Senior AWS Cloud Architect — DevSecOps & Automation

Koniag Government Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k with match

FSAs

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to lead enterprise cloud architecture strategy, design, and implementation for government customers. The role requires an Active Secret Clearance or higher and a proven track record with DevSecOps and automation.

The successful candidate will design secure, scalable AWS architectures, implement IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation, and build automated CI/CD pipelines while collaborating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience providing technical and/or management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments involving DevSecOps and technical architectures.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) for enterprise architecture and design.
• At least 5 years of experience developing non-containerized DevSecOps solutions, including Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD Pipelines, and Bash and/or Python scripting.
• AWS Certified Developer – Associate certification.
• Active Secret Clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical subject matter expert (SME) for AWS architecture, strategy, design, and support across enterprise programs and customer environments.
• Design and implement security-driven AWS enterprise architectures, including enterprise systems, SOA, and interoperability frameworks.
• Provide architectural expertise in the design of services and systems supporting customer applications, including service specs and DevSecOps models.
• Architect high-performing, scalable, and highly available enterprise systems leveraging AWS Cloud Native and Hybrid Cloud architectures.
• Lead IaC solutions using Terraform and/or CloudFormation in non-containerized environments.
• Build and maintain fully automated CI/CD pipelines using CodePipeline, GitLab CI, or similar tools with a focus on IaC.
• Develop Bash and/or Python scripts to support automation and deployment tasks.
• Identify bottlenecks across lifecycles and implement automation to improve efficiency.
• Present architectures clearly to executives and non-technical stakeholders.
• Foster collaboration and automation across teams.
• Operate within Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, TDD).
• Ensure alignment with security requirements and government standards.
• Provide tech leadership and mentorship on architecture and DevSecOps.

Skills

AWS Architecture

DevSecOps

IaC

Automation

Agile/Scrum/Kanban

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

GitLab CI

AWS CodePipeline

Jenkins

Job description

Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to lead enterprise cloud architecture strategy, design, and implementation for government customers. The role requires an Active Secret Clearance or higher and a proven track record with DevSecOps and automation.

The successful candidate will design secure, scalable AWS architectures, implement IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation, and build automated CI/CD pipelines while collaborating