Senior Cloud Architect - Federal Proposals & POCs

General Dynamics Information Technology; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a senior Solutions Architect of Cloud Solutions to lead end-to-end cloud architectures for federal opportunities. You will craft technical approaches for RFPs, build PoCs in sandbox environments, and coordinate with AWS, Microsoft, and Google teams.

The role emphasizes both architecture on paper and hands‑on build of prototypes. You will own the bid’s technical approach, contribute to reusable libraries, and guide deployment through IaC,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent hands‑on experience.

Responsibilities

• Write winning technical proposals and produce proofs of concept for federal clients.
• Lead cloud architecture discussions and translate requirements into defensible solutions.
• Build infrastructure as code, containerized workloads, CI/CD pipelines, and data/AI pipelines as needed.
• Demonstrate end-to-end solutions to clients and support oral presentations and Q&A.

Skills

Cloud Architectures

Innovation

Prototyping

Request for Proposals (RFP)

Solution Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep

Kubernetes

Python

CI/CD tooling

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a senior Solutions Architect of Cloud Solutions to lead end-to-end cloud architectures for federal opportunities. You will craft technical approaches for RFPs, build PoCs in sandbox environments, and coordinate with AWS, Microsoft, and Google teams.

The role emphasizes both architecture on paper and hands‑on build of prototypes. You will own the bid’s technical approach, contribute to reusable libraries, and guide deployment through IaC,