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Cloud Architect

steampunk Remote 1 day ago 0 views
Remote Contract Mid Level Competitive
Job Description
Headquarters: McLean, Virginia, United States

URL: http://steampunk.com

Overview

As a Cloud Architect, you will work within our growing DevSecOps practice delivering features to support cloud migration, cloud optimization and cloud deployment. We are looking for candidates with 8-10 years of experience with cloud platform services and DevOps practices such as infrastructure as code and confirmation management automation. Responsibilities include:  

Contributions

Identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the customer  
Design cloud environments and demonstrate technical cloud architectural knowledge, playing a vital role in the design of production, staging, QA, and development of cloud infrastructures running in 24×7 environments  
Implement and oversee cloud strategies include migrations and optimization  
Establishing development tools and infrastructure for automation  
Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers  
Automate and improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes  
Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results  
Perform root cause analysis on complex business processes and technical components 
Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats  
Identifying technical problems, performing root cause analysis, and developing software updates and ‘fixes’  
Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended  
Support enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure through infrastructure as code including any activities around automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, and monitoring and testing, such as CI/CD   
Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations   
Leverage virtualization and containerization to optimize and modernize software systems  
Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members  
Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided  
Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members
 

Qualifications

Required:  
Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance  
BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience  
10+ Years of total experience
8 Years of Experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions   
8 Years of Experience with two or more clouds (i.e. AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle)  
8 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket  
8 Years of Experience with systems development in an Agile environment  
8 Years of Experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestration  
8 Years of Experience integrating deployments with industry standard DevSecOps tooling and orchestration  
5 Years of Experience in several of the following areas: database architecture, ETL, business intelligence, big data, machine learning, advanced analytics  
Solution Architect Certification, or equivalent, in at least two clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle) 
5 Years of Experience working in a client facing or consultative architecture role  
Preferred:  
MS Degree in an IT-related field  
Certifications in each of the four major clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI):  AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate 
AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional  
Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert  
Microsoft Certified Solution Architect Expert  
Google Cloud Engineer 
Google Cloud Architect 
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certified Architect Associate 
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certified Architect Professional 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills  
Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred  
Experience with scripting in Concourse, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby  
Experience implementing docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes  
Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible  
Experience working in a Health Science Program 
 

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $130,000 to $215,000.  The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. 
 
Identity Statement
As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
 
Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors.  Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges.  As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.
 
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program. 

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About steampunk
Job Summary
Salary Competitive
Job Type Contract
Experience Mid
Location Remote
Posted Mar 8, 2026
Expires Apr 7, 2026
Applications 0
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