Cloud Architect, Top Secret Clearance – SCI Eligibility

AMERICAN SYSTEMS

. Design cloud and hybrid architectures for data ingest pipelines, mission application hosting, mission partner access, enterprise services integration, secure landing zones, and IPT platform requests .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeArlington • Virginia • United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing secure and scalable cloud architectures, including landing zones and deployment strategies, while ensuring compliance and operational readiness. Proficient in coordinating with cross-functional teams and managing cloud configurations for identity and security.

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Cloud Architecture CertificationActive Top Secret ClearanceExperience With AWS, Azure, Or Equivalent PlatformsExperience Designing Secure Cloud EnvironmentsKnowledge Of APIs And Identity Federation

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Hard Skills

Cloud Architecture DesignSecure Cloud SolutionsInfrastructure As CodeDeployment ArchitecturesObservabilityChange ManagementOperational Readiness ReviewsService Dependency DocumentationLogging And MonitoringEncryption And PKI

Soft Skills

Effective CoordinationStakeholder Engagement

Tools & Technologies

AWS GovCloudAzure GovernmentKubernetesTerraformCI/CD PipelinesMessage BrokersContainer PlatformsCloud NetworkingIdentity Access ManagementDevSecOps

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateMicrosoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect ExpertGoogle Professional Cloud ArchitectCompTIA Security+ CECertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

Industry Keywords

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityMission SystemsCompliance EvidenceOperational ConstraintsZero Trust ArchitecturesABACSecrets ManagementAudit RequirementsGovernment Cloud

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design cloud and hybrid architectures for data ingest pipelines, mission application hosting, mission partner access, enterprise services integration, secure landing zones, and IPT platform requests
Define platform requirements for compute, storage, networking, identity, APIs, service dependencies, runtime, scalability, availability, logging, monitoring, and deployment
Support compliance routing by identifying landing-zone placement, hosting model, authorization boundary, control obligations, cross-domain dependencies, and operational constraints
Develop integration architectures, application profiles, platform design inputs, deployment approaches, observability baselines, test plans, readiness packages, and handoff materials
Coordinate with cloud platform, enterprise services, network, security, compliance, software, data, and operations delivery teams
Guide secure cloud configuration for identity federation, ABAC dependencies, certificates, keys, secrets handling, API management, message services, storage services, and monitoring dashboards
Assess cloud changes for mission impact, security risk, service dependency, performance, cost, scalability, availability, test requirements, and rollback considerations
Validate operational readiness for data movement, application deployment, access decisions, encryption, failover, logging, auditability, and sustainment support
Maintain architecture records including decision logs, cloud diagrams, deployment documentation, service dependency profiles, and production runbook inputs
Promote reusable cloud patterns that reduce onboarding time, strengthen compliance evidence, improve reliability, and enable scalable enterprise platform adoption

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active Top Secret clearance with SCI and SAP eligibility
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, cloud computing, systems engineering, cybersecurity, or a related discipline, plus 10+ years of related experience
One major cloud architecture certification, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect
CompTIA Security+ CE or an equivalent DoD baseline certification
Experience designing secure and scalable cloud environments, including landing zones, compute, storage, identity integrations, observability, and deployment architectures
Experience architecting secure cloud solutions using AWS, Azure, or equivalent platforms, including IAM, cloud networking, compute, storage, monitoring, logging, infrastructure as code, and security controls
Demonstrated knowledge of APIs, message brokers, streaming, secure file transfer, container platforms, CI/CD alignment, and enterprise services
Working knowledge of ABAC, identity federation, encryption, PKI, certificates, secrets management, logging, monitoring, and audit requirements
Experience supporting control evidence, operational readiness reviews, change management, and sustainment handoff for cloud-hosted mission systems
Experience documenting cloud architectures, application profiles, deployment manifests, operational runbooks, service dependencies, and integration decision records
Ability to coordinate effectively with software, data, network, security, compliance, operations, mission, and Government stakeholders
Helpful: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
Helpful: Experience designing and managing Government cloud landing zones or classified cloud regions using AWS GovCloud or Azure Government
Helpful: Mastery of Kubernetes, Terraform, automated cloud landing zones, DevSecOps pipelines, policy as code, native cloud security services, and Zero Trust cloud architectures

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% employee-owned company
Potential opportunity to work on mission engineering and integration for government customers