Cloud Architect — Active Secret, AWS/Azure Expert

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

Job summary

The Amatriot Group seeks a seasoned Cloud Architect to lead the architecture of the organization's cloud environment, aligning it with federal agency requirements and security standards. You will collaborate with Cloud Engineers and Cloud Security to define infrastructure, networking, and deployment approaches for scalable, compliant cloud services.

Required 12+ years in cloud architecture, strong AWS/Azure experience (Azure preferred), IaC with Terraform/Ansible, and familiarity with DevSecOps,

Qualifications

• 12+ years in cloud architecture and related fields.
• Proficient with AWS and Azure; Azure preferred.
• Knowledge of containerization, Kubernetes, and serverless.
• Experience with IaC tools Terraform and Ansible.
• Familiar with DevSecOps and CI/CD practices.
• Aware of microservices/SOA patterns.
• Understanding of SDLC and Agile (Scrum/Kanban).
• Experience with cloud observability toolsets.
• Knowledge of Git and CI tools like GitLab CI.
• Linux admin basics; programming in Java, Python, C#.
• Experience with IAM (Azure Entra ID, AWS IAM, Keycloak).

Responsibilities

• 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 with Cloud Engineers and Cloud Security personnel.

Skills

Cloud architecture design

AWS

Azure

Containerization

Kubernetes

Serverless

IaC (Terraform, Ansible)

DevSecOps

Microservices & SOA

SDLC & Agile (Scrum, Kanban)

Observability toolsets

Git & GitLab CI

Linux administration

Java, Python, C#

IAM solutions (Azure Entra ID, AWS IAM

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI

Job description

The Amatriot Group seeks a seasoned Cloud Architect to lead the architecture of the organization's cloud environment, aligning it with federal agency requirements and security standards. You will collaborate with Cloud Engineers and Cloud Security to define infrastructure, networking, and deployment approaches for scalable, compliant cloud services.

Required 12+ years in cloud architecture, strong AWS/Azure experience (Azure preferred), IaC with Terraform/Ansible, and familiarity with DevSecOps,