Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Architect and Cloud Engineer with expert-level, hands-on experience in AWS development, networking, and architecture to lead, design, and review the full software development lifecycle (SDLC). This versatile leader will provide both technical and managerial oversight , ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions across enterprise applications.
The ideal candidate combines deep AWS expertise with modern software engineering practices —balancing hands-on technical work, architecture design, and leadership responsibilities. They will mentor team members, drive best practices, and foster a culture of engineering excellence, ensuring software delivery aligns with both business goals and evolving technology trends.
What You\'ll Do
Cloud Architecture & Engineering
- Architect, implement, and optimize AWS infrastructure, networking, and cloud-native solutions, including VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, VPNs, and secure application hosting.
- Design and deliver scalable, serverless, and microservices-based enterprise applications.
- Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, cost optimization, and compliance with federal security standards.
- Lead adoption of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and automation of provisioning/deployment.
Software Development & SDLC Leadership
- Oversee and review the full Agile SDLC: requirements, architecture, design, coding, testing, deployment, and operations.
- Provide technical leadership in development using Node.js, Angular, and USWDS.
- Drive CI/CD pipeline adoption, DevSecOps integration, and cloud-native development workflows.
- Ensure application security, performance, and reliability through proactive monitoring and testing.
- Apply engineering best practices and code quality standards across teams.
Technical Management & Mentorship
- Lead and mentor engineering teams, promoting continuous learning and skill development.
- Serve as escalation point for complex infrastructure, networking, and application issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (security, DevOps, product owners, stakeholders) to align solutions with business objectives.
- Develop playbooks, technical documentation, and architectural roadmaps.
Strategic & Governance Contributions
- Evaluate new AWS services, frameworks, and tools to drive innovation and efficiency.
- Optimize cloud spend while ensuring performance and reliability.
- Enforce compliance with federal security frameworks and internal governance.
- Partner with leadership to define cloud modernization strategies and long-term architecture goals.
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- Expert-level AWS skills across networking, compute, storage, and security services.
- Knowledge of federal compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53) and cloud security best practices.
- AWS certifications preferred (Solutions Architect Professional, Advanced Networking, DevOps Engineer).
Abilities
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, or similar).
Nice to Haves
- 7+ years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, architecture, and software development.
- Strong development background in js, Angular, and USWDS .
- Proven experience designing and implementing serverless architectures (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, etc.) and microservices .
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, etc.).
- Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
Salary Range
$195,000 to 205,000
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