Chief/Cloud Architect
Serves as the Government's primary technical counterpart, leading secure AWS IL5 cloud architecture for a DoD/Army mission system — tenant isolation, capacity planning, resilience, modernization trade studies, and cost optimization. Requires deep DoD cloud security experience and an active Secret clearance.
- Compensation
- $120K–$150K / yr
- Location
- Morgantown, WV
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related technical field
- 10+ years in enterprise systems architecture, cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or secure systems modernization
- 5+ years supporting biometric, intelligence, or high-availability mission systems
- Experience with cARMY, AC2SP, ECMA, SCCA, IL5, IL6, multi-AZ architectures, tenant hosting, and Infrastructure as Code
- Hands-on experience designing or operating AWS environments for DoD, Army, IC, or federal mission systems
- Experience with RMF, DoD cloud security requirements, IAM, network segmentation, logging, encryption, and infrastructure automation
- Ability to translate mission needs into secure, scalable, operationally sustainable architecture
- DoD 8570/8140-aligned certification
- Active Secret-level clearance
- Experience with Microsoft Copilot and/or an approved equivalent AI solution
Nice to have
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- CISSP
- AWS Advanced Networking Specialty or AWS Security Specialty
Full description
All hired employees are expected to have experience with Microsoft Copilot and / or an approved equivalent AI solution.Summary: DSA is seeking a Chief/Cloud Architect to lead the technical architecture for secure AWS IL5 operations, tenant isolation, capacity planning, cloud modernization, and technical trade-space decisions. This role will serve as the Government’s primary technical counterpart for ensuring the solution remains secure, scalable, supportable, cost-aware, and aligned to mission growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead cloud architecture strategy for AWS IL5 environments supporting operational, test, development, training, and modernization needs.
- Design and govern secure tenant isolation using account boundaries, network segmentation, identity controls, encryption, logging, and centralized ingress/egress protections.
- Support capacity planning, performance engineering, resilience, backup and recovery, environment provisioning, and cloud cost optimization.
- Provide technical leadership for modernization trade studies, architecture reviews, technology refresh, and cloud migration planning.
- Coordinate with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, systems engineering, and mission application teams to ensure secure, supportable architecture decisions.
- Develop architecture documentation, diagrams, decision records, and Government-facing technical recommendations.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related technical field.
- At least 10 years of experience in enterprise systems architecture, cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or secure systems modernization.
- At least 5 years of experience supporting biometric, intelligence, or high-availability mission systems.
- Experience with cARMY, AC2SP, ECMA, SCCA, IL5, IL6, multi-AZ architectures, tenant hosting, and Infrastructure as Code.
- Hands-on experience designing or operating AWS environments for DoD, Army, IC, or federal mission systems.
- Experience with RMF, DoD cloud security requirements, identity and access management, network segmentation, logging, encryption, and infrastructure automation.
- Ability to translate mission needs into secure, scalable, and operationally sustainable architecture.
- DoD 8570/8140-aligned certification
- Active Secret-level clearance.
Desired Qualifications and Certifications:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional strongly preferred.
- CISSP preferred.