Secure Federal Cloud Architect: AWS, PKI & AI/AR/VR

Darkhorse Geospatial LLC; Falls Church (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Datadog monitoring

Cloud security focus

Security clearance support

Job summary

Darkhorse Geospatial LLC is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design, implement, and sustain secure cloud-based systems for our federal customer. You will own end-to-end architecture, standing up AWS environments, implementing IAM and encryption controls, and integrating emerging capabilities across AI, AR/VR, mobile, and analytics.

Responsibilities include deploying AWS services, enforcing security, handling PKI hierarchies, and leading system upgrades with risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in CS/Engineering.
• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly is required.
• Extensive AWS experience across EC2/RDS/S3/ELB/Route 53/CloudFormation.
• Strong background in cloud security controls (IAM, KMS).
• PKI hierarchies with root/subordinate CAs.
• Cross-platform system administration (Windows/Linux/macOS).
• Experience with database scaling (RDS, MySQL, Aurora).
• Experience with monitoring/alerting stacks (Datadog, CloudWatch).
• Scripting skills in Ruby, Bash, and Python.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and maintain AWS-based systems.
• Implement cloud security controls and encryption.
• Manage cloud storage and database scalability.
• Design PKI hierarchies to support encryption and auth.
• Integrate AI/AR/VR and analytics into systems.
• Lead upgrades and mitigate technical risks.
• Provide Tier 1–3 Ops & Maintenance for multiple OS estates.
• Develop runbooks, procedures, and user docs.

Skills

AWS architecture

Cloud security

PKI design

System administration

Database scaling

Monitoring tools

Scripting (Ruby/Bash/Python)

Technical risk management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Security clearance TS/SCI

Tools

Datadog

CloudWatch

Splunk

JIRA

Extron AV devices

Job description

Darkhorse Geospatial LLC is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design, implement, and sustain secure cloud-based systems for our federal customer. You will own end-to-end architecture, standing up AWS environments, implementing IAM and encryption controls, and integrating emerging capabilities across AI, AR/VR, mobile, and analytics.

Responsibilities include deploying AWS services, enforcing security, handling PKI hierarchies, and leading system upgrades with risk mitigation.