Senior AWS Cloud Architect – FedRAMP SecOps (Remote)

Peraton; United States; Remote; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Sr. AWS Cloud Architect to design, lead, and govern enterprise cloud architecture across AWS (primary) and Azure (secondary) for mission-critical federal programs.

The role emphasizes FedRAMP Moderate security, ATO processes, and close collaboration with Cloud Computing, Application Development, Data Science, and Cybersecurity teams. The position is 100% remote, offering opportunities to architect secure identity, data protection, and SRE/DR strategies while mentoring

Qualifications

• 12+ years of work experience in computer science, information systems, or related field; MS/MA preferred
• 8+ years in cloud infrastructure/architecture on AWS; strong AWS design experience
• Proven ability to design FedRAMP Moderate/High or equivalent compliant architectures and security controls

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure cloud architectures on AWS with Azure support
• Lead migration and modernization to optimize workloads and cost
• Develop IaC templates with Terraform or CloudFormation for compliance
• Configure secure CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices
• Mentor cloud engineers and support ATO documentation and SSPs

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS

FedRAMP

DevSecOps

SRE

Terraform

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Networking

Security best practices

SSO/MFA

VPC/IAM

Education

BS/BA in computer science or related field

MS/MA

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Azure DevOps

CodePipeline

CodeBuild

CodeDeploy

KMS

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Sr. AWS Cloud Architect to design, lead, and govern enterprise cloud architecture across AWS (primary) and Azure (secondary) for mission-critical federal programs.

The role emphasizes FedRAMP Moderate security, ATO processes, and close collaboration with Cloud Computing, Application Development, Data Science, and Cybersecurity teams. The position is 100% remote, offering opportunities to architect secure identity, data protection, and SRE/DR strategies while mentoring