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Sr. Architect - Cloud Platforms
Job in
Tysons, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Listed on 2026-05-25
Listing for:
Maximus
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-05-25
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Responsible for technical solutions and pricing regarding new RFP's, RFI's.Serve as subject matter expert to assist projects on technical matters and address needs of the client and other stakeholders
Make recommendations to integrate new custom and cloud software, coordinate installation and support operations.
Establish and enforce engineering and cloud computing best practices and standards
Lead new product development, including services evaluation, POC (proof of concept) development and recommendation to adopt to ever changing technology trends
Ensure the smooth working of PaaS platform and automation of infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, monitoring tasks.
Provide recommendations on technical architecture to fine tune outer and inner architecture.
Support the automation of manual tasks in the product integration and deployment life cycle.
Serve as subject matter expert in the design, implementation, governance and support of key technology platforms.
Job-Specific
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Cloud Architecture (AWS)
Define enterprise AWS architecture patterns for multi account, secure, and scalable environments.
Govern infrastructure design across compute, storage, networking, IAM, and data services.
Set standards for resilience (HA/DR), cost optimization, and security posture.
Provide architectural oversight for RDS, Open Search, messaging, and distributed systems.
Cloud Native & Kubernetes Strategy Define and evolve Kubernetes platform strategy (EKS) across environments.
Establish standards for Git Ops, Helm, multi cluster operations, and platform abstraction.
Drive adoption of secure, scalable cloud native patterns.
Ensure integration of runtime security, observability, and policy enforcement.
Dev Sec Ops & Secure SDLC Leadership Define and govern enterprise Dev Sec Ops strategy, standards, and operating models.
Architect secure CI/CD frameworks with built in quality, security, and compliance gates.
Establish enterprise patterns for software supply chain security, including SCA, artifact governance, and policy enforcement.
Standardize and oversee tooling across Sonar Qube, JFrog (Artifactory/Xray), Jenkins, and Git Ops (Argo CD).Drive shift left security adoption and developer enablement.
Align Dev Sec Ops practices with security, risk, and compliance requirements.
Data & Integration Architecture Define architecture for data platforms and ETL ecosystems (e.g., Talend).Ensure secure, resilient integration patterns across databases, messaging, APIs, and file transfer systems.
Establish standards for data reliability, observability, and performance optimization.
Platform Engineering & Developer Experience Drive adoption of Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) and self service capabilities.
Define reusable platform services, APIs, and golden paths for development teams.
Partner with Developer Experience teams to reduce cognitive load and improve productivity.
Reliability, Operations & Governance Define enterprise standards for observability, incident management, and SRE practices.
Drive improvements in availability, performance, and operational maturity.
Establish governance frameworks for cost management, security compliance, and risk mitigation.
Leadership & Influence Act as a technical authority across the organization, influencing architecture decisions d cross functional initiatives spanning infrastructure, security, and application teams.
Mentor senior engineers and architects, raising the overall engineering bar.
Translate business objectives into scalable technical strategies and roadmaps.
Minimum Requirements Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required.
10-12 years of related experience required.
Job-Specific
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in cloud, platform engineering, Dev Sec Ops , or infrastructure architecture roles.
Proven track record designing and scaling enterprise cloud platforms on AWS.Deep expertise in Dev Sec Ops , secure SDLC, and software supply chain security.
Advanced experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and…
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