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# AWS Solutions Architect

- **Company:** AQUA IT
- **Location:** Gaithersburg, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,900.0 - $195,050.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Continuous Integration, Data Normalization, PostgreSQL, Generative AI, Data Lakes, AWS Fargate, Docker
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usaec19247bf875a292c122746cb360544/eaa

## About the Role

* Active TS/SCI clearance
 * All-inclusive AWS Solutions Architect profile (generalist, not a specialist)
 * Hands-on Aurora / PostgreSQL experience: scaling, schema and data normalization, data-lake onboarding
 * Container experience: Docker, EKS, and ECS/Fargate
 * CI/CD pipeline experience with the ability to mentor a junior team
 * Familiarity with security controls management and ATO processes in a DoD/IC environment (RMF, PII-High)
 * On-site availability in Gaithersburg, MD with occasional travel to Springfield, VA or Herndon, VA

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Deeper PostgreSQL and Aurora expertise (called out as a 'huge benefit')
 * Currently IC badged
 * Experience supporting ATO for PII-High and controlled/'tickets'-type data
 * Prior experience modernizing EKS to ECS/Fargate workloads
 * Experience coaching and uplifting junior CI/CD teams on modern practices

## Description

* Manage Aurora PostgreSQL scaling and data normalization as the customer builds a petabyte-scale data lake, onboarding tens of disparate schemas today, trending toward hundreds or thousands
 * Assist with security controls management as the team pursues ATO for PII-High plus additional clearance/'tickets'-type data, supporting the overextended Leidos security lead
 * Coach a newly staffed, junior CI/CD team on modern Orange processes and the 'build low, deliver high' approach
 * Help the team extend container experience from EKS into ECS/Fargate
 * Provide embedded ProServe support: direct Slack access to the AWS dev team and escalation through ProServe channels to TAMs as needed, Description Leidos is seeking an experienced Senior AWS Generative AI Solution Engineer to design and implement the reasoning layer for a GenAI-enabled HUD FHA Resource Center. T…
 + 20 days ago, Description Leidos is seeking an experienced Senior AWS Generative AI Solution Engineer to design and implement the reasoning layer for a GenAI-enabled HUD FHA Resource Center. T…
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