Senior AWS Cloud Architect - AWS Professional ServicesLocation: Chantilly, VA
Work Arrangement: predominately onsite
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required
Security Clearance:Active Top Secret/SCI clearance POSITION SUMMARY
SBS is expanding its AWS Professional Services delivery team and is seeking a
Senior AWS Cloud Architect to lead the design and implementation of mission-critical cloud solutions supporting Federal customers. This individual will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for defining cloud-native architectures, guiding modernization initiatives, and driving engineering excellence across complex AWS environments.
Working directly with AWS Professional Services architects, government stakeholders, and cross-functional delivery teams, this role will shape technical strategy, establish architectural standards, and oversee the successful delivery of secure, scalable, and resilient solutions supporting national security missions.
An active TS/SCI clearance is preferred. U.S. citizen candidates without a current clearance may be considered for unclassified delivery efforts where contract requirements permit.
ARCHITECTURE RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead the end-to-end architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise-scale applications and platforms deployed within AWS environments.
- Define reference architectures and technical roadmaps that align customer mission objectives with AWS best practices and long-term modernization strategies.Design and deploy AWS Landing Zones in air-gapped, classified regions, including AWS Control Tower equivalents and account-vending automation.
- Serve as the technical authority for cloud-native application development, microservices adoption, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems design.
- Partner with AWS architects, customer technical leadership, and program stakeholders to translate business and mission requirements into scalable, secure architectural solutions.
- Drive modernization efforts by transforming legacy applications into cloud-native services utilizing containers, serverless technologies, and managed AWS services.
- Establish engineering standards and architectural governance related to security, reliability, observability, performance, resiliency, and cost optimization.
- Lead architecture reviews, design sessions, and technical decision-making forums while documenting Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and design artifacts.
- Define and champion DevSecOps practices, CI/CD strategies, Infrastructure-as-Code approaches, and automated testing frameworks to accelerate secure software delivery.
- Architect integrations across enterprise systems, APIs, data platforms, and external mission partner environments.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and AWS capabilities, developing recommendations that improve mission effectiveness, operational efficiency, and technical agility.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineers, fostering engineering maturity and promoting adoption of architectural best practices.
- Support proposal efforts, technical solutioning activities, and customer briefings by articulating architectural approaches and implementation strategies.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience serving as a Lead Developer, Technical Lead, Solution Architect, or Software Architect on large-scale cloud transformation initiatives.
- Deep expertise designing highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems on AWS.
- Experience architecting with services such as Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, EventBridge, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Aurora/RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, and IAM.
- Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles, security-by-design methodologies, and secure software development practices within regulated environments.
- Experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code using AWS CDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional and/or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer certification preferred.
- Experience supporting classified, DoD, Intelligence Community, or other highly regulated environments strongly desired.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
SBS offers a comprehensive total-rewards package, including a market competitive salary along with:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA-eligible plan options available
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match (vesting schedule per Plan Document)
- Paid Time Off, federal holidays, and floating holiday for personal observance
- Annual professional development support for AWS certifications, training, and conferences
- Employee referral program where applicable and documented by program policy
- Life, AD&D, and short- / long-term disability insurance
- Telework and flexible-schedule support where mission and contract permit
- Mission-focused federal contractor supporting national-security customers
How to ApplyIf you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please send your resume to
[email protected].
