Cloud Architect

Amatriot Group, LLC; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amatriot Group, LLC is seeking a Cloud Architect to manage and optimize the organization’s cloud environment for scalability, security, and compliance. You will work with Cloud Engineers and Cloud Security to define infrastructure and deployment strategies for federal agency systems.

The role requires deep experience in cloud architecture, AWS/Azure, and IaC tools like Terraform/Ansible, with a focus on DevSecOps and CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• 12 years of experience in cloud architecture and related fields.
• Experience with AWS and Azure; Azure preferred.
• Knowledge of cloud-native technologies like containers, Kubernetes, and serverless.
• Familiarity with Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, and cloud security best practices.
• Understanding of microservice and SOA patterns.
• Experience with Git and CI tools like GitLab CI.

Responsibilities

• Manage the architecture of the organization's cloud environment.
• Ensure cloud-deployed capabilities are scalable, agile, secure, compliant, and interoperable.
• Design and deploy cloud-based solutions efficiently and effectively.
• Analyze federal agency application requirements to determine the cloud foundation needed to host and support services.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineers and Cloud Security personnel to define infrastructure, networking, and deployment approaches.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Networking

Security

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Serverless

Linux administration

Java

Python

C#

GitLab CI

Git

IAM

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Azure

AWS

Cloud observability

Tools

Docker

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Location: Linthicum Heights, MD
Security Clearance: Active Secret
Job Type: Full-Time

Target Salary Range*:$100,000 - $170,000

*This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary

Position Overview

The Cloud Architect manages the architecture of an organization’s cloud environment to ensure the scalability, agility, optimization, security, integration, compliance, and interoperability of cloud-deployed capabilities. This role is responsible for analyzing the requirements of a federal agency’s applications and capabilities and establishing the underlying cloud foundation needed to host and support those services. The Cloud Architect works with Cloud Engineers and Cloud Security personnel to define cloud infrastructure, networking, and deployment approaches for agency systems.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture and Infrastructure Design

• Manage the architecture of the organization’s cloud environment.
• Ensure cloud-deployed capabilities are scalable, agile, optimized, secure, integrated, compliant, and interoperable.
• Design and deploy cloud-based solutions efficiently and effectively.
• Analyze federal agency application and capability requirements to determine the cloud foundation needed to host and support services.
• Define cloud infrastructure, networking, and deployment approaches in collaboration with Cloud Engineers and Cloud Security personnel.

Qualifications

Experience

• 12 years of experience.
• May have supervisory or management experience.
• Proficiency in cloud architecture design, including networking, scalability, and security of cloud-based solutions.
• Experience with cloud platforms, including AWS and Azure; Azure is preferred.
• Knowledge of cloud-native technologies and tools, including containerization, Kubernetes, and serverless computing.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, including virtualization, storage, networking, and load balancing.
• Understanding of cloud security best practices, including encryption, micro-segmentation, and least privilege.
• Familiarity with cloud management and infrastructure/configuration-as-code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience with DevSecOps methodologies and continuous integration and continuous delivery practices.
• Awareness of microservice and service-oriented architecture patterns.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle and agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience with cloud observability toolsets.
• Understanding of version control systems such as Git and their integration into CI tools such as GitLab CI.
• Basic understanding of Linux administration and programming languages such as Java, Python, and C#.
• Experience with identity and access management solutions, including Azure Entra ID, AWS IAM, and Keycloak.

Certifications - Candidates must upload a copy of active certifications.

• Active AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification.