Senior Cloud Architect

Peaton is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to lead enterprise cloud architecture, migration, and modernization initiatives supporting mission-critical systems. This high-impact role defines secure, scalable, and resilient multi-cloud and hybrid solutions aligned to federal compliance standards and operational objectives in support of CBP analytics and intelligence programs.

 

The Cloud Architect provides technical leadership across architecture design, governance, automation, and performance optimization, ensuring secure cloud adoption at scale.

 

Support will be provided across multiple mission locations:

• Ashburn, VA
• Sterling, VA
• Washington, D.C.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Cloud Architecture & Strategy

• Define enterprise cloud standards, reference architectures, and design patterns.
• Architect secure, scalable, and resilient multi-cloud and hybrid solutions.
• Lead adoption of emerging cloud technologies aligned to mission objectives.
• Design for high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.

Cloud Migration & Modernization

• Lead large-scale migrations of applications, databases, and analytics platforms.
• Conduct readiness assessments, risk analysis, and dependency mapping.
• Develop migration roadmaps, runbooks, and optimization strategies.
• Ensure data integrity and operational continuity with minimal downtime.

Governance, Security & Compliance

• Establish governance frameworks for identity, access, cost, and resource management.
• Ensure compliance with NIST, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, and federal security standards.
• Implement encryption, zero-trust architecture, and audit-ready controls.
• Align cloud solutions with enterprise cybersecurity strategy.

Automation & DevSecOps

• Drive Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD integration.
• Enable secure, automated deployments and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Promote DevSecOps best practices across engineering teams.

Performance & Cost Optimization

• Architect monitoring, autoscaling, and observability solutions.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and cloud spend.
• Proactively identify and mitigate operational risks.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as senior technical advisor to IT and executive leadership.
• Mentor engineering teams and communicate architectural decisions clearly.
• Align cloud strategy with mission and program priorities.

 

**Position is contingent upon contract award**

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA. 12 years with HS diploma/equivalent can be considered in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise IT systems, including cloud architecture leadership.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale cloud migrations.
• Deep expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP architecture and services.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM).
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Strong understanding of cloud security frameworks, governance, and compliance standards.
  

Clearance Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain required CBP BI suitability.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related discipline preferred.
• AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect certification.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with migration tools (AWS Migration Hub, Azure Migrate, etc.).
• Experience with cloud financial management and cost optimization strategies.
• Experience supporting federal or highly regulated environments.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

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