Senior Cloud Architect, Government Missions

Role overview Lead the design and operation of secure, multi-tenant cloud foundations for government missions across classified and unclassified environments. This senior architecture role combines cloud platforms, hybrid networking, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, and end-to-end authorization, with responsibility for technical direction across programs.

Responsibilities - Architect multi-tenant landing zones across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including account or subscription structures, network segmentation, centralized logging, and policy guardrails. - Design government cloud enclaves and operate mission workloads in government and classified regions connected to defense and intelligence networks. - Design and troubleshoot hybrid connectivity, routing, DNS, private endpoints, load balancing, and firewall or inspection systems. - Set infrastructure-as-code standards and build reusable modules, state management, and drift detection practices. - Run production Kubernetes platforms, including multi-tenancy, lifecycle management, network policy, service mesh, secrets, GitOps, and security hardening. - Lead authorization work, including control inheritance, security plans, remediation plans, scanning, continuous monitoring, and continuous authorization; advise customers and assessors and mentor engineers.

Requirements - 8–10 years in infrastructure or cloud engineering, including at least 5 years in a senior or lead architecture role. - Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship. - Deep practical expertise in at least two of AWS, Azure, and GCP, including government cloud offerings. - Extensive experience deploying to classified networks such as SIPRNet or JWICS, including disconnected or air-gapped environments. - Production infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform or OpenTofu and at least one of Pulumi or Crossplane. - Hands-on experience with FedRAMP High, DoD Cloud Computing SRG, NIST 800-53, DISA STIGs, and RMF/ATO documentation and workflows. - Strong production Kubernetes skills, including cluster networking, hardening, upgrades, Helm, Kustomize, GitOps, and CI/CD.

Nice to have - Relevant cloud or Kubernetes certifications and a DoD 8140-compliant certification such as CISSP or CCSP.

Benefits and work setup - Full-time role for candidates based in the DC/Maryland/Virginia or Denver/Colorado Springs hiring areas; flexible remote work is available. - Benefits include employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement contributions, wellness resources, equity eligibility, technology and home-office support, professional-development funding, flexible paid time off, holidays, and parental leave.