Senior AWS Cloud Architect - DevSecOps for Government

Koniag Services, Inc.; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible spending accounts

Paid holidays

3 weeks paid time off

Job summary

Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to serve as a technical SME supporting enterprise cloud architecture, strategy, design, and implementation for government customers. The ideal candidate leads AWS architecture, designs secure, scalable cloud solutions, and mentors teams while delivering IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices in an agile environment.

Active Secret Clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• 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.
• Active Secret Clearance or higher.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical 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 and SOA.
• Provide architectural expertise in services and systems supporting customer applications, including IaC and DevSecOps models.
• Architect high‑performing, scalable, and highly available enterprise systems leveraging AWS Cloud Native and Hybrid Cloud.
• Lead the development and implementation of IaC solutions using Terraform and/or CloudFormation.
• Build and maintain fully automated CI/CD pipelines using CodePipeline, GitLab CI, or comparable tools.
• Develop and maintain Bash and/or Python scripts for automation and deployment.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement automation to increase efficiency.
• Present complex architectures to executive leadership and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Foster collaboration, transparency, and automation across teams.
• Operate within Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, TDD).
• Ensure cloud architecture aligns with security and federal compliance requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development and infrastructure teams.

Skills

Communication in English

AWS architecture

AWS Cloud Native/Hybrid

Terraform / CloudFormation

CI/CD pipelines

Bash / Python scripting

Enterprise cloud architecture

Agile / Scrum / Kanban / TDD

Clear architecture communication

Automation culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Master's degree in Computer Science / IT

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

Active Secret Clearance

Tools

HashiCorp Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

AWS CodePipeline

GitLab CI

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Jenkins / GitHub Actions

AWS IAM / Security Hub

Job description

Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to serve as a technical SME supporting enterprise cloud architecture, strategy, design, and implementation for government customers. The ideal candidate leads AWS architecture, designs secure, scalable cloud solutions, and mentors teams while delivering IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices in an agile environment.

Active Secret Clearance is required.