Sr. AWS Cloud Architect

Peraton; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Sr. AWS Cloud Architect to design, lead, and govern enterprise cloud architecture for mission-critical federal programs. Primary AWS and secondary Azure focus, ensuring FedRAMP Moderate security and compliance.

SME for cloud design, partnering with Cloud Computing, Applications, Data Science, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity teams. This role supports a 100% remote work arrangement, guiding architecture decisions and mentoring engineers across teams to deliver compliant,

Qualifications

• US citizenship and Top-Secret eligible clearance.
• 12+ years of experience with a BS/BA (10+ with MS/MA).
• 8+ years in cloud infrastructure/architecture on AWS.
• Experience with AWS services: VPC, IAM, EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, networking and containers.
• FedRAMP Moderate/High (or DoD) and NIST 800-53/800-171 familiarity.
• Terraform or CloudFormation; CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell.
• Serverless and containerization: Lambda, API Gateway, EKS/ECS/Fargate.
• Hybrid/multi-cloud with Azure; SRE and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Systems Design: scalable, secure AWS architectures with Azure integration.
• Compliant Architecture: FedRAMP baselines alignment and design patterns.
• Migration & Modernization: lead workload assessment, sizing, and cost optimization.
• Cost & Performance: recommend cloud-native and hybrid solutions.
• ATO & SSP: gap analysis, map controls, and documentation.
• Automation (IaC): reusable Terraform or CloudFormation templates for rapid deployment.
• DevSecOps: secure CI/CD pipelines and containerization with security tooling.
• Identity & Data Protection: MFA, SSO, encryption at rest/in transit.
• SRE & DR: establish SRE practices and disaster recovery solutions.
• Technical Mentorship: guide cloud engineers

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or related field

MS/MA in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

KMS

VPC

IAM

EC2

S3

EKS

Fargate

CodePipeline

CodeBuild

CodeDeploy

Job description

Required Qualifications

• US citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret eligible clearance
• Minimum 12 years work experience with BS/BA in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience), Min 10 years with MS/MA
• 8 years of progressive experience in cloud infrastructure/architecture roles on AWS
• Deep hands-on expertise designing AWS solutions, including VPC, IAM, EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, networking/Transit Gateway, KMS, Organizations, Control Tower, PrivateLink, Direct Connect, and Site-to-Site VPN
• Strong grasp of networking, databases, storage, and container tooling on AWS
• Experience with AWS cloud-native security services such as GuardDuty, Security Hub, and Inspector
• Demonstrated experience architecting within FedRAMP Moderate (or FedRAMP High/DoD or similar compliance) environments, with familiarity in NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-171 control families
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar), CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
• Scripting experience (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Experience with cloud-native and serverless architectures (Lambda, API Gateway, microservices) and containerization (EKS, ECS, Fargate)
• Experience with hybrid/multi-cloud architecture, including Azure (VNets, Azure AD/Entra ID, SSO/MFA, Azure Policy, Site-to-Site VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect)
• Experience implementing SRE practices and disaster recovery plans
• Experience supporting ATO and continuous monitoring processes with government customers
• Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
• Experience with Databricks implementation and support
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
• Experience with Microsoft .NET and SQL Server
• Experience with Azure
• Experience with DevSecOps
• Strong collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams
• Experience with AI/ML platforms deployed in regulated environments
• Active security clearance
• Familiarity with AI security and governance frameworks, national security/defense/critical infrastructure missions, and supporting federal agencies or large GovCon programs

#RDG

Peraton is seeking a Sr. AWS Cloud Architect to design, lead, and govern enterprise cloud architecture supporting mission-critical federal programs. This role defines the target-state cloud architecture across AWS (primary) and Azure (secondary), ensuring solutions meet FedRAMP Moderate security and compliance requirements. The Cloud Architect serves as the technical subject matter expert (SME) for cloud design decisions, partnering closely with Cloud Computing, Application Development, Data Science, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity Engineering teams and stakeholders.

This position is 100% remote.

Responsibilities

• Systems Design: Design and document scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures (blueprints, diagrams, and strategies) on AWS, with secondary integration and support for Azure workloads
• Compliant Architecture: Develop and implement reference architectures and design patterns aligned to FedRAMP Moderate control baselines (NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-171)
• Migration & Modernization: Lead cloud migration and modernization strategy, including workload assessment, right-sizing, and cost optimization
• Cost & Performance Optimization: Evaluate and recommend cloud-native and hybrid solutions that balance performance, cost, and compliance
• ATO & System Security Plans: Lead technical gap analysis, partner with the cloud security team, execute automated control mapping, and support development and maintenance of System Security Plans (SSPs), architecture diagrams, and other ATO documentation
• Automation (IaC): Develop and implement reusable Infrastructure as Code templates using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to ensure continuous compliance and rapid deployment
• DevSecOps Integration: Configure secure CI/CD pipelines, monitoring solutions, and containerization using tools such as Azure DevOps and AWS-native services (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy) and other security tooling
• Identity & Data Protection: Architect secure identity access boundaries, multi-factor authentication, single sign-on (SSO), network firewalls, and encryption schemas for data at rest and in transit
• SRE & Disaster Recovery: Build site reliability engineering (SRE) practices and disaster recovery solutions.
• Technical Mentorship: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to cloud engineers