Cloud Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the comprehensive strategy, design, and execution of cloud modernization projects for a multifaceted federal enterprise system.

• Design secure, scalable Google Cloud environments and facilitate migration from AWS utilizing rehosting, replatforming, and refactoring methodologies.

• Establish cloud governance, resource hierarchy, network architecture, IAM policies, and strategies for resiliency.

• Assist in the deployment of managed Google Cloud AI products, including Vertex AI endpoints, Gemini-based developer tools, and Dialogflow agents.

• Evaluate current architectures and formulate migration roadmaps, sequencing, and cutover plans.

• Align AWS services with their Google Cloud counterparts and ensure platform readiness for production workloads.

• Supervise containerization, orchestration, data migration, and the modernization of legacy components.

• Define and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, establish GitOps workflows, automate deployments, and enforce security gates and policy-as-code.

• Enhance CI/CD pipelines for on-demand releases, automated testing, and compliance validation.

• Ensure that architecture deliverables, design artifacts, security documentation, readiness reviews, and testing methodologies comply with federal SDLC/SELC standards.

• Collaborate with program management, engineering teams, and federal stakeholders regarding lifecycle governance requirements.

• Implement observability measures across logging, monitoring, tracing, performance tuning, and resilience testing.

• Maintain expectations for high availability and continuity of operations for critical federal systems.

• Provide guidance to senior leadership and technical teams on architectural choices and modernization strategies.

• Mentor engineering teams across various Agile squads and assist in PI planning, backlog refinement, and architectural reviews.

• Represent cloud architecture in stakeholder engagements, technical forums, and enterprise planning activities.

• Design, implement, and oversee AI-enabled cloud solutions.

• Utilize generative AI, machine learning, and large language model technologies to create scalable, secure, and cost-effective enterprise solutions.

• Develop RAG architectures, vector search solutions, and AI-driven automation workflows that integrate enterprise data sources while adhering to security, privacy, and regulatory standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• At least TEN (10+) years of progressive experience in cloud architecture and enterprise modernization.

• Proven experience in migrating complex systems from AWS to Google Cloud at scale.

• Extensive knowledge of GCP services: Compute, GKE, VPC networking, IAM, Cloud SQL/AlloyDB, BigQuery, KMS, and logging/monitoring.

• Strong understanding of federal SDLC/SELC or similar structured lifecycle methodologies.

• Expert-level skills in Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps, and security engineering principles.

• Experience in leading large cloud engineering teams in Agile settings.

• Google Professional Cloud Architect certification (or to be obtained within the first 6 months of employment).

• Experience in modernizing large federal systems or other regulated enterprise environments.

• Practical experience with data modernization, analytics platforms, and cloud-native data pipelines.

• Experience in developing cloud governance frameworks, COE structures, FinOps practices, and strategies for cost optimization.

• Experience in deploying or integrating cloud-based AI/ML services, such as Google Cloud Vertex AI, Gemini, or Dialogflow, into enterprise applications.

• Ability to secure Public Trust clearance.

• Travel requirement: up to 10%.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance.

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays.

• Parental Leave.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan.

• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance.

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance.

• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits.

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability.

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities.

• Employee Referral Program.

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach.

• Care.com annual membership.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.).

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus.

• Flexible benefits package.