Cloud Architect; Journeyman

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Architect (Journeyman) to support the MODES III program for Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP). In this role, the selected candidate will support design, implementation, and sustainment of cloud infrastructure components under senior architect guidance; implement IaC, assist migrations, and maintain secure cloud operations. This position is remote and requires an active Secret clearance.

• Support design, implementation, and sustainment of cloud infrastructure components under senior architect guidance; implement IaC, assist migrations, and maintain secure cloud operations.
• Implement IaC and automation: author and maintain Terraform/Cloud Formation templates, manage CI/CD pipeline jobs for infrastructure (Code Build/Code Pipeline/Jenkins), and validate environment provisioning in dev/test/stage.
• Support container and platform operations: deploy and operate containerized workloads (EKS/ECS), automate rollouts, and assist in autoscaling, service discovery, and health checks.
• Assist cloud migration tasks: execute application lift/shift and refactor activities, implement network/VPN connectivity, and assist in data migration to RDS/managed services with secure transfer patterns.
• Implement security and compliance controls: apply hardening baselines, support STIG/SRG checks, integrate vulnerability scan outputs into issue trackers, and capture RMF evidence for artifacts.
• Maintain monitoring and cost controls: implement Cloud Watch/ELK metrics, dashboards, alerting, and tagging schemes; assist in monthly cost/report reconciliations and rightsizing recommendations.
• Support backup/DR and operational runbooks: develop and test backup jobs, recovery playbooks, and participate in COOP/DR exercises.
• Familiar with:
  Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible, EKS/Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, AWS EC2/S3/RDS, VPC design, IAM/KMS, Git Lab CI/Jenkins/Code Pipeline, ArgoCD/Git Ops, Prometheus/Grafana, Cloud Watch/Cloud Trail, Open Search, Trivy/Checkov, Tenable/ACAS, Helm charts, disaster recovery automation, Cost Explorer/Compute Optimizer.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Active Secret clearance required.
• Experience /
  
  Education:
  
  8 years relevant experience with BS/BA degree or 6 years with MS/MA or 4 years with PhD or 12 years w/o a degree or 10 years with AS/AA.
• Certifications:
  
  Demonstrated capability within the Cyberspace IT workforce; satisfy Foundational Qualification standards via an approved industry certification (e.g., A+ or Network+) or documented equivalent military/educational training as defined in the DoD 8140 Qualification Matrix.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialty) or equivalent cloud certifications.
• Experience with cloud-native data pipelines, analytics platforms, or data lake architectures.
• Familiarity with NIST RMF, ATO processes, and DoD security compliance frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and microservices architectures.
• CompTIA Security+.

Work location:

remote with the ability to travel to the NCR if required.

EEO

EEO:
Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.