Sr. Cloud Solution Architect

Location: Washington, DC; hybrid schedule with onsite work at USCG Headquarters

Salary: $140,000–$150,000 annually

Company

hirify.global delivers complex software engineering, cloud operations, and cyber risk management solutions for government and mission-focused customers.

What you will do

• Assess CG-26 cloud architecture and workloads for performance, cost, resilience, and security improvements.
• Design and document target-state architectures in Intelligence Community cloud environments, including AWS C2S and AWS GovCloud (US).
• Lead workload migration, modernization, and right-sizing efforts from planning through execution.
• Align cloud solutions with Intelligence Community and DoD security requirements, including ICD 503, NIST SP 800-53, and RMF.
• Partner with ISSOs and engineers on security controls, monitoring, and architecture documentation.
• Manage cloud cost analysis, optimization roadmaps, briefings, and technical recommendations for government stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (BS, MA, or MS).
• 6+ years of experience providing cloud technology support to Intelligence Community or government agencies.
• Hands-on experience architecting and supporting Intelligence Community cloud environments.
• Experience with AWS cost and optimization tools, including Cost Explorer, Budgets, Compute Optimizer, and Trusted Advisor.
• Infrastructure as code experience with Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Scripting experience in Python, plus Bash or PowerShell.
• Experience supporting RHEL and Windows Server environments hardened to DISA STIGs.
• Current cloud certification relevant to AWS GovCloud (US) or AWS C2S, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional.
• Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility to obtain SCI.
• Ability to work onsite at USCG Headquarters in Washington, DC on a hybrid schedule.

Nice to have

• DoD 8140 qualifying certification, such as CompTIA Security+ or CISSP.
• Container experience with Amazon EKS or ECS, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• CI/CD pipeline experience with GitLab or Jenkins.
• Logging and monitoring experience with Splunk or Elastic.
• Experience with VMware or other on-premises virtualization in hybrid environments.
• Prior experience supporting the U.S. Coast Guard.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-focused work supporting U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence Community cloud environments.
• Collaboration with project management, government staff, ISSOs, and engineers.
• Hybrid work arrangement with onsite presence at USCG Headquarters in Washington, DC.