Job Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking a visionary Senior Cloud Architect to lead the digital transformation of our nation's largest integrated health care system. In this high-impact role, you will design secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architectures that empower millions of veterans. You will bridge the gap between business requirements and technical execution, ensuring our modernization efforts meet the highest standards of security and compliance in the public sector.
We are looking for a thought leader who thrives in a complex, mission-critical environment and is passionate about modernizing legacy infrastructure while adhering to strict federal regulations.
Responsibilities
- Architect Secure Cloud Solutions: Design and implement robust cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery capabilities.
- FedRAMP Compliance: Oversee and maintain compliance with FedRAMP High authorization standards, ensuring all cloud environments meet rigorous security and privacy requirements.
- Migration Strategy: Lead the strategic planning and execution of complex migration projects, moving on-premise workloads to secure cloud environments.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and maintain IaC templates using Terraform and CloudFormation to automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment.
- Governance & Cost Management: Establish cloud governance frameworks, identity and access management (IAM) policies, and cost optimization strategies to maximize taxpayer value.
- Technical Leadership: Mentor junior engineers and architects, conduct code reviews, and drive technical best practices across the organization.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or a related technical role within the government or highly regulated industry.
- Certifications: Active AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification; familiarity with Securing AWS/Azure.
- Clearance: Active Top Secret security clearance with eligibility for Secret clearance.
- Technical Skills: Deep understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and serverless computing.
- Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and leadership.