Senior AWS Cloud Architect (FedRAMP) - Remote

Peraton; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Sr. AWS Cloud Architect to design, lead, and govern enterprise cloud architecture for mission-critical federal programs. Primary AWS and secondary Azure focus, ensuring FedRAMP Moderate security and compliance.

SME for cloud design, partnering with Cloud Computing, Applications, Data Science, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity teams. This role supports a 100% remote work arrangement, guiding architecture decisions and mentoring engineers across teams to deliver compliant,

Qualifications

• US citizenship and Top-Secret eligible clearance.
• 12+ years of experience with a BS/BA (10+ with MS/MA).
• 8+ years in cloud infrastructure/architecture on AWS.
• Experience with AWS services: VPC, IAM, EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, networking and containers.
• FedRAMP Moderate/High (or DoD) and NIST 800-53/800-171 familiarity.
• Terraform or CloudFormation; CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell.
• Serverless and containerization: Lambda, API Gateway, EKS/ECS/Fargate.
• Hybrid/multi-cloud with Azure; SRE and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Systems Design: scalable, secure AWS architectures with Azure integration.
• Compliant Architecture: FedRAMP baselines alignment and design patterns.
• Migration & Modernization: lead workload assessment, sizing, and cost optimization.
• Cost & Performance: recommend cloud-native and hybrid solutions.
• ATO & SSP: gap analysis, map controls, and documentation.
• Automation (IaC): reusable Terraform or CloudFormation templates for rapid deployment.
• DevSecOps: secure CI/CD pipelines and containerization with security tooling.
• Identity & Data Protection: MFA, SSO, encryption at rest/in transit.
• SRE & DR: establish SRE practices and disaster recovery solutions.
• Technical Mentorship: guide cloud engineers

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or related field

MS/MA in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

KMS

VPC

IAM

EC2

S3

EKS

Fargate

CodePipeline

CodeBuild

CodeDeploy

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Sr. AWS Cloud Architect to design, lead, and govern enterprise cloud architecture for mission-critical federal programs. Primary AWS and secondary Azure focus, ensuring FedRAMP Moderate security and compliance.

SME for cloud design, partnering with Cloud Computing, Applications, Data Science, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity teams. This role supports a 100% remote work arrangement, guiding architecture decisions and mentoring engineers across teams to deliver compliant,