Senior AWS Cloud Architect - Remote Enterprise Modernization

ICF; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to lead secure, scalable cloud-native solutions in regulated environments. You will drive enterprise modernization with architectural leadership across infrastructure, applications, and data, coordinating with portfolio teams and security leads.

The role focuses on building a repeatable modernization factory, establishing standards, and guiding workloads moving to AWS while maintaining compliance and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (required).
• 10+ years of experience architecting and leading enterprise cloud solutions.
• 8+ years across multiple technical domains (network, apps, data, or low-code).
• 5+ years designing secure AWS environments in regulated settings with formal security oversight.
• 5+ years implementing IaC and integrating automated security validation into CI/CD.
• 5+ years supporting cloud governance, compliance alignment, and continuous monitoring.
• 3+ years operating in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• 5+ years modernizing large application portfolios and establishing architectural standards.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the current state and architect secure AWS cloud environments, including landing zones and high availability.
• Create a factory model for modernizing cloud applications for development teams.
• Assess data architectures, dependencies, and integration patterns to support modernization.
• Design cloud architectures that support long-term sustainment and post-ATO operations.
• Provide architectural leadership across multiple concurrent modernization efforts.
• Lead application rationalization activities and modernization sequencing.
• Define and govern shared cloud services and patterns for use across teams.
• Develop reference architectures, standards, and governance controls.
• Lead design reviews to ensure alignment with security and compliance strategies.
• Integrate IaC and automated security controls into DevSecOps pipelines.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Security governance

DevSecOps

Enterprise architecture

Hybrid/multi-cloud

Regulated environments

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud governance tools

Job description

ICF is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to lead secure, scalable cloud-native solutions in regulated environments. You will drive enterprise modernization with architectural leadership across infrastructure, applications, and data, coordinating with portfolio teams and security leads.

The role focuses on building a repeatable modernization factory, establishing standards, and guiding workloads moving to AWS while maintaining compliance and governance.