Senior Cloud Solution Architect (TS-Clearance)

The Squires Group; Washington; On-site; USD 80,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

The Squires Group is seeking a Solution Architect to support cloud modernization and secure cloud migrations for a federal-government-related program. The role emphasizes administration, monitoring, and optimization of cloud-based enterprise applications with a focus on security and performance.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, support SDLC phases, and ensure compliance for federal government requirements, including Top Secret clearance. U.S. Citizenship required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a Solution Architect, supporting enterprise application environments and technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain cloud-hosted enterprise applications to ensure availability, reliability, and performance.
• Oversee health metrics, alerts, and logs to resolve operational issues.
• Administer user accounts, permissions, and access requests per security policies.
• Troubleshoot issues with development, engineering, and infrastructure teams to implement resolutions.
• Support deployments, upgrades, patch management, and routine maintenance.
• Assist with migrating enterprise applications and data to secure cloud platforms.
• Support hybrid and multi-target cloud architectures.
• Participate in all SDLC phases and application modernization.
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and audit records.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to address requirements.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Security/compliance

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Active Top Secret Clearance

Govt/regulatory environment experience

Tools

AWS

MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook/Access)

Job description

The Squires Group is seeking a Solution Architect to support cloud modernization and secure cloud migrations for a federal-government-related program. The role emphasizes administration, monitoring, and optimization of cloud-based enterprise applications with a focus on security and performance.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, support SDLC phases, and ensure compliance for federal government requirements, including Top Secret clearance. U.S. Citizenship required.