Senior Cloud Architect (TS/SCI Poly) – FinOps & Security

J&T Business Consulting; Elkridge (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company M"

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

J&T Business Consulting in Elkridge, MD seeks a senior Cloud Technical Expert to lead hybrid cloud initiatives across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. You will guide architecture, modernization, and cost governance, interfacing with government stakeholders to align cloud strategies with modernization objectives.

The role requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph, a Master’s degree, and 7+ years IT, including 5+ years in cloud computing. Excellent leadership in security and FinOps is essential.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with a current Polygraph.
• Master’s degree + 7+ years IT experience, with 5+ years cloud.
• Deep cloud architectures across AWS/Azure/IaaS/PaaS/SaaS.
• Experience modernizing legacy apps to cloud-native designs.
• Strong FinOps and cloud cost governance knowledge.
• Security controls and compliance in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on hybrid and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure).
• Evaluate performance boundaries and engineer resilient architectures.
• Modernize legacy systems into secure, scalable cloud-native solutions.
• Incorporate agency cybersecurity policies into design patterns.
• Implement FinOps methodologies to optimize IT spend.
• Design automated cloud cost guardrails and governance for teams.
• Advise senior leadership on cloud tech roadmaps and trade-offs.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Cloud Security

FinOps

Cost Governance

Application Modernization

Hybrid Cloud

Multi-cloud

Education

Master’s degree in a related technical discipline

Job description

J&T Business Consulting in Elkridge, MD seeks a senior Cloud Technical Expert to lead hybrid cloud initiatives across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. You will guide architecture, modernization, and cost governance, interfacing with government stakeholders to align cloud strategies with modernization objectives.

The role requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph, a Master’s degree, and 7+ years IT, including 5+ years in cloud computing. Excellent leadership in security and FinOps is essential.