AWS Cloud Architect – Platform & Data Systems (Remote)

ActioNet, Inc.

Vienna (VA)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Education and Professional Training

FSA

Employee Referral and Merit Programs

Paid Holidays

Job summary

ActioNet, Inc. is seeking a Cloud Architect SME to lead architecture, modernization, and cloud adoption for federal programs. You will serve as the technical authority for secure, scalable cloud-native environments integrating front-end apps, APIs, databases, and analytics.

Location is Hybrid/Remote with DMV-area preference. The role emphasizes AWS-based architectures, microservices, containerization, DevSecOps enablement, and data platform integration, requiring strong AWS experience and

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Computer Science, or a related field.
8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, architecture, or enterprise infrastructure modernization.
Demonstrated experience architecting complex cloud-native platforms and leading migration and modernization initiatives.
Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and enterprise-scale deployments.
Proficiency with automation and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
Strong background in microservices architecture, containerization, and cloud-native application design.
Excellent communication skills with experience presenting architecture designs to technical and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical authority for enterprise and solution-level cloud architecture, guiding the design and modernization of complex application ecosystems.
Define cloud migration and modernization strategies including rehost, re-platform, refactor, and cloud-native redesign.
Define target-state architectures that support front-end applications, API platforms, databases, and analytics services.
Architect secure AWS-based environments using EC2, ECS, EMR, EKS, S3, RDS, Aurora, Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, and CloudWatch.
Lead the architectural design of microservices-based platforms emphasizing API-first integration and elastic scalability.
Establish containerization and orchestration standards using Docker and Kubernetes.
Architect data platforms integrating Oracle, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Aurora, and cloud-native object storage.
Define architectures for computation engines that execute Python-based analytical workloads.
Design secure cloud-native environments with IAM, encryption, secrets management, logging, and compliance controls.
Lead DevSecOps and CI/CD architecture integrating GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, CloudFormation, and automated testing and security scanning tools.
Define infrastructure-as-code standards and reusable deployment patterns.
Optimize cloud architectures for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure alignment with federal security requirements.
Produce and maintain cloud architecture artifacts and roadmaps.
Guide engineering teams during implementation with architectural oversight and risk management.
Support phased migrations with validation, testing, and rollback planning.
Provide post-migration optimization and resiliency improvements.
Mentor technical teams and contribute to cloud standards.