Strategic Cloud & Enterprise Architect Leader

Peraton; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Peraton seeks a director-level Chief/Cloud Architect to lead enterprise IT architecture, cloud modernization, and cybersecurity for state government programs, including migration strategies across AWS, GCP, and OCI. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on delivery and requires strong governance, cross-functional leadership, and a focus on cost-effective, secure solutions.

The position is in Richmond, VA, with a requirement to commute or reside locally.

Qualifications

• Minimum 16 years of IT experience with focus on enterprise and cloud architecture.
• Deep SME-level knowledge of enterprise IT architecture, hybrid cloud, cybersecurity, and systems integration.
• Experience architecting and migrating solutions across AWS, GCP, or Oracle Cloud.
• Expertise in AWS Landing Zone / Control Tower and multi-account strategies.
• Hands-on with core AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, EKS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, RDS).
• Knowledge of IT compliance frameworks (NIST, FISMA, RMF, FedRAMP).
• Proficiency in cloud-native design patterns, microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, and DevSecOps.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and hands-on leadership for enterprise IT architecture, cloud modernization, and cybersecurity initiatives.
• Lead architecture services and cloud adoption across multiple public clouds.
• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture artifacts, roadmaps, standards, and patterns.
• Oversee secure, cost-effective IT solutions including hybrid cloud, networking, compute, and storage.
• Translate business requirements into scalable architecture solutions for state government programs.
• Produce executive briefings, risk analyses, and actionable recommendations for leadership.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS

GCP

Oracle Cloud

TOGAF

DevSecOps

Security standards

Python automation

Big data

Container orchestration

Open CA

PMP

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science / IT / Systems Engineering

Tools

AWS Landing Zone / Control Tower

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Job description

Peraton seeks a director-level Chief/Cloud Architect to lead enterprise IT architecture, cloud modernization, and cybersecurity for state government programs, including migration strategies across AWS, GCP, and OCI. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on delivery and requires strong governance, cross-functional leadership, and a focus on cost-effective, secure solutions.

The position is in Richmond, VA, with a requirement to commute or reside locally.