Remote Senior AWS Cloud Architect - FedRAMP Ready

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Sr. AWS Cloud Architect to design, lead, and govern enterprise cloud architecture supporting federal programs. Primary AWS with Azure secondary, ensuring FedRAMP Moderate compliance.

The SME for cloud design will partner with Cloud Computing, App Development, Data Science, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity teams—while the role is 100% remote. Responsibilities include designing scalable, secure cloud architectures, reference architectures, migration planning, cost

Qualifications

• US citizenship and ability to obtain Top-Secret clearance.
• 12+ years in computer science/IS with BS/BA; MS/MA preferred.
• 8+ years in cloud infrastructure/architecture on AWS.
• Hands-on AWS design: VPC, IAM, EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, networking.
• Experience with FedRAMP Moderate/High and NIST controls.
• IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines.
• SRE practices and disaster recovery planning.
• Python/Bash scripting; cloud-native security services.
• Hybrid/multi-cloud with Azure and DevSecOps integration.

Responsibilities

• Design, lead, and govern enterprise cloud architecture on AWS primary and Azure secondary.
• Develop reference architectures aligned to FedRAMP/NIST baselines.
• Lead cloud migrations, workload right-sizing, and cost optimization.
• Develop secure CI/CD pipelines and IaC templates for compliance.
• Support ATO processes, SSPs, and security architecture diagrams.
• Mentor cloud engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Architect secure identity, data protection, and SSO across clouds.
• Implement SRE practices and disaster recovery planning.

Skills

AWS Cloud Architecture

DevSecOps

Infrastructure as Code

Networking & Security

Scripting (Python/Bash)

FedRAMP Compliance

Hybrid/Multi-Cloud

Cloud Security Services

Education

BS/BA in CS or related field

MS/MA preferred

Tools

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate/Professional

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Sr. AWS Cloud Architect to design, lead, and govern enterprise cloud architecture supporting federal programs. Primary AWS with Azure secondary, ensuring FedRAMP Moderate compliance.

The SME for cloud design will partner with Cloud Computing, App Development, Data Science, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity teams—while the role is 100% remote. Responsibilities include designing scalable, secure cloud architectures, reference architectures, migration planning, cost