Sr. Principal AWS Cloud Architect – On Site at Wright Patt (TS/SCI)(AHT)

Description

The team is small and high-impact, designing next-generation cloud architectures for critical Space Force Intelligence missions at Wright-Patterson AFB within the company's Defense Systems sector.

You would be the main technical authority, designing and leading the build of secure AWS and Kubernetes solutions that support national defense.

Most of your time is spent on site at the National Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, working directly with mission owners, senior leaders and implementation teams.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with cloud engineers, security specialists and business owners.
• Deliver cloud solutions on schedule and in line with strategic priorities with partner teams.
• Work independently and also as a core member of an Agile team.
• Solve difficult migration and consolidation problems with new, forward-looking approaches.
• Review current data stores and applications, find consolidation candidates, and write detailed plans to move them to modern, efficient platforms.
• Work with the cloud team to shape data, IT and cloud adoption strategy so each component supports mission effectiveness.
• Coordinate with software designers, data engineers and cybersecurity experts from planning through rollout.
• Make sure infrastructure meets security controls, lead secure cloud service deployments, and keep assessing new technologies against operational goals.
• Present progress and technical roadmaps to customers and senior leaders on a regular basis.
• Produce process documentation, briefings, slide decks and other deliverables that keep initiatives and mission continuity on track.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of experience, or master's degree plus 6 years; an additional 4 years may count in place of a degree.
• Active IAT Level II certification or higher, such as Security+.
• Strong hands-on AWS experience with services such as VPC, IAM, EC2, S3 and ECR.
• Experience with containers and microservices.
• Experience with Kubernetes tooling such as Pods, kubectl, Kustomize and Helm.
• Experience with security hardening tools and standards such as SonarQube, HP Fortify and STIGs.
• Solid understanding of DoD environments, processes and common technical infrastructure.
• Strong customer communication skills.
• Solid understanding of Agile methods, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Certification.
• Preferred: experience with CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab, GitHub or Bitbucket.
• Preferred: experience with visualization and monitoring dashboards such as Prometheus, Kibana or Kuma.
• Preferred: experience with Microsoft Azure cloud.
• Preferred: experience with the Atlassian suite, such as Confluence and Jira.
• Preferred: experience with Bash or shell scripting.
• Preferred: experience managing secure remote connections.
• Preferred: self-motivated and quick to learn.

Conditions

Top Secret clearance is required before start.

Travel is expected, about 10% of the time.

Relocation support may be on offer.

Posting code: CWI2026.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Base pay range is $129,300.00 to $193,900.00, as a general guideline; final offers depend on scope and responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions.
• Depending on the role, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let you share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.