Senior Cloud Architect: AWS to Google Cloud Migration

Guidehouse; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to lead the modernization and migration of large federal applications from AWS to Google Cloud. You will provide architectural leadership across cloud platforms, data modernization, security, DevSecOps, and enterprise systems engineering from a federal SDLC/SELC perspective.

Based in McLean, VA, you will guide migrations, establish governance, mentor Agile teams, and partner with federal stakeholders to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable cloud

Qualifications

• TEN (10+) years of progressive experience in cloud architecture and enterprise modernization.
• Experience migrating complex systems from AWS to Google Cloud at scale.
• Deep expertise across GCP services: Compute, GKE, VPC networking, IAM, Cloud SQL/AlloyDB, BigQuery, KMS, logging/monitoring.
• Strong understanding of federal SDLC/SELC or similar structured lifecycle methodologies.
• Expert-level proficiency with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps, and security engineering principles.
• Experience leading large cloud engineering teams in Agile environments.
• Google Professional Cloud Architect certification (or obtained within first 6 months).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end cloud modernization and migration strategy for a federal enterprise system.
• Architect secure, scalable environments in Google Cloud and drive migration from AWS.
• Establish cloud governance, IAM, networking, and resiliency strategies.
• Support deployment of Google Cloud AI products (Vertex AI, Gemini, Dialogflow) into enterprise apps.
• Define Terraform IaC, GitOps, automated deployments, security gates.
• Mature CI/CD pipelines for release-on-demand and compliance validation.
• Ensure SDLC/SELC compliance with federal standards.
• Mentor engineering teams and participate in PI planning and architectural reviews.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in enterprise planning and governance.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Terraform

CI/CD

DevSecOps

GKE

Security engineering

Agile leadership

AI/ML architecture

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

GKE

BigQuery

IAM

Cloud SQL

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to lead the modernization and migration of large federal applications from AWS to Google Cloud. You will provide architectural leadership across cloud platforms, data modernization, security, DevSecOps, and enterprise systems engineering from a federal SDLC/SELC perspective.

Based in McLean, VA, you will guide migrations, establish governance, mentor Agile teams, and partner with federal stakeholders to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable cloud