Senior Cloud Architect — AWS GovCloud & CI/CD Lead Remote

Company

BLN24

About Us: We find strength in teamwork—an better you is a better us. BLN24 is an award‑winning Management Consulting Firm that supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our services and solutions delivery start with understanding each client’s end‑state, then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance strategic and technical operations and deployments. Position Overview Job Title: Lead Cloud Architect BLN24 is seeking a Lead Cloud Architect to join our team. The Lead Cloud Architect will design target AWS environments, manage cloud migration for government clients—including setting up environments, databases, and AWS services, CI/CD pipelines—and help the cloud migration team deploy refactored applications to target AWS environments. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, experience with AWS GovCloud, code deployments, CI/CD pipelines, security, containerization, and serverless computing. Key Responsibilities Manage and architect government client’s target AWS GovCloud application environment. Architect and engineer AWS GovCloud services utilizing containers and serverless computing. Build and configure CI/CD pipelines and automated code deployments to target environments. Create Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to deploy services. Define and enforce Git branching strategies to support parallel development, release management, and controlled deployments across environments. Provision and configure AWS Services, such as EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS, and other cloud services. Provide ROMs (Rough Order of Magnitude) and refined cost models for proposals and migrations. Create and update reference architecture documentation, including specifications and diagrams. Optimize and harden target environments to ensure seamless operations of highly transactional environments. Support ATO documentation and security reviews. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field. 4+ years of experience in cloud architecture, engineering, system, application administration. Experience with Amazon AWS GovCloud and knowledge of AWS services and structures. Experience with Lambda functions and ability to develop scripts using Python. Experience automating deployments and using AWS services to optimize migration. Ability to set up databases and migrate data using AWS services. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills. Excellent architecture skills and ability to develop architecture and AWS diagrams. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Preferred Qualifications Security + certification. AWS Certifications. What BLN24 brings to the Game BLN24 benefits are game‑changing. We like our team to play hard, and that means they need to be taken care of—physically, financially, and emotionally. We give them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans. You can join one of the fastest growing companies headquartered in the Washington DC Metro Area. We give you the opportunity to work in different sectors, so you have the chance at variety while maintaining stability. Flexibility at BLN24 allows each individual the opportunity to balance quality work and their personal lives. Depending on projects, we allow remote working opportunities so you can always be in the game no matter where you call home. Equal Opportunity Employer BLN24 is an equal opportunity employer. We believe people are our strength and understand diverse talents are key to our success. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs. #J-18808-Ljbffr BLN24