Cloud Solutions Architect

Cloud Solutions Architect

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. We are looking for a Cloud Solutions Architect to provide enterprise level technical leadership across the Veteran Affairs (VA) multi-cloud architecture. You will shape secure, automated, scalable cloud environments, maintain landing zone architectures, and guide modernization activities across AWS, Azure, and additional CSPs.

Meaningful Work and Personal Impact

• Leading architecture design and modernization strategies across cloud platforms
• Developing and maintaining landing zones including identity, networking, and security baselines
• Supporting multi-cloud integration, automation, and workflow design
• Providing guidance for IaC, automated provisioning, and approval engines
• Supporting workload portability assessments and cross-cloud migration planning
• Producing architectural documentation and security authorization evidence
• Develop service catalogs including vetted CSP services, approved templates, pricing, and compliance impacts.

What You'll Need to Succeed

Citizenship: US Citizen or Green Card Holder

Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust

Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in IT, CS, Engineering, or similar

Certifications: At least TWO of the following:

• AWS SA Professional
• Azure SA Expert
• OCI Architect Professional
• Google Professional Cloud Architect

Experience: 8+ years of cloud architecture experience, 3+ years supporting large multi-CSP enterprise environments

Technical Skills: Experience with federal cloud modernization, strong understanding of Zero Trust, IAM, networking, and cloud security, hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep OR similar

Skills & Abilities: Analytical and design-oriented thinking, excellent communication across technical and leadership stakeholders, collaborative mindset across engineering and operational functions

Location: This position is primarily remote, however, the employee MUST live within 60 miles from either the Washington, DC or Falls Church, Virginia office.

Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.