Cloud Architect at Global C2 Integration Technologies in Reston, VA, USA

Job description

• GC2IT is seeking a Cloud Architect to design, build, and evolve a large-scale, globally distributed mission system operating across AWS cloud environments and on-premises virtualized infrastructure. The position leads secure, repeatable Infrastructure-as-Code patterns for compute, network connectivity, and platform services across development, test, staging, production, and lab environments.

Responsibilities

• · Design and implement reference architectures for AWS and hybrid cloud/on-premises environments.
• · Define deployment patterns for multi-account and multi-environment separation, network segmentation, and scalable compute/storage stacks.
• · Establish standardized landing-zone practices, including account structure, guardrails, logging, tagging, and cost controls.
• · Build and maintain Terraform modules and reusable IaC patterns for AWS infrastructure, including VPCs, IAM roles/policies, load balancing, and logging foundations.
• · Architect and support virtualized compute fleets using VMware/vSphere patterns, including golden images, patching baselines, and provisioning workflows.
• · Partner with security teams to implement secure-by-design architectures using least-privilege IAM, encryption, and centralized audit logging.
• · Design for resilience and continuity through backup/restore strategies, disaster recovery considerations, and multi-AZ patterns.
• · Support CI/CD enablement for infrastructure deployments using Git-based workflows integrated with Terraform plans and applies.
• · Collaborate with application teams to provide standardized environments and deployment blueprints.
• · Produce clear architecture documentation, including logical/physical diagrams, environment definitions, and as-built artifacts.

Requirements

• · Bachelor's degree in a related field; four additional years of experience may substitute for a degree.
• · Ten to fifteen or more years of experience in cloud architecture, systems engineering, or infrastructure engineering, including at least three years as a hands-on AWS architect or lead.
• · Deep expertise with AWS core services and secure architectures, including networking, IAM, logging, compute, and storage.
• · Hands-on expertise with Terraform for production-grade infrastructure-as-code, including modules, state management, promotion strategies, and drift detection.
• · Experience designing and operating hybrid environments spanning cloud and on-premises virtualization.
• · Ability to translate requirements into scalable, maintainable, and secure architectures and provide implementation guidance.
• · Ability to travel internationally up to 10 percent.
• · Must possess an active passport or be able to obtain one upon hire.
• · Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• · AWS certifications; Solutions Architect Professional preferred.
• · Experience with VMware/vSphere architecture and operations, including templates, clusters, networking, and storage.
• · Familiarity with configuration automation tools such as Ansible and Packer and with GitOps-style workflows.
• · Experience with observability patterns for metrics, logs, and traces and integrating monitoring into operations.
• · Experience implementing multi-account AWS governance using Organizations and SCPs and cost controls using tagging and budgets.

Skills

Required

• AWS core services
• Terraform
• Infrastructure-as-Code
• Networking
• IAM
• Logging
• Compute
• Storage
• Hybrid cloud/on-premises virtualization
• Secure architecture design
• Least-privilege IAM
• Encryption

Preferred

• AWS certifications
• VMware/vSphere
• Ansible
• Packer
• GitOps-style workflows
• Observability patterns
• AWS Organizations and SCPs
• Cost controls using tagging and budgets