Principal Cloud Architect - Division of Information Technology

Job Description
- Principal Cloud Architect
- Division of Information Technology (R025422)

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DC-Washington

Regular

Exempt

Standard

Relocation Provided :
Yes

Compensation Grade Low : FR PAY GRADE 28

Compensation Grade High : FR PAY GRADE 28

Minimum Salary : $

Maximum Salary : $

Jan 16, 2026

Position Description

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

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Directs others and/or contributes to project planning, defining, designing, managing, and supporting cloud computing applications. Decides the Board and division’s technological and cloud-based needs and suggests solutions that meet them based on the costs-benefits analysis and/or the cost model. Directs the delivery of cloud deployments and collaborates with development teams and other personnel to streamline application services. Directs the process for and/or develops repeatable patterns and ensures consistency in the solution design and adoption process.

Independently drives technical and architectural decisions to improve enterprise cloud services from both underlying cloud infrastructure hosting platform and application perspectives. Serves as a cloud technology champion and influencer to work multi-functionally to develop critical initiatives, architecture patterns, refine program and product frameworks, and facilitate the Board and divisions’ strategic priorities. Shows subject matter expertise in cloud architecture and related disciplines.

Works with internal teams and external parties as a subject matter expert in this area to enable and improve solution design and delivery around data.

• Independently advises leadership and other key stakeholders on leading cloud practices, architectural approaches, technology and business requirements, industry trends, and the broader Federal Reserve Board architecture landscape. Directs the process for and/or participates in creating and suggesting solutions that deliver business outcomes.
• Makes decisions that provide direction for the technical architecture and roadmap for cloud capabilities and migrations. Has expert skill in developing and propagating adoption of developing standards, frameworks, patterns, and processes to benefit the Board and/or division and manages the implementation and technical solutions and knowledge of standards and practices which impact cloud technology (such as NIST, ISO).
• Directs more junior staff and/or develops cloud architecture across diverse areas including organizational structure, application development, identity and access management, network and data management, integrations, and security. Reviews and approves the process of and/or participates in the development of architectural artifacts to lead the delivery of a successful implementation of cloud practices and solutions. Ensures compliance of solutions to architectural standards.
• Mentors more junior staff and/or provides designs for engineers on projects on how to deliver programmatic elements of the implementation of the cloud architecture.
• Independently architects cloud-native, hybrid, or multi-cloud solutions to meet the Board and divisions’ needs. Focuses on secure and scalable architecture needs, including how scalable a system’s infrastructure is to accommodate growth, reducing costs, planning migrations, etc.
• Utilizes expert knowledge of cloud architecture and technologies to lead trainings, workshops for team members and/or communities of practice. Independently engages with technical…