Sr. AWS Cloud Architect

Peraton; United States; Remote; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Sr. AWS Cloud Architect to design, lead, and govern enterprise cloud architecture across AWS (primary) and Azure (secondary) for mission-critical federal programs.

The role emphasizes FedRAMP Moderate security, ATO processes, and close collaboration with Cloud Computing, Application Development, Data Science, and Cybersecurity teams. The position is 100% remote, offering opportunities to architect secure identity, data protection, and SRE/DR strategies while mentoring

Qualifications

• 12+ years of work experience in computer science, information systems, or related field; MS/MA preferred
• 8+ years in cloud infrastructure/architecture on AWS; strong AWS design experience
• Proven ability to design FedRAMP Moderate/High or equivalent compliant architectures and security controls

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure cloud architectures on AWS with Azure support
• Lead migration and modernization to optimize workloads and cost
• Develop IaC templates with Terraform or CloudFormation for compliance
• Configure secure CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices
• Mentor cloud engineers and support ATO documentation and SSPs

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS

FedRAMP

DevSecOps

SRE

Terraform

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Networking

Security best practices

SSO/MFA

VPC/IAM

Education

BS/BA in computer science or related field

MS/MA

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Azure DevOps

CodePipeline

CodeBuild

CodeDeploy

KMS

Job description

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Program Overview

RDG (Risk Decision Group) provides nationwide background investigations compliant with national government standards to include support of continuous vetting for over 110 government agencies.

About The Role

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

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

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Details

Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate's own.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.