Cloud Systems Architect

Ready to Ignite your career and work alongside some of the most innovative and brightest professionals in federal services today? Join us and unleash your potential working in an agile environment alongside the men and women charged with ensuring the success of one of the most important missions in American Government. We’re looking for a seasoned Cloud Systems/Services Architect to help shape and lead our clients’ cloud journeys. In this role, you’ll design and implement enterprise-scale AWS environments with a focus on secure, scalable, and cost-optimized architecture. You’ll define cloud strategies, lead multi-account designs, support networking and hybrid integrations, and ensure compliance with federal frameworks like NIST and FedRAMP. If you enjoy creating high-level migration strategies, collaborating with security teams, and delivering resilient, well-architected cloud solutions—this is the opportunity for you.

As a Cloud Systems/Services Architect you will:

• Define the high-level migration strategy and AWS landing zone design.
• Design multi-account structure using Control Tower and SCPs.
• Create enterprise-level diagrams and architecture documentation.
• Collaborate with security for boundary and compliance planning.
• Drive architecture reviews and AWS Well-Architected assessments.
• Provide guidance on vendor integrations and service interoperability.

Requirements

• At least 9 years of professional and relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in related technical field.
• US Citizenship Required.
• Proven experience developing cloud adoption strategies aligned with enterprise goals and governance frameworks, including NIST and FedRAMP.
• Deep expertise in multi-account AWS environments, including AWS Organizations, Control Tower, Service Control Policies (SCPs), and account vending for large-scale implementations.
• Strong proficiency in AWS networking and connectivity services such as Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, and VPC peering, with experience integrating hybrid cloud and on-premise environments.
• Demonstrated ability to design resilient, highly available cloud architectures across multiple Availability Zones and regions, including robust failover mechanisms.
• Solid understanding of cost modeling and optimization strategies using tools like the AWS Pricing Calculator, along with experience planning for Reserved Instances and cost-effective architecture.
• In-depth knowledge of compliance-aware architecture, including federal security baselines (e.g., NIST 800-53), system boundary definitions, and the AWS shared responsibility model.
• AWS certifications highly preferred.

Benefits

• 401(k) with matching and 100% Vested
• Health Insurance - 3 plans to select from
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• AD&D
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Training
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Referral program
• Paid Legal Plan
• and more....

Ignite IT is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran status, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristic. In accordance with EO 13665 Final Rule, Ignite IT will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Applicants selected must be able to possess and maintain a government clearance

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED