IT Engineer - Level V

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Contracts Contractor Professional Silver Spring, MD, US

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Job Title: Cloud & Systems Architect

Location:
Remote
(Occasional travel to Silver Spring, MD)

Work Schedule:On-site

Security Requirements:Must successfully complete required NOAA background investigation/public trust and maintain eligibility for facility and system access.

Work Authorization:Must be a US Citizen

AttainX is seeking an experienced Cloud & Systems Architect to support NOAA’s National Weather Service. This position supports enterprise architecture and modernization through systems planning, data flow modeling, security planning, performance and capacity management, risk assessment, testing, and integration. The individual will collaborate with Government stakeholders, developers, and programmers to improve mission-critical on-premises and cloud systems.

Qualifications and

Education Requirements:

• BS/BA engineering degree (or equivalent) in a related area as well as 10+ years of overall experience in the field or in a related area.
• Eight (8) years of direct experience in software engineering, systems optimization, or specialized technical programming; additional relevant experience is welcome.
• Must have hands‑on experience with Structurizr or another architecture-as-code tool, such as the C4 model
  , PlantUML or Mermaid
• Familiarity with Jira, Git Hub, and/or Confluence is required
• Experience developing and maintaining enterprise architecture models, including current‑state (As-Is) and future‑state (To-Be) architectures, using Archi Mate and Microsoft Visio in alignment with The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF).
• Experience developing and maintaining comprehensive enterprise architecture models using the C4 model, including system context, container, component, and dynamic views, leveraging tools such as Structurizr, Mermaid, PlantUML, Draw.io, and other architecture modeling solutions.
• Experience Implementing architecture-as-code practices that integrate with development workflows, version control, and release processes to ensure system architecture diagrams and documentation remain accurate, current, and aligned with evolving applications and infrastructure.
• Leveraging Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), cloud infrastructure discovery, and automation tools to analyze existing AWS/Azure environments and generate accurate architectural diagrams depicting system components, dependencies, integrations, and data flows.
• Must Have Hands‑on development of enterprise‑wide As-Is architecture baselines and To-Be architectural roadmaps, integrating existing infrastructure documentation with emerging development activities and planned modernization initiatives over a 6-12 month planning horizon.
• Ability to establish repeatable processes, standards, documentation practices, and knowledge‑transfer procedures to support long‑term ownership, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise architecture artifacts across development, engineering, and Government stakeholder teams.
• Current AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional certification, or an equivalent professional‑level cloud solutions architect credential. The required certification must remain valid during employment in the role.
• Working knowledge of federal information security frameworks and secure systems engineering practices, including NIST SP 800-53 and FIPS 200.
• Ability to collaborate with developers, programmers, engineers, and project stakeholders and explain technical findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, written communication, and…