Senior Cloud Architect – AWS, Security & DevSecOps

Goldbelt, Inc.; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldbelt Nighthawk is hiring a Cloud Solutions Architect to support a long-term contract in Mechanicsburg, PA. The selected candidate will provide guidance on secure cloud architecture, AWS-centric brokerage, and FedRAMP coordination while mentoring government personnel.

The role requires strong networking, DevSecOps, IaC, containerization, Zero Trust, and AI experience across large multi-account environments.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service, organizational, and technical writing skills.
• Ability to clearly communicate with senior government staff.
• Ability to articulate complex concepts using plain language to maximize understanding at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to de-escalate any technical issues and quickly enable rapid resolution.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with IaC such as AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, and Terraform.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Containerization Orchestration such as ECS and EKS.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with FEDRAMP High/ DoD IL2/IL4/IL5 AWS GovCloud offerings.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with cloud network architecture (VPC, subnets, routing) across large multi-account environments.
• Familiarity with Secure SDLC, CI/CD, and Git workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on Secure Computing Architecture, Cloud Brokerage Services, Shared Security Services Management, Cloud Security Support Services, Cloud Governance, FedRAMP coordination, and DoD Cloud certifications.
• Provide leadership/participation in SAFe principles in the development of workflows, tasks, and cloud service management.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and training for government personnel as part of daily operations.
• Incorporate RMF, NIST SP 800-37, Security Risk Impact Analysis, Monitoring, and Reporting.
• Be cognizant of Vulnerability Management, including POA&M closures.
• Promote continuous process improvement, learning, and team collaboration.
• Author architecture evaluations and design documentation for AWS services and tenant consumption within brokerage.

Skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Technical writing

Communication with government staff

Plain language communication

Issue resolution

IaC (AWS CloudFormation)

IaC (AWS CDK)

IaC (Terraform)

Containerization (ECS)

Containerization (EKS)

AWS GovCloud experience

Network cloud architecture

Multiaccount architecture

SAFe / Agile leadership

Security governance

RMF / NIST SP 800-37

Vulnerability management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate

CompTIA Security+ (IAT-2)

Top Secret clearance eligibility (T5/T5R)

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

AWS CDK

Terraform

ECS

EKS

FedRAMP High / DoD IL2/IL4/IL5 AWS GovCloud

VPC design and cross-account networking

Job description

Goldbelt Nighthawk is hiring a Cloud Solutions Architect to support a long-term contract in Mechanicsburg, PA. The selected candidate will provide guidance on secure cloud architecture, AWS-centric brokerage, and FedRAMP coordination while mentoring government personnel.

The role requires strong networking, DevSecOps, IaC, containerization, Zero Trust, and AI experience across large multi-account environments.