Multi-Cloud Cloud Architect Lead (AWS/Azure)

Acuity, Inc.; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); On-site; USD 108,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity, Inc. seeks a Cloud Technical Lead to guide enterprise cloud engineering for the U.S. Department of State. The role emphasizes deep hands-on AWS expertise with strong Azure knowledge across multi-cloud environments to drive secure, scalable cloud delivery.

You will mentor engineers, establish standard patterns, lead IaC with Terraform and CloudFormation, and collaborate with cybersecurity to implement Zero Trust, IAM, and observability across platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise cloud environments across multi-cloud/hybrid setups.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for cloud modernization, migration, and adoption across AWS, Azure, and other cloud environments.
• Lead IaC implementation using Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, or equivalent tools.
• Mentor engineers, promote standard patterns, and drive secure, resilient cloud delivery.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, governance, and program teams to apply Zero Trust and IAM controls across platforms.

Skills

AWS

Azure

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

IaC

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

EKS

IAM

Zero Trust

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep

ARM Templates

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

EKS

AKS

GKE

Job description

Acuity, Inc. seeks a Cloud Technical Lead to guide enterprise cloud engineering for the U.S. Department of State. The role emphasizes deep hands-on AWS expertise with strong Azure knowledge across multi-cloud environments to drive secure, scalable cloud delivery.

You will mentor engineers, establish standard patterns, lead IaC with Terraform and CloudFormation, and collaborate with cybersecurity to implement Zero Trust, IAM, and observability across platforms.