Senior Cloud Architect — Remote Federal Enterprise Lead

RemoteFetch; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 144,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to provide senior technical leadership across enterprise architecture, platform integration, and application modernization for a complex federal technology services program. This role guides solution design across SaaS, cloud, automation, and product engineering environments.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in enterprise architecture for regulated federal programs, holds an active cloud or security certification, and can translate mission needs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• U.S. Citizenship due to federal contract requirements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust clearance.
• 15+ years leading enterprise architecture, systems integration, platform engineering, or product engineering in complex environments.
• One active cloud or IT security certification (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect, TOGAF, CISSP, Security+, ITIL).

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise architecture, platform integration, product engineering, and application modernization across a complex federal environment.
• Establish and maintain technical architecture standards and governance guardrails for SaaS, cloud, platform, and applications.
• Guide solution design across cloud service providers, SaaS platforms, APIs, and data integrations.
• Lead architecture reviews and decision forums to ensure secure, scalable, and modernized solutions.
• Define and govern integration patterns using APIs, SDKs, webhooks, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support infrastructure-as-code, policy-as-code, configuration-as-code, and DNS-as-code practices.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity, data, and operations teams to ensure Zero Trust and compliance.
• Translate complex issues into clear recommendations for stakeholders.

Skills

Enterprise architecture leadership

Platform integration

Application modernization

Product engineering

Delivery governance

Cloud platforms credibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

SaaS ecosystems

Job description

ICF is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to provide senior technical leadership across enterprise architecture, platform integration, and application modernization for a complex federal technology services program. This role guides solution design across SaaS, cloud, automation, and product engineering environments.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in enterprise architecture for regulated federal programs, holds an active cloud or security certification, and can translate mission needs