Cloud Architect

Job Title: AWS Cloud Migration Architect (Public Sector)

Location: Washington, DC / Northern Virginia (DMV Area)

Clearance: Ability to obtain Public Trust (US Citizenship Required)

Employment Type: Contract

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced AWS Cloud Migration Architect to lead a massive, mandated workload migration from traditional Data Centers to AWS Cloud. This role supports a high-visibility Public Sector initiative, specifically aligning with the technology modernization mandates for agencies including the USPTO, FDA, and NOAA.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of executing "Data Center to Data Cloud" migrations in regulated environments. As we are in the stock pile phase over the next 3 months, we are looking for architects and engineers to prepare for a surge of migration waves.

Key Responsibilities

• Migration Strategy: Lead the assessment, planning, and execution of large-scale migrations from on-premise data centers to AWS, utilizing the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) and 7 Rs (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, etc.).
• Public Sector Compliance: Ensure all migration activities adhere to FedRAMP, FISMA, and agency-specific security controls (USPTO, FDA, NOAA).
• Partnership Collaboration: Serve as the technical liaison between the internal IT teams, AWS account teams, and Actionet (or similar Tier 1 AWS Partners) to ensure alignment on migration factory best practices.
• Infrastructure Modernization: Design landing zones, network architecture (Direct Connect), and security baselines for AWS cloud environments.
• Talent & Knowledge Transfer: Mentor junior engineers and operations staff during the migration lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen (ability to obtain Public Trust or Higher).
• Experience: 3 to 20 years of experience in IT infrastructure, with a minimum of 3+ years of hands-on experience in Data Center to AWS Cloud migrations.
• Technical Skills:
• Deep expertise in AWS native migration tools (CloudEndure, AWS Migration Hub, Application Discovery Service, Database Migration Service - DMS).
• Experience with VMware to AWS (CloudEndure) or Hyper-V migrations.
• Strong knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, Direct Connect).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Public Sector Domain: Familiarity with the technology mandates and security postures of USPTO, FDA, or NOAA is highly preferred.

Certifications (Highly Desired)

Candidates must hold or be willing to obtain:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (Required)
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (Preferred)
• CompTIA Security+ (or DoD 8570 compliance) (Preferred)