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Cloud Solutions Architect

Saliense

About the role Cloud Architecture and Solution Design Lead the enterprise cloud architecture strategy, design, and working group for ONR. This position is 100% onsite in Arlington, VA. What you'll do Deliver secure, scalable, resilient and cost-effective AWS and hybrid solutions that support mission requirements and IT modernization goals.

About Saliense

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Responsibilities

  • Set and govern cloud architecture standards, reference architectures, design documentation and best practices.
  • Review existing environments regularly and drive improvements to performance, availability, security and cost.
  • Serve as senior technical authority and mentor to cloud engineers, system administrators, developers and cybersecurity staff.
  • Guide them on architecture decisions from initial planning through operational sustainment.
  • AWS Cloud Engineering and Administration Hands-on expertise to architect, deploy and optimize AWS infrastructure.
  • Core services include EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, Lambda, Route 53, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Systems Manager and OpenSearch.
  • Design complex network topologies, including VPC peering, VPN connectivity, routing, gateways and segmentation.
  • Define strategies for backup, disaster recovery and business continuity.
  • Oversee the full cloud infrastructure lifecycle and lead escalated troubleshooting and root cause analysis for infrastructure, connectivity, performance and integration issues.
  • Security and DoD Compliance Architect cloud solutions that meet DoD, Department of the Navy and ONR cybersecurity requirements.
  • This includes RMF, NIST SP 800-53, DISA STIGs and SRGs, with cybersecurity architecture expertise at IASAE Level II.
  • Lead the cloud security architecture work for Authority to Operate (ATO) efforts, security assessments and continuous monitoring.
  • Oversee related artifacts such as system security documentation and POA&Ms.
  • Partner with Information Assurance and cybersecurity teams to define security controls (identity, encryption, segmentation, logging) and to prioritize and remediate risks.
  • Automation and Infrastructure as Code Define and lead the enterprise Infrastructure as Code strategy using AWS CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
  • The goal is standardized, repeatable and secure deployments.
  • Architect CI/CD pipelines and automated provisioning, configuration management and deployment processes.
  • Use AWS Developer Tools (CodePipeline, CodeBuild) or equivalent technologies.
  • Drive automation with Python, PowerShell, Bash and the AWS CLI, and work with application teams to build cloud infrastructure into software delivery and modernization efforts.
  • Operations and Enterprise Integration Lead migration, modernization and integration of applications and workloads into AWS.
  • Work with enterprise architecture, infrastructure, network, security and development teams to keep systems interoperable.
  • Guide ongoing optimization of ONR’s AWS environment through analysis of usage and costs, governance of configuration and assets (including ServiceNow CMDB integration) and well-maintained operational documentation and baselines.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to government stakeholders on cloud capabilities, modernization roadmaps and emerging technologies.
  • Lead technical reviews, change management and resolution of critical incidents.
  • Enterprise Architecture Certification Acitive DoD Secret Clearance

Requirements

  • Qualifications 10+ Years of relevant/related experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in one of the following: Enterprise Architecture, Computer Science or IT related field Required Certifications: 1) DoD Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF) DoD 8570 IASAE Level II certification.

Benefits

  • Saliense At Saliense, we are committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
  • Our employees are encouraged to take on challenging and meaningful work, with ample opportunities for career advancement.
  • We offer competitive compensation and benefits, including: 20 Days PTO + 40 Hours of Paid Sick & Safe Time 11 Federal Holidays + 2 Corporate Holidays Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance 401(k) with Tiered Match & 100% Vesting Parental Leave for Birthing and Non-Birthing Parents Professional Development Reimbursement Program We believe in empowering our team members to achieve their professional goals while contributing to impactful projects that make a difference.