Cloud Transformation Architect, CNO Development Environments - Cleared

Overview

Make an Impact Where It Matters Most
At Intelliforce, we specialize in solving the hard problems at the intersection of mission, scale, and complexity. This role is a cornerstone of our cloud, Dev Ops, and systems engineering core competencies. You will help lead a modernization effort, moving critical CNO development environments into the cloud while the mission stays live. This is practical impact with real users and national security outcomes, delivered by a company trusted to operate where it matters most.

Schedule and Work Details

Location:

Emerson

Schedule:

Full-time, mission-aligned hours
Clearance:
Active Top Secret Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph required

You lead the technical vision for migrating legacy CNO development environments into a secure, scalable cloud-native architecture. You design reusable cloud patterns and templates for teams, preserving hybrid flexibility for on-prem environments. You architect end-to-end solutions for complex CNE services, including large-scale data storage, cloud-to-legacy integration, and performance optimization under strict security constraints. You assess aging infrastructure, document dependencies, evaluate mission impact, and help prioritize modernization efforts based on risk, cost, and operational value.

You collaborate with AWS Professional Services, mission stakeholders, and technical leadership to validate architectures and execute high-ROI pilots. You redesign developer workflows, enabling unified authentication, improved collaboration, and better experiences for CNO developers. Above all, you help make CNO the best place at the agency to build software by delivering practical, mission-driven improvements quickly and iteratively.

Clearance:
Active Top Secret Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (required).
Citizenship:
Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline is required. Four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for the degree. Eight or more years of experience designing, operating, or modernizing complex enterprise systems in environments of similar scope and mission criticality.

Deep systems engineering experience supporting complex, legacy enterprise environments. Proven production experience architecting and deploying AWS or cloud-based solutions. Strong understanding of cloud networking, compute, storage, security controls, and cost tradeoffs. Demonstrated experience leading infrastructure modernization efforts and incremental migration strategies. Ability to assess technical debt, evaluate ROI, and prioritize modernization work effectively. Strong technical communication skills, including translating between developers, security teams, consultants, and executives.

Understanding of agency-specific cloud migration constraints, including ATO processes and WANDS environments. A service-oriented mindset, strong collaboration habits, and the ability to deliver iteratively in ambiguous problem spaces.

Experience supporting CNO missions or operating in high-side environments. Prior experience building or supporting CNO development environments. Familiarity with enclave architectures and restricted environments. Experience with cloud cost optimization, Fin Ops practices, and resource right-sizing strategies.

This role spans AWS cloud services, hybrid cloud and on-prem infrastructure, secure networking and identity systems, storage platforms supporting large datasets, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code tooling, authentication and SSO solutions, and legacy CNE development platforms operating within restricted environments.

Compensation Range: $ - $

The salary range provided reflects an estimate based on current market trends and may be adjusted based on factors such as the candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications. The final offer will be tailored after a thorough evaluation of the candidate’s background and suitability for the role. This range is a guideline and subject to flexibility.

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