Hands-On Cloud AWS Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 112,900 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an experienced AWS Solutions Architect to translate customer IT needs into scalable cloud plans across AWS, GovCloud, and DoD IL environments. You will design, architect, and deploy production-grade solutions, modernize infrastructure, and guide cloud transformation initiatives for air force programs.

This role expects 10+ years in IT, deep AWS expertise, and security clearances, with a path to lead technical teams while shaping enterprise cloud strategy and secure

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience.
• 5+ years of architecting and deploying production AWS solutions.
• Experience in AWS GovCloud and DoD or IL environments.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional and 8570 IAT II Security+ CE certifications.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer IT needs into scalable cloud plans across AWS, GovCloud, and DoD IL.
• Design, architect, and deploy production-grade AWS solutions and modernize infrastructure.
• Lead cloud transformation initiatives and secure deployments for enterprise environments.
• Mentor and guide teams to deliver resilient cloud architectures.

Skills

AWS

Cloud architecture

GovCloud

DoD IL

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

8570 IAT II Security+ CE

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Job description

The Opportunity

At a certain point, experience‑based system design can start to look like clairvoyance. When you’ve developed so many systems that you can not only orchestrate the best solution for any technology‑based challenge, but you can also anticipate and preempt future issues, you’re a solutions architect. You’ve evolved your skills into strategy through a long path of software development accomplishments and the curiosity to understand how all the pieces of an IT ecosystem fit together. Are you ready to use your combination of knowledge, skill, and experience to take on the toughest challenges in the DoW Air Force?

Job Number: R0243951

As an AWS solution architect on our team, you'll translate your customer’s IT needs and future goals into a plan by crafting Office 365, Azure, AWS, GCP to designing, architecting, and deploying production‑grade AWS solutions, modernizing infrastructure, enabling secure cloud environments including GovCloud and DoD IL, and contributing to enterprise‑level cloud transformation initiatives. Through your leadership, we’ll help transform the way the Air Force uses technology including cloud migration, integrating advanced technology, and modernizing legacy systems. What do you do next in a career where you’ve reached this level? You mentor the next set of developers to help them grow into tomorrow’s solutions architects. As a technical leader, you’ll shape the digital solutions business and identify opportunities for growth.

Work with us and build the future of technology for our warfighters for the better.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have

• 10+ years of experience in IT
• 5+ years of experience with architecting and deploying production AWS solutions
• Experience architecting and engineering cloud solutions in AWS, including VPC design, IAM, EC2, containerized workloads, storage services, and networking fundamentals
• Experience with cloud‑native and DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure‑as‑code such as Terraform and CloudFormation, automated testing, and secure deployment workflows
• Experience with AWS in GovCloud and DoD or IL environments
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional and 8570 IAT II Security+ CE Certifications

Nice If You Have

• Experience designing and implementing automated build or deploy toolchains such as DevSecOps pipelines using GitLab CI/CD or Jenkins
• Experience in cloud cost optimization, including workload right‑sizing, autoscaling strategies, tagging, governance, and leveraging AWS native cost‑management tools
• Experience migrating on‑premises systems to AWS, including application refactoring, data migration, and modernization of legacy mission systems
• Experience with containerized and Kubernetes‑based architectures, such as ECS and EKS, supporting scalable and resilient mission workloads in cloud environments
• Experience working within GovCloud or DoD IL environments, applying security controls and compliance frameworks including NIST, RMF, and 800‑53
• Ability to collaborate with AOC mission stakeholders to translate operational needs into cloud‑native architectural enhancements

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well‑being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract‑specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $112,900.00 to $257,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.