Cloud Platform Developer; Solutions Architect

What You Will Do

Solutions Architect 3/4 level. The role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and efficient cloud platform applications and services, leveraging AWS, Azure, and GCP. Emphasis is on cloud‑native architecture, infrastructure‑as‑code, and modern software practices to drive future cloud technologies.

Core responsibilities include:

• Design and build secure, scalable platform capabilities across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code modules using Terraform, Terragrunt, Cloud Formation, or Bicep.
• Enforce compliance via policy‑as‑code solutions (OPA, Sentinel, Azure Policy).
• Design reusable platform templates (VPC/VNet, Kubernetes clusters, IAM roles, serverless environments).
• Collaborate with teams to implement self‑service capabilities such as service catalogs and deployment pipelines.
• Resolve platform issues and maintain secure, compliant, and reliable environments.
• Prioritize automation, platform stability, and a superior developer experience.
• Communicate platform architectures and decisions to stakeholders with varying technical backgrounds.
• Stay current on emerging cloud technologies and contribute to strategic platform direction.

• Extensive experience deploying and managing cloud environments in AWS and GCP (Azure exposure a plus).
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot infrastructure‑as‑code using Terraform/Terragrunt.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platform engineering: VPC/VNet architectures, IAM policies, load balancing, autoscaling, and secure service configurations.
• Operate and support production cloud environments, including monitoring, alert response, and root cause analysis.
• Work directly with engineers to implement infrastructure required for applications.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and platform issues across networking, compute, containers, and IAM.
• Experience with containerized environments, Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), and container networking.

• Leadership on architecture, design, implementation, and optimization of highly complex, secure cloud platform solutions across GCP, Azure, and AWS.
• Drive technical direction for GCP, Azure, and AWS services, establishing reusable patterns, hardened baselines, and platform standards.
• Senior‑level technical leadership on large cloud initiatives; mentor cloud engineers and collaborate across cybersecurity, networking, and mission stakeholders.
• Lead development and advancement of enterprise cloud platform capabilities, including identity and access management, zero‑trust architecture, observability, and cost optimization.

• Solutions Architect 3:
  Bachelor’s degree and 8 years related experience or equivalent; advanced vendor or professional certification desirable.
• Solutions Architect 4:
  Bachelor’s degree and 12 years related experience or equivalent; advanced vendor or professional certification desirable.

• Implement and manage cloud observability solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Design and build cloud landing zones with account/project structure, networking, IAM, guardrails, and baseline services.
• Develop infrastructure automation and platform tooling, including scripting with Python, Power Shell, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking principles in AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Experience with AI/ML services in AWS, GCP, Azure (e.g., Sage Maker, Vertex AI).

Telework based in Los Alamos, NM; offsite within a 2‑hour ground commute. Periodic onsite reporting may be required. Location can change at management’s discretion.

Continuous service commitment of 1 year for regular appointment employees. Eligible employees must have served the required period or have approval from their Division Leader.

• PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with national network
• Dental and vision insurance
• Free basic life and disability insurance
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• 401(k) with 6% matching plus 3.5% annual contributions
• Tuition assistance and learning opportunities
• Flexible schedules and time off (paid sick, vacation, holidays)
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs
• Relocation packages for employment outside a 50‑mile radius

Background investigation and Q clearance required. U.S. citizenship is mandatory. New‑employment drug testing per institutional policy. Information regarding federal directives and DOE orders is provided for context.

Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal‑opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. Reasonable accommodations are provided upon request.