Cloud Native Architect

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Bitwise is a leading provider of mission-focused intelligence solutions that advance national security for the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. We’re a small and growing company, so you can expect to hop in on the ground floor with us and be a consequential member of the team. You'll be more than a contract performer for us – you’ll also be asked for ideas to improve our company and your career, and you’ll contribute to our team culture.

We value growth and community above almost all else, so we gather regularly for game nights, happy hours, tech talks, and plenty more. We think you’ll like it here!

Remember, Bitwise is not a cult. 🖖🏼

Bitwise hires talented engineers who are driven by purpose and who value a culture of technical excellence, growth, and overall wellness. We deliver new and innovative intelligence solutions to our customers at the very forefront of our country’s national security missions. And we do it every single day. Our work matters, and so will you.

• Contribute meaningful thought leadership — if not right away, over time
• Interact with our customers and earn their confidence in your abilities
• Be detailed, even if that means taking a little more time to get it right
• Contribute their ideas and ideals to improve all aspects of our company
• Allow us to invest in their education so we both grow together
• Know and live our core values every single day

As a Cloud Architect specializing in multi-cloud integration, you will guide teams in designing, evaluating, and implementing solutions across multiple commercial cloud environments. You’ll leverage deep understanding of native cloud services—compute, storage, networking, identity, monitoring, and data pipelines—to help teams select and combine the right tools for each mission. This role requires balancing cost, complexity, and compliance while ensuring interoperability and maintainability across clouds.

You’ll work closely with development and Dev Ops teams to architect resilient systems that perform seamlessly across AWS, Azure, and other commercial cloud providers. Acting as a trusted technical advisor, you’ll raise the organization’s overall cloud maturity and enable smarter, faster adoption of cloud‑native capabilities.

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph. Candidates without a current clearance will not be considered.
• Design and evaluate multi‑cloud architectures spanning AWS, Azure, and other commercial environments.
• Develop reference implementations and integration patterns for cross‑cloud networking, identity, and data flows.
• Assess tradeoffs between cost, performance, compliance, and vendor lock‑in to inform technical direction.
• Collaborate with development and Dev Ops teams to implement cloud‑native solutions aligned with mission needs.
• Create reusable infrastructure‑as‑code templates (Terraform, Cloud Formation, ARM/Bicep) to accelerate adoption.
• Provide expert technical guidance and mentorship to teams building or migrating workloads in multi‑cloud ecosystems.
• Document architectures and share best practices to strengthen organizational cloud fluency and consistency.

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Solid grasp of computer networking protocols and principles.
• Individually motivated, self‑starter, capable of understanding vague requirements and delivering novel approaches.
• Experience architecting solutions across multiple commercial clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).
• Deep knowledge of native cloud services for compute, networking, identity, and storage.
• Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code and automation frameworks (Terraform, Cloud Formation, ARM/Bicep, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and cost management tools across multiple clouds.
• Communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Past experience working with and understanding of the CNO mission.
• Twelve(12) years with a Bachelor’s or four(4) additional years without the degree.
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