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# AWS Solutions Architect/ Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** The Joule
- **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing Security, Networking Hardware, NIPRNet, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/9b7e3467-7d42-40d2-baa6-919d7b95babf

## About the Role

* Palo Alto VM-Series NGFW. Prisma Access / SASE awareness; NIPRNet ingress / BCAP familiarity; DISA STIGs for network devices.
 * DISA Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA) reference design implementation experience.
 * AWS networking depth (TGW, VPC peering, Direct Connect, DC Gateway, NAT/PAT design).
 * VDSS/VDMS boundary, RFC 1918, Direct Connect / DC Gateway, transit gateway architecture, boundary public-IP exposure controls, Network scan.

Certifications: AWS Advanced Networking Specialty (strongly preferred), Palo Alto PCNSE, DoD 8570/8140 IAT II.
Federal: BCAP / NIPRNet ingress experience; previous SCCA implementation strongly preferred.



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