Lead Cloud Architect-AWS-Remote-DC Metro Area

Role Overview

Lead Cloud Architect for GDIT’s cloud infrastructure team. You will partner with a federal client to modernize and expand cloud capabilities, shaping scalable multi-cloud architectures and driving successful implementation.

Responsibilities

• Architectural leadership: Lead design of scalable cloud infrastructure, including AWS landing zone architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Build systems to scale multi-cloud operations, including cross-account applications, SASE, and automation.
• Solution development: Define technical requirements with client stakeholders; design and implement solutions using the AWS Well-Architected Framework and hybrid cloud strategies.
• Team enablement & mentorship: Guide DevOps and SecOps engineers; promote CI/CD and automation for provisioning cloud services.
• Stakeholder engagement: Work with senior leadership and enterprise architecture teams to build cloud adoption strategies; clearly communicate architecture to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years of IT/digital transformation experience.
• 5+ years hands-on cloud architecture/implementation in AWS (preferred) and/or Azure/GCP.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience leading multi-tenant cloud systems (e.g., landing zones, multi-account systems).
• Experience developing and managing high-availability, secure, automated solutions aligned with best practices.
• U.S. Citizen/Green Card holder eligible for Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DevOps/DevSecOps methodologies and tools such as Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab.
• Professional cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience bridging on-premise systems with cloud environments.

Location / Work Model

• Remote (any location / remote)
• Travel: < 10%

Compensation

• Likely salary range: $195,500 - $264,500 (final offer depends on experience, geography, and other factors).