Senior AWS Solutions Architect – Federal & Hybrid Cloud

General Dynamics IT; Washington (District of Columbia, WA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics IT in the National Capital Region seeks an AWS Solution Architect to lead cloud design for the U.S. Department of State program.

You will design and deploy AWS cloud services, guide governance, and mentor engineers while aligning with security and ITIL practices. This hybrid role requires 8+ years of enterprise IT experience, Top Secret clearance, and deep hands-on AWS IaaS/PaaS, automation, and scripting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline required.
• 8+ years relevant experience supporting enterprise IT systems, cloud services engineering, or hybrid cloud environments.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional status.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS IaaS/PaaS, virtual networks, routing, storage, compute, identity integrations, automation, scripting (PowerShell, python), monitoring/observability tools, and cloud security best practices.
• Active Top Secret level security clearance.
• Location: Hybrid within the National Capital Region with periodic travel to customer and data center sites.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and configure AWS cloud services and Azure IaaS/PaaS components.
• Use IaC tools (Terraform, ARM/Bicep) to automate deployments in hybrid/multi-cloud environments.
• Develop governance and operational standards for cloud deployments, including cost controls and RBAC.
• Lead platform services engineering, security infrastructure, monitoring, and data protection.

Skills

AWS

Hybrid Clouds

IaaS

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Job description

General Dynamics IT in the National Capital Region seeks an AWS Solution Architect to lead cloud design for the U.S. Department of State program.

You will design and deploy AWS cloud services, guide governance, and mentor engineers while aligning with security and ITIL practices. This hybrid role requires 8+ years of enterprise IT experience, Top Secret clearance, and deep hands-on AWS IaaS/PaaS, automation, and scripting.