AWS GovCloud Cloud Architect — Defense Aviation Analytics

SteerBridge; Vienna (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SteerBridge Strategies is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design secure, scalable AWS GovCloud architectures for a mission-critical Defense Aviation platform used by federal customers. This role owns the technical blueprint and guides engineers through delivery in a hybrid Vienna, VA setting.

The architect will create architecture documentation, prototype solutions, and set standards for infrastructure as code and CI/CD, ensuring security, resilience, and cost efficiency in DoD-aligned

Qualifications

• 6+ years of cloud experience, including 3+ years in an architecture or lead engineering role.
• Deep expertise designing AWS solutions across compute, networking, storage, and IAM.
• Strong command of the AWS Well‑Architected Framework and secure cloud design patterns.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and CI/CD at scale.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, identity, and network segmentation.
• Ability to produce clear architecture documentation and present to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Experience leading delivery across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design secure, scalable AWS GovCloud architectures for aviation analytics and operational workloads.
• Produce architecture diagrams, design documents, and technical decision records.
• Define standards for networking, identity, compute, storage, and data services.
• Apply AWS Well‑Architected principles across reliability, security, performance, and cost.
• Evaluate trade‑offs and make technology selections aligned with mission and compliance needs.
• Embed least‑privilege IAM, encryption, segmentation, and hardened baselines into designs.
• Set standards for infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines.
• Guide and review engineering implementation to ensure fidelity to the design.
• Prototype and validate new patterns and services before broad adoption.

Skills

AWS GovCloud

Cloud architecture

Security design

Documentation

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Cost optimization

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD tooling

AWS Well-Architected

Job description

SteerBridge Strategies is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design secure, scalable AWS GovCloud architectures for a mission-critical Defense Aviation platform used by federal customers. This role owns the technical blueprint and guides engineers through delivery in a hybrid Vienna, VA setting.

The architect will create architecture documentation, prototype solutions, and set standards for infrastructure as code and CI/CD, ensuring security, resilience, and cost efficiency in DoD-aligned