Senior Cloud Architect - AWS GovCloud Migration Lead

Nightwing; Virginia, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a Senior Principal Cloud Architect to lead a critical AWS GovCloud consolidation and migration program. You will design scalable, secure cloud architectures and drive automation using infrastructure-as-code.

This role requires active TS/SCI clearance and strong collaboration with customers and stakeholders to deliver mission-focused results. You will guide DevOps integration, ensure RMF/NIST compliance, mentor teams, and work across large, demanding environments to consolidate

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• 8+ years of directly relevant experience.
• 5+ years designing cloud architectures on AWS.
• Strong expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, CloudFormation).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Experience leading migration/consolidation of multiple networks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of a consolidated, maintainable cloud development environment in AWS GovCloud.
• Plan and execute migration of separate development networks into a single environment.
• Develop automation frameworks and IaC templates for provisioning and consolidation.
• Provide systems engineering leadership for a large development program.
• Interface with customer, stakeholders, and end-users to define migration specs.
• Implement security controls including encryption, hardened configurations, and compliance safeguards for classified environments.
• Collaborate with DevOps to enhance CI/CD pipelines.
• Support risk assessments and develop mitigation plans during migration and operations.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide guidance to teams.
• Evaluate new cloud services to improve operations.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Security Clearance TS/SCI

Cloud architecture design

AWS expertise

Migration leadership

Agile development

Automation & scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field

High School diploma + 10+ years experience

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Job description

Nightwing seeks a Senior Principal Cloud Architect to lead a critical AWS GovCloud consolidation and migration program. You will design scalable, secure cloud architectures and drive automation using infrastructure-as-code.

This role requires active TS/SCI clearance and strong collaboration with customers and stakeholders to deliver mission-focused results. You will guide DevOps integration, ensure RMF/NIST compliance, mentor teams, and work across large, demanding environments to consolidate