Senior Cloud Architect – RAAS, Automation Services

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

📋 Description

• Lead cloud architecture initiatives from initial discovery through to successful delivery as a senior technical consultant and architecture expert.

• Conduct executive briefings, workshops, and architecture sessions.

• Create current-state and target-state architectures for applications, infrastructure, identity, networking, security, data protection, observability, resilience, and operations.

• Design secure landing zones and foundational cloud structures with governance guardrails, policy enforcement, logging, network segmentation, and identity-first access controls.

• Architect hybrid and multi-cloud solutions across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud.

• Integrate principles of Zero Trust, least privilege, privileged access management, threat modeling, secure configuration, vulnerability management, encryption, and secrets management.

• Ensure alignment of solutions with CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and specific client requirements.

• Design regulated workloads that include controlled data boundaries, audit evidence, logging, data residency, secure administration, and separation of duties.

• Provide architectural oversight during implementation, reviewing detailed designs, infrastructure-as-code, configurations, security controls, and technical deliverables.

• Collaborate with cybersecurity, compliance, engineering, and operations teams.

• Assess cloud services for security, compliance, performance, availability, cost, supportability, and time to value.

• Develop roadmaps and migration strategies for application modernization, data migration, identity transformation, and cloud security enhancement.

• Produce architecture diagrams, decision records, control mappings, implementation plans, risk registers, and executive recommendations.

• Lead, mentor, and develop architects and engineers.

• Assist in pre-sales and solution development by defining scopes, estimates, and technical approaches.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, cybersecurity, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Over 10 years of progressive technology experience in architecture, engineering, cybersecurity, cloud transformation, or related consulting roles.

• More than 7 years of client-facing consulting or architecture experience leading complex technical discussions and providing tailored solutions for mid-market or enterprise organizations.

• At least 5 years of hands-on cloud architecture experience in designing and implementing production solutions in Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud.

• Proven experience in cybersecurity and compliance, integrating technical controls and regulatory requirements into cloud architectures and implementation roadmaps.

• Excellent communication skills for conveying architectural concepts to executives, security leaders, auditors, engineers, and business stakeholders.

• Familiarity with well-architected frameworks, threat modeling, shared responsibility, Zero Trust, defense-in-depth, and secure-by-design principles.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing requirements, drive decision-making, and sustain delivery momentum.

• Experience in producing technical documentation including reference architectures, diagrams, standards, decision records, and implementation guidance.

• Deep expertise in at least three technical areas listed in the posting.

• At least one active certification required or must be obtained within 90 days of hire: CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, AZ-305, AZ-500, SC-100, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer.

• Active certifications are necessary for consideration.

• Certain engagements may require eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance or meet client-defined access requirements for controlled environments.

• Preferred experience in U.S. government or defense environments and regulated cloud platforms.

• Preferred familiarity with CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, DoD impact levels, modernization, Kubernetes, FinOps, and consulting delivery leadership.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance available from the first day of employment.

• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account.

• 401k with Profit Sharing.

• 9+ holidays and a discretionary time-off structure.

• Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers.

• Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentives upon completion.

• Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group, and individual performance.

• Incentive compensation related to the origination of new client sales.

• Highly-rated wellness program.

• Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options.

• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

• Continuous learning opportunities.

• Competitive compensation along with industry-leading benefits.

• Emphasis on work/life balance.