Cloud Architect

Oasys Inc.
Fairfax, VA, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon S3 Cloud Computing Continuous Integration Disaster Recovery Fault Tolerance Identity and Access Management Network Security Azure Machine Learning
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Data Logging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Cloudformation Amazon Relational Database Service Information Technology Data Analytics Cloud Migration Functional Programming Cloud Optimization Terraform Devsecops

Job description

The AWS Cloud Architect acts as the primary technical authority for designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise-level cloud architectures within AWS GovCloud for the DCIPS project. This role will guide the development team, develop a cloud strategy, and ensure secure, scalable, cost-effective deployments on AWS. NOTE: This role is contingent on the contract being awarded. Primary Responsibilities:

  • Design and deploy dynamically scalable, highly available, fault-tolerant AWS applications and infrastructure
  • Lead & advise on cloud migration strategies for complex, multi-tier systems
  • Select AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, etc.) matching project needs
  • Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC): implement Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD pipelines
  • Optimize cost and performance: monitor usage, implement cost-control best practices
  • Ensure security & compliance: apply AWS Well-Architected frameworks, IAM, encryption, audit/logging
  • Define and enforce security policies (IAM roles, encryption, network security)
  • Plan and execute migration of applications and data from on-premises or other clouds to AWS.
  • Disaster Recovery & Resilience: develop and maintain backup, DR plans, failover strategies
  • Continuously assess, review existing architecture and recommend enhancements including new AWS features

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related discipline.
  • 10+ years in Cloud migration, enhancement, and virtualization.
  • Expertise in disaster recovery and achieving 100% up time
  • Agile and DevSecOps project knowledge
  • Experience deploying AWS service in GovCloud
  • Familiarity with DoD systems, cybersecurity frameworks, and cloud platforms

Certifications:

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • Certified Data Analytics, Cloud Practitioner and AI Practitioner preferred
  • Desired expertise in AWS SysOps and AWS Machine Learning Engineering

Security Clearance Requirements:

  • U.S. Citizen with active DoD Secret clearance.

About the company

Who We Are: Oasys International LLC (Oasys) is a fast-growing federal government contractor delivering high-quality technology consulting and professional services to civilian, defense, and homeland security agencies. We have been recognized on Inc. 5000’s list of the fastest-growing companies in America for five consecutive years and named a Best Places to Work in Virginia for the past two years. Our success is driven by a talented team of technologists, consultants, engineers, and subject-matter experts who support complex federal missions with integrity and excellence. At Oasys, we foster a collaborative, merit-based culture that values continuous learning, professional growth, and work-life balance. We are committed to creating an inclusive, engaging environment where employees are recognized for their contributions and empowered to build meaningful, long-term careers.

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