alignment with the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides, and DoD enterprise architecture.
Support the cloud hosting lifecycle, including AWS infrastructure, IaC, CI/CD, container platforms, automation, technical solutioning, troubleshooting, monitoring, security, and operational support.