AWS LANDING ZONE ACCELERATOR (LZA) SME - (Must have active TS/SCI clearance)

NorthHill Technology; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthHill Technology Resources LLC seeks an experienced AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) SME to join a secure, mission-critical cloud modernization team in Herndon, VA. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance and on-site work, focusing on scalable, automated AWS foundations and regulated environments.

You will help transition from manual configurations to governed, automated infrastructures, coordinating with prime partners and ensuring secure, compliant deployments in restricted partitions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in AWS cloud infrastructure or migration engineering.
• Direct hands-on experience implementing AWS Landing Zone Accelerator.
• Experience with AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and infrastructure-as-code governance.
• Hands-on AWS cloud experience in highly controlled environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain AWS Landing Zone Accelerator and multi-account governance patterns.
• Align development, test, and production configurations through infrastructure as code.
• Design and validate blue/green deployments and controlled rollback procedures.
• Develop repeatable deployment and migration processes for restricted AWS environments.

Skills

AWS cloud infrastructure

Migration engineering

Infrastructure as code

Security and compliance

Education

Certifications: Security+ or CISSP

Tools

AWS Landing Zone Accelerator

AWS Organizations

Control Tower

Job description

AWS LANDING ZONE ACCELERATOR (LZA) SME - (Must have active TS/SCI clearance)

• Herndon, VA
• Information Technology

One of our premier clients is seeking an experiencedAWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) SME to join a highly skilled team delivering advanced cloud engineering capabilities for a mission-critical, security-sensitive initiative. This is a full-time position requiring an active Top Secret/SCI clearance. Take a leading role in building secure AWS foundations that scale. You will guide the transition from manually configured cloud environments to consistent, automated, governed infrastructure, including deployments with demanding operational constraints. You will work with experienced technical partners in a collaborative environment where careful engineering and measurable results matter.

The program you will be supporting is a highly classified, mission-critical modernization initiative. Your roles will be to help build next-generation cloud infrastructure and integration platforms that connect fragmented intelligence, operational data, and mission systems through APIs, MCP servers, and cloud-native technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain AWS Landing Zone Accelerator and multi-account governance patterns.
• Align development, test, and production configurations through infrastructure as code.
• Design and validate blue/green deployments and controlled rollback procedures.
• Develop repeatable deployment and migration processes for restricted AWS environments.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years in AWS cloud infrastructure or migration engineering.
• Direct hands‑on experience implementing AWS Landing Zone Accelerator.
• Experience with AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and infrastructure-as-code governance.
• Hands‑on AWS cloud experience and ability to work effectively in highly controlled environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating across AWS commercial, GovCloud, or other restricted partitions.
• Experience designing resilient migration and cutover patterns.
• Relevant AWS professional or specialty certifications; Security+ or CISSP where applicable.

One of our premier clients is seeking an experiencedAWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) SME to join a highly skilled team delivering advanced cloud engineering capabilities for a mission-critical, security-sensitive initiative. This is a full-time position requiring an active Top Secret/SCI clearance. Take a leading role in building secure AWS foundations that scale. You will guide the transition from manually configured cloud environments to consistent, automated, governed infrastructure, including deployments with demanding operational constraints. You will work with experienced technical partners in a collaborative environment where careful engineering and measurable results matter.

The program you will be supporting is a highly classified, mission-critical modernization initiative. Your roles will be to help build next-generation cloud infrastructure and integration platforms that connect fragmented intelligence, operational data, and mission systems through APIs, MCP servers, and cloud-native technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain AWS Landing Zone Accelerator and multi-account governance patterns.
• Align development, test, and production configurations through infrastructure as code.
• Design and validate blue/green deployments and controlled rollback procedures.
• Develop repeatable deployment and migration processes for restricted AWS environments.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years in AWS cloud infrastructure or migration engineering.
• Direct hands‑on experience implementing AWS Landing Zone Accelerator.
• Experience with AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and infrastructure-as-code governance.
• Hands‑on AWS cloud experience and ability to work effectively in highly controlled environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating across AWS commercial, GovCloud, or other restricted partitions.
• Experience designing resilient migration and cutover patterns.
• Relevant AWS professional or specialty certifications; Security+ or CISSP where applicable.

Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI clearance; must be eligible for applicable SCI read-on/indoctrination and additional program-specific access approvals.
• Must reside within commuting distance of one of the following 4 approved secure work locations: Herndon, VA; Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; or Denver, CO.
• Regular on-site work in an approved secure facility and occasional work at authorized customer facilities may be required. This is not a remote position.
• Full-time position, on-site
• Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U.S. citizenship status