Sr. Cloud Architect

Zachary Piper Solutions is currently seeking a Sr. Cloud Architect to support a federal data migration modernization project based in Huntsville, AL
. This position is a full-time role that will be fully onsite
. As a Sr. Cloud Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing, deploying, optimizing, and sustaining secure cloud environments that support application modernization, data migration, Dev Sec Ops  initiatives, and mission-critical federal operations. This role is critical to ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure that enables successful modernization efforts within a high-stakes federal environment.

• Design, build, and optimize cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise applications and data pipelines.
• Implement cloud-native services, compute configurations, load balancing, storage solutions, and networking components.
• Support modernization and migration of legacy workloads into AWS cloud environments.
• Ensure cloud deployments meet performance, scalability, availability, and reliability requirements.

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, Cloud Formation, or similar automation tools.
• Support CI/CD integration and automation for application and infrastructure deployments.
• Implement monitoring, logging, observability, and automated alerting solutions.
• Collaborate with Dev Sec Ops  teams to maintain secure deployment pipelines and automation practices.

• Implement cloud security controls including IAM policies, encryption, network segmentation, auditing, and access controls.
• Ensure adherence to federal security standards and compliance requirements.
• Support vulnerability remediation, hardening efforts, patch management, and continuous compliance monitoring.
• Partner with security teams to proactively identify and mitigate cloud security risks.

• Diagnose and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure, networking, deployments, and integrations.
• Perform root-cause analysis of cloud performance degradations and service interruptions.
• Collaborate with development, testing, and migration teams to resolve cloud-related challenges.
• Optimize cloud performance, scalability, and operational efficiency.

• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical design discussions.
• Provide technical guidance and cloud engineering best practices across project teams.
• Coordinate cloud activities across development, migration, testing, operations, and security work streams.
• Support mission-focused stakeholders and customer requirements through effective collaboration and communication.

• Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation.
• Provide reporting on cloud performance, incidents, optimization efforts, and operational metrics.
• Maintain documentation required for audits, compliance activities, and operational continuity.

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, cloud operations, or infrastructure engineering
• Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services, including compute, storage, networking, security, and automation
• Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation, or similar)
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and cloud automation initiatives
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking, VPC design, routing, security groups, and load balancing
• Experience implementing cloud security controls and compliance requirements
• Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and collaboration skills

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