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# Cloud Application Architect

- **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $86,800.0 - $198,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Application Lifecycle Management, Application Performance Management, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cluster Analysis, Cyber Security, System Configuration, Elasticsearch, Failover, Linux Servers, Logstash, Scripting, System Availability, Grafana, Containerization, Kubernetes, Rancher, Api Gateway, Kibana, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9176729/cloud-application-architect

## About the Role

* 7+ years of experience with cloud application development
 * 7+ years of experience designing, developing, operationalizing, and maintaining complex cloud applications at enterprise scale
 * 5+ years of experience with AWS
 * 5+ years of experience working with microservices and containerization, including orchestration, cluster management, and container storage, including Docker, Kubernetes, or Rancher
 * 2+ years of experience developing and deploying microservice architectures
 * Experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining Linux server systems in the Cloud
 * Experience with scripting languages
 * TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
 * Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience in technology, or 11+ years of experience in technology in lieu of a degree
 * Ability to obtain a Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification within 6 months of start date

Nice If You Have:

 * Experience developing CI / CD pipelines
 * Experience with Serverless, including Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, and SAM
 * Experience securing and hardening operating systems, applications, and containers
 * Experience with application management and providing high availability and resilient solutions using met hods such as clustering or failover
 * Experience with application performance analysis and monitoring, including Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana ( ELK ) , Pro met heus, and Grafana
 * Experience with an Agile release met hodology
 * Bachelor's degree in Technology
 * Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification
 * Certified Kubernetes Application Developer, Kubernetes Administrator Certification, or Certified Terraform Asso cia te Certification



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