Senior Cloud Solutions Architect

TheSeniorCloud Solutions Architect (SCSA) serves as a strategic technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and guiding the implementation of secure, scalable, andcost-effectivecloud solutions across the enterprise. Thisrole provides architectural leadership, drives cloud strategy, and ensures alignment with mission and organizationalobjectives. Theideal candidate will be able topartner closely with stakeholders,mentorengineering teams, and shapeAFCENT's vision for modern cloud capabilities, security, innovation, and operational excellence.

Enterprise Cloud Architecture & Design

• Architect and implement secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions acrosscompute, networking, storage, and integration services

• Lead enterprise-level cloud strategy, cloud roadmap development, and modernization initiatives

• Developproofs of concept, prototypes, and reference architectures tovalidateand integrate emerging cloud technologies

• Translate complex business, mission, and technical requirements into effective cloud architectures that deliver measurable value

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Serve as advisor and mentor to engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and development teams

• Collaborate with leadership, product owners, and cross-functional teams to ensure cloud solutions support strategic and missionobjectives

• Bridge gaps between business challenges and cloud-based solutions, ensuringoptimaltechnology selection and successful implementation

Security, Governance & Compliance

• Ensure all cloud architecturescomply withorganizational security standards and regulatory requirements.

• Implement cloud security best practices, including identity management, encryption, network segmentation, and real-time threat monitoring

• Partner with cybersecurity/compliance teams to ensure cloudarchitecturesaligntogovernancestandards

Cloud Optimization & Operational Excellence

• Evaluate and recommend cloud services, tools, and technologies that enhance performance, scalability, and operational resilience

• Lead cloud cost-optimization strategies, including rightsizing, automation, and resourceutilizationplanning.

• Provideexpertguidance for cloud migrations, performance tuning, scaling strategies, and capacity planning

• Continuously assess cloud environments for improvement opportunities andleadtheimplementationof architectural updates

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Leverageemerging cloud trends and technologies to inform strategy and architectural direction

• Drive improvement through architecture reviews, modernization initiatives, and cloud patternadoptions

• Foster an engineering culture that emphasizes innovation, automation, and excellence

Security Clearance

• Active Secretclearance required, withthe abilityto obtainTS/SCI

Education & Experience

• CompTIA Security+ certification(or higher)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

• 7-10+ years of experience architecting and implementing enterprise cloud solutions

• Demonstrated experience as a cloud architect,solutionsarchitect, ordata scientist

Cloud Expertise

• Advancedproficiencywith AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform

• Proven experience designing secure, scalable,highly availablecloud architectures

• Deep understanding of cloud networking,compute, storage, IAM, and security best practices

• Hands-on experience withIaCtools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep)

• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automated cloud deployment

Security & Compliance

• Strongunderstandingofcloud security architectures, zero-trust, encryption standards, and access controls

• Experience aligning solutionstoNIST, FedRAMP, DoD SRGframeworksor similar compliance requirements

Leadership & Communication

• Proven ability to lead technical teams and influence enterprise-wide architecture decisions.

• Strong communicationskills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders

• Ability to lead discussions, build consensus, and guide technical decision-making across teams.

Technical Breadth

• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, AKS, EKS)

• Strong understanding of automation, observability, monitoring, and cloud cost-optimization

• Expert-level troubleshooting and performance tuning skills

Travel & Work Environment

• Hybrid role with a combination of remote work and onsite presence

• Ability to travel up to 25%, including domestic and occasional international travel