Secure Cloud Architect for AWS & Incident Response

Nightwing; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k plan

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design, optimize, and scale cloud-based engagement kit architectures for rapid deployment in support of ESS operations. The role emphasizes secure, cost-effective, and high-performance cloud solutions across diverse mission scenarios.

You will lead architecture discussions, implement automation, and collaborate with DevOps to improve CI/CD pipelines, applying best practices in cloud security and compliance. A TS/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• 8+ years of directly relevant experience.
• 5+ years designing cloud architectures, preferably on AWS.
• Strong expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, CloudFormation).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Strong documentation and technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect maintainable cloud infrastructure for engagement kits aligned with mission requirements.
• Customize kit configurations to engage scope and operational parameters.
• Develop automation frameworks to streamline provisioning and deployment processes.
• Create and maintain infrastructure-as-code templates and documentation.
• Ensure architecture supports rapid reconfiguration for dynamic mission needs.
• Implement security controls including encryption and hardened configurations.
• Collaborate with DevOps to enhance CI/CD pipelines.
• Evaluate new cloud services to improve operations.
• Conduct architecture reviews and guide implementation teams.
• Support troubleshooting of complex architectural issues during operations.

Skills

Security clearance

Cloud design

Python scripting

Technical communication

Networking basics

CI/CD collaboration

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Job description

Nightwing is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design, optimize, and scale cloud-based engagement kit architectures for rapid deployment in support of ESS operations. The role emphasizes secure, cost-effective, and high-performance cloud solutions across diverse mission scenarios.

You will lead architecture discussions, implement automation, and collaborate with DevOps to improve CI/CD pipelines, applying best practices in cloud security and compliance. A TS/SCI clearance is required.