Senior Principal Cloud Architect

SAIC

. Initiate, supervise, and/or develop requirements from project inception through conclusion for complex programs .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeSan Diego • California • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and deploying secure, scalable cloud architectures, with a strong focus on AWS services, cloud migration, and compliance with DoD policies. Proven ability to lead technical teams and collaborate across disciplines to optimize cloud solutions and enhance operational efficiency.

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Cloud Architecture DesignAWS Services ExpertiseActive Directory MaintenanceInfrastructure as CodeCI/CD Pipeline Development

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Hard Skills

Cloud ComputingVirtualization TechnologiesData Migration TechniquesAWS WorkSpacesJSON/YAML Document WritingCloudFormation TemplatesNetworkingIaaSPaaSSaaS

Soft Skills

Strategic PlanningTechnical LeadershipCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

GitIT Service Management (ITSM) ToolsDevOps ToolsDockerKubernetesAWS Security CapabilitiesAWS GovCloudRoute 53

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Professional Certification

Industry Keywords

DoD Cloud Computing PolicyCloud Service Provider SelectionEnterprise Data ArchitectureAI/ML DevelopmentBGP Routing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDNSDockerITSMKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Initiate, supervise, and/or develop requirements from project inception through conclusion for complex programs
Provide strategic advice, technical guidance, and expertise to program and project staff
Analyze, evaluate, and recommend improvements, optimization development, and maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission-critical challenges
Provide technical leadership and hands-on development and implementation of commercial cloud solution architectures
Modernize customer cloud architecture, deployment, and usage with a focus on security, scalability, and resiliency
Plan, design, and manage migration, re-platforming, integration, implementation, and operation of complex cloud environments
Communicate, define, administer, and implement security processes and assist with platform transformation
Ensure commercial cloud service offerings adhere to DoD Cloud Computing policy and guidelines
Provide information for hardware, software, and cloud service provider selection, implementation techniques, data migration techniques, tools, and capacity requirements
Develop and conduct testing of cloud and virtualization systems
Maintain technical expertise in cloud computing, virtualization technologies, cloud deployment and service delivery models, automation, hypervisors, containers, virtual infrastructure, self-provisioning, and scaling
Evaluate and report on new cloud and virtualization technologies
Participate with senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives
Design and implement secure, scalable cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise data platforms, shared data services, analytics workloads, and AI/ML development environments
Collaborate with software engineering, data engineering, and data science teams to align cloud architectures with enterprise data strategy, governance, security, and operational requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and fourteen (14) years or more experience
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must be able to obtain an Interim Secret Clearance to start
Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance after start
Process requirements from government customer and prioritize taskings based on government direction and timelines
Proven track record as a cloud architect designing and deploying cloud solutions
Expertise in Active Directory design and maintenance
In-depth experience with AWS, networking, VPNs, IaaS, and PaaS
Experience with IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services, including compute, storage, network, security, administration, automation, application services, and databases
Ability to use Git, YML, and AWS security capabilities including WAF, GuardDuty, Security Groups, and IAM
Knowledge of an IT Service Management (ITSM) tool suite
Experience with AWS WorkSpaces or deploying VDI solutions to AWS Cloud
Configuration and change management experience with a government customer
In-depth troubleshooting experience
Experience writing SSM documents in JSON/YAML
Experience writing, testing, and deploying CloudFormation templates
Understanding of enterprise data architectures, data engineering, analytics, and AI enablement principles
Master’s degree and 10 or more years of experience (desired)
AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Professional Certification (desired)
Fluency with multiple scripting languages (desired)
AWS networking experience with site-to-site VPNs, Transit Gateway, and Direct Connect (desired)
Knowledge of BGP routing in a DoD environment (desired)
Familiarity with DNS in AWS GovCloud using Route 53; DISA Iodyn knowledge is a plus (desired)
Proficiency with DevOps tools including Docker, Kubernetes, Harbor, ECS, EKS, Fargate, GitLab CI, and Artifactory (desired)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code methodologies and tools (desired)
Expertise creating and executing CI/CD pipelines (desired)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote role, with local-to-San Diego requirement due to onsite needs
Up to 10% travel involved