Director, Cloud & Enterprise Architecture

Peraton

. Provide strategic and hands-on technical leadership for enterprise IT architecture, cloud modernization, and cybersecurity initiatives supporting a state government customer .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRichmond • Virginia • United StatesLead💰 $146,000 - $234,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in enterprise IT architecture, cloud modernization, and cybersecurity, with a strong focus on AWS, GCP, and Oracle Cloud migrations. Proven ability to lead strategic architecture decisions and optimize operations while ensuring compliance with security standards.

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Enterprise IT ArchitectureCloud ModernizationAWS MigrationCybersecurity StandardsDevSecOps

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Hard Skills

AWS EC2AWS S3AWS VPCAWS IAMAWS LambdaAWS EKSAWS CloudWatchAWS CloudTrailCloud-Native Design PatternsMicroservices

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication Skills

Tools & Technologies

Hybrid Cloud SolutionsKubernetesDockerBig Data PlatformsAnalytics Platforms

Certifications & Qualifications

Cloud CertificationsArchitecture CertificationsProject Management CertificationsIT Service Management CertificationsCybersecurity Certifications

Industry Keywords

TOGAFZachman FrameworkNISTFISMARMFFedRAMPState Security StandardsCross-Domain SolutionsFinOps PrinciplesCloud Cost Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudCyber SecurityDockerEC2Google Cloud PlatformITSMKubernetesMicroservicesOraclePython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic and hands-on technical leadership for enterprise IT architecture, cloud modernization, and cybersecurity initiatives supporting a state government customer
Serve as the principal technical and strategic authority for enterprise architecture, cloud adoption, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and system integration
Lead enterprise architecture services aligned with customer standards, policies, compliance mandates, and modernization objectives
Assess, plan, and execute application migrations to AWS, GCP, and Oracle Cloud
Develop and maintain reference architectures, roadmaps, standards, and patterns
Oversee secure and cost-effective hybrid cloud, networking, compute, and storage solutions
Evaluate on-premises and hybrid environments and develop migration strategies
Provide technical direction across MSI suppliers, engineering teams, and operations staff
Advise customer stakeholders and agencies on scalable, secure, and cost-effective architecture solutions
Conduct technical assessments, risk analyses, and gap evaluations
Lead technical standards, architecture frameworks, and modernization roadmaps
Resolve customer service requests related to cloud and enterprise architecture
Collaborate with security, networking, application development, and operations teams
Produce executive briefings, white papers, and solution recommendations
Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, optimize operations, consolidate systems and tools, and improve cost efficiency
Evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and best practices
Act as liaison among the program, MSI suppliers, and Peraton leadership
Support proposal development, including technical volumes, solution narratives, staffing plans, and architecture diagrams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 16 years of experience in IT, with significant 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 at least two of AWS, GCP, and Oracle Cloud
Expertise in AWS Landing Zone / Control Tower architecture and enterprise-scale multi-account strategies
Hands-on experience with AWS EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, EKS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, RDS, and networking constructs
Knowledge of TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent enterprise architecture frameworks
Expertise in NIST, FISMA, RMF, FedRAMP, customer/state security standards, and secure system design
Proficiency in cloud-native design patterns, microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, and DevSecOps
Experience supporting state or federal government IT programs, preferably in managed services or large-scale IT contract environments
Ability to lead strategic IT architecture decisions at program and enterprise level
Excellent communication skills for technical and executive audiences
U.S. Citizenship required
Ability to pass a state suitability/background investigation
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or related field (preferred)
Active cloud, architecture, project management, IT service management, or cybersecurity certifications (preferred)
Expertise in AI/ML and LLM deployment within secure or classified environments (preferred)
Experience with big data and analytics platforms (preferred)
Familiarity with container orchestration at scale in restricted environments (preferred)
Background in enterprise cost optimization delivering measurable savings (preferred)
Experience with cross-domain solutions and hybrid cloud networking (preferred)
Proficiency in Python (preferred)
Track record leading teams of 5+ engineers on complex cloud delivery programs (preferred)
Familiarity with FinOps principles and cloud cost management tools (preferred)
Prior proposal development experience for large government IT contracts (preferred)
Ability to travel to customer and MSI supplier sites (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employees may be eligible for overtime
Shift differential may be available
Discretionary bonus may be available