Cloud Architect SME – Cloud-Native Platforms & Data Systems

ActioNet; Vienna (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Education and Professional Training

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Employee Referral and Merit Programs

PTO and Holidays

Job summary

ActioNet is seeking a Cloud Architect Subject Matter Expert to lead the architecture, modernization, and cloud adoption of mission‑critical enterprise systems supporting federal programs. The role is Hybrid/Remote with candidates local to the DMV area.

The position offers a salary up to $200,000, with deep experience in AWS, containerization, and DevSecOps, and a focus on secure, scalable cloud platforms for federal contracting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 8+ years in cloud engineering or architecture.
• Strong hands‑on AWS expertise and enterprise‑scale deployments.
• Proven track record in automation and infrastructure‑as‑code tooling.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for enterprise cloud architecture and modernization.
• Define target‑state architectures for apps, APIs, databases, and analytics.
• Lead DevSecOps and CI/CD practices using GitHub, Jenkins, Terraform, and CloudFormation.
• Architect secure AWS environments with containers, microservices, and cost optimization.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS

Microservices

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Automation

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

GitHub

Bitbucket

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

EC2

S3

RDS/Aurora

Job description

ActioNet is seeking a Cloud Architect Subject Matter Expert to lead the architecture, modernization, and cloud adoption of mission‑critical enterprise systems supporting federal programs.

Location: Hybrid/Remote. Candidates should be local to the DMV area.

Salary range for this position is up to $200,000, depending on qualifications, including relevant certifications, education, years of experience, and demonstrated experience supporting Federal Government programs within the field. Candidates with specialized expertise, industry‑recognized certifications, and strong Federal contracting experience may be considered at the higher end of the range.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for enterprise and solution‑level cloud architecture, guiding the design and modernization of complex application ecosystems
• Assess legacy and on‑premises environments and define cloud migration and modernization strategies including rehost, re‑platform, refactor, and cloud‑native redesign
• Define target‑state architectures that support front‑end applications, API platforms, enterprise databases, queueing systems, scalable computation engines, and analytical services
• Architect secure AWS‑based environments leveraging services such as EC2, ECS, EMR, EKS, S3, RDS, Aurora, Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, and CloudWatch
• Lead the architectural design of microservices‑based platforms emphasizing API‑first integration, loose coupling, stateless and stateful service separation, and elastic scalability
• Establish containerization and orchestration standards using Docker and Kubernetes to support portability, resilience, and automated deployment
• Architect data platforms integrating Oracle, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Aurora, and cloud‑native object storage for large‑scale transactional and analytical workloads
• Define architectures for computation engines that execute Python‑based analytical workloads and large‑scale data processing
• Design secure cloud‑native environments incorporating identity and access management, encryption, secrets management, logging, monitoring, and compliance controls
• Lead DevSecOps and CI/CD architecture integrating GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, CloudFormation, and automated testing and security scanning tools
• Define infrastructure‑as‑code standards and reusable deployment patterns for cloud environments
• Optimize cloud architectures for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency
• Collaborate closely with cybersecurity teams to ensure architectures align with federal security requirements and cloud compliance frameworks
• Produce and maintain cloud architecture artifacts including reference architectures, system diagrams, data flows, and migration roadmaps
• Guide engineering teams during implementation, providing architectural oversight, design reviews, and technical risk management
• Support planning and execution of phased migration efforts including validation, testing strategies, and rollback planning
• Provide post‑migration architectural support including performance tuning, resiliency improvements, and continuous optimization
• Mentor technical teams and contribute to the development of cloud standards, best practices, and long‑term modernization roadmaps

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Computer Science, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, cloud architecture, or enterprise infrastructure modernization
• Demonstrated experience architecting complex cloud‑native platforms and leading migration and modernization initiatives
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services and enterprise‑scale deployments
• Proven expertise in automation and infrastructure‑as‑code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible
• Strong background in microservices architecture, containerization, and cloud‑native application design
• Excellent communication skills with experience presenting architecture designs to technical and executive stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or equivalent certification
• Experience architecting data platforms, analytics solutions, or large‑scale computation environments
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration in regulated or federal environments
• Background in disaster recovery, high availability architecture, and continuity planning
• Experience supporting Agile or SAFe development organizations

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Education and Professional Training
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Employee Referral and Merit Recognition Programs
• Employee Assistance and Identity Theft Protection
• Paid Holidays: 11 per year
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Disability Insurance

ActioNet is an equal‑opportunity employer and values inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Direct Applicants Only. No Agencies, No third‑party recruiters, please.