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# Cloud Architect

- **Company:** Oasys Inc.
- **Location:** Fairfax, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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, 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
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=33a01f04e455921d

## About the Role

* 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.

## 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


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