Sr AWS Cloud Architect W4 with Security Clearance

Overview Castalia Systems is looking for a Secret cleared, Sr. AWS Cloud Architect to join our team in Dulles, VA. We are supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats. Sr. AWS Cloud Architect assess and develop cloud-based architectures and requirements and develop derived requirements and systems engineering artifacts in the development of advanced cybersecurity capabilities. Responsibilities * Partnering with the Chief Engineer to develop advanced, leading-edge, cloud-oriented architectures that provide new cybersecurity capabilities to a major U.S. Government customer * Define and communicate a shared technical and architectural vision * Partnering with Agile Scrum teams in the system design and implementation of advanced, cloud-oriented cybersecurity capabilities * Interfacing directly with customers, stakeholders, and end-users regarding capability architectures, requirements, use cases, and stories to derive, develop and decompose next-cycle updates and specifications. Qualifications * Must be a US Citizen * Must have an active Secret clearance * Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance * Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability * Bachelor''s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical field. Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree level education. * 10+ years of applicable experience * 2+ years of AWS cloud architecting experience * AWS cloud technology knowledge and implementation experience * Proven leadership skills and meaningful experience successfully leading technical teams and projects * Able to work effectively as a leader, in a group, or as an individual contributor * Strong working knowledge of IT products and services * Strong working knowledge of IT Service Operations * Innovative, technical mindset * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization * Ability to analyze information and identify relevant facts * Ability to shape opinions of key stakeholders and influence outcomes * Proven track record of achieving desired results * Strong and diverse business and technical acumen * Experience working with senior leadership including VP and Director levels Desired : * Experience with AWS Services, including Machine Learning, Analytics, Databases, AWS Identity and Security Services, Management and Governance (Landing Zone, Automation, Cost, Policy, Compliance), Migration Services, Networking (including ExprerssRoute, DNS, Network Watcher, and Load Balancers), and Development (including AWS DevOps, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and AWS Functions for serverless solutions, ) * Familiarity with the following technologies in a cloud environment: ELK Stack (ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana), Ansible, Nessus, ClamAV, AIDE, Splunk, DNS, NAT, git * AWS cloud technology knowledge and implementation experience * Influential communication and ability to achieve alignment * Experience managing many people and projects * Experience working in an agile development environment * Experience working in DevOps and/or DevSecOps environments * Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) knowledge and experience * Experience working on projects that implement analytic models into production systems * Experience with AWS technologies, and migrations from on-prem to AWS * Experience with agile tools, including Jira and Jira Align Desired Certifications: * DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II * AWS Cloud-related certifications Why Castalia Systems? Castalia Systems values its employees, and our employees love to work for Castalia! We offer a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k matching with day 1 vesting, PTO and paid holidays, paid life insurance, AD&D, and long/short-term disability, professional training, and many more! Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.

Created: 2025-10-04