AWS Cloud-Native Full-Stack Architect

US132 Guidehouse Digital, LLC; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Dental & Vision Insurance

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Guidehouse Digital is seeking an experienced software architecture and engineering leader to guide modern cloud-native solutions on AWS. You will mentor full-stack teams, drive architecture decisions, and ensure delivery of scalable, secure software products for government and commercial clients.

You will work across teams to design, implement, and demonstrate prototypes, while aligning with AWS Well-Architected principles and best practices in CI/CD, security, and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher; additional four years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of six years of relevant full-stack development experience, with at least four years in leadership or architecture roles.
• Five+ years building or modernizing AWS-based applications; leading frontend and backend services for cloud-native products.
• Proven ability to design, lead, and communicate complex software architecture to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Python, JavaScript, Django, and Vue.js; expert Python/JS proficiency; Django preferred.
• Experience with microservices, API design, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), serverless patterns, and modern CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor full-stack teams across modernization projects.
• Provide architectural oversight and hands-on development for AWS-based systems.
• Define standards, patterns, and roadmaps aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Drive solution architecture for RFPs, proposals, and thought leadership.
• Collaborate with UX, product owners, and engineers to deliver scalable, secure software.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

Django

Vue.js

AWS

Microservices

API design

CI/CD

Agile

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

SAM

Job description

Guidehouse Digital is seeking an experienced software architecture and engineering leader to guide modern cloud-native solutions on AWS. You will mentor full-stack teams, drive architecture decisions, and ensure delivery of scalable, secure software products for government and commercial clients.

You will work across teams to design, implement, and demonstrate prototypes, while aligning with AWS Well-Architected principles and best practices in CI/CD, security, and reliability.