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# Cloud Architect

- **Company:** 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** Springfield, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Identity and Access Management, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Virtual Machines, Data Logging, HybridCloud, Information Technology, Performance Monitor, Devsecops, Serverless Computing
- **Published:** September 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/599f2312-a68f-4a10-b3e3-cb0d736a5dbf

## About the Role

* AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator, CCSP or equivalent., * Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
 * 10+ years of IT infrastructure experience.
 * 5+ years of hands-on AWS and/or Azure engineering.
 * Experience with enterprise hybrid-cloud environments.
 * Strong knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, security, automation, monitoring, and DevSecOps.
 * Experience with Microsoft 365 environments preferred.

Preferred Certifications:

 * AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator, CCSP or equivalent.

## Description

* We are seeking a Cloud Architect/Lead Cloud Engineer to lead architecture, engineering, operations, security, automation, and optimization of enterprise AWS, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and hybrid-cloud environments.

Role & Responsibilities:

 * Architect and engineer secure, scalable AWS/Azure cloud environments.
 * Support IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, virtual machines, containers, networking, storage, and cloud-native services.
 * Develop hybrid-cloud integration and migration strategies.
 * Implement cloud IAM, security policies, logging, monitoring, backup, and recovery.
 * Develop Infrastructure as Code and automated provisioning.
 * Support CI/CD and DevSecOps capabilities.
 * Establish cloud operational standards and guardrails.
 * Monitor performance, availability, capacity, and security.
 * Perform cloud cost analysis, rightsizing, and optimization.
 * Support cloud disaster recovery and resilience.
 * Lead complex cloud troubleshooting and technical escalations.


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