Senior Cloud Solutions Architect

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Cloud Solutions Architect, #1041

AWS • Serverless • Data-Intensive Systems

Location: Hybrid, NOVA/DC Metro area

Clearance: U.S. Citizenship is required.   Must be able to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust

A Role with Purpose and Impact
Dev Technology is focused on expanding the size of our programs, the complexity of our technical challenges, and the impact of the missions we support. This role exists to help us scale thoughtfully while continuing to deliver high-quality, mission-critical systems & solutions for the federal government, including programs supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE.

You will join a collaborative engineering organization solving complex data and integration problems under real-world constraints. The work requires sound judgment, curiosity, and a genuine commitment to understanding problems deeply before acting. This role is designed for a senior technical leader or rising senior technical lead who values partnership and takes ownership of solving mission-critical challenges for the federal government, delivering durable, high-quality solutions with real-world impact.
Leadership and Technical Delivery
In practice, this role blends technical leadership with hands-on delivery. You will design and evolve cloud-native, serverless architectures that support large, complex data sets and high-volume data flows. You will work directly with customers to understand mission needs, clarify constraints, and explore tradeoffs that lead to durable solutions.

You will serve as a trusted technical partner to program leadership—providing perspective during key decisions, stepping in when needed, and helping teams navigate complexity. You will build trusted partnerships with federal clients while mentoring and guiding technical teams to successfully deliver mission-critical solutions. While influencing direction, you will remain close to the work and hands-on: reviewing designs and code, prototyping approaches, troubleshooting issues, and improving system performance and reliability.

Who Thrives Here
People who thrive in this role bring a thoughtful, grounded approach to technical leadership. They listen carefully, ask good questions, and take the time to understand problems before offering solutions. They are motivated self-learners who stay current through research, experimentation, and reflection, and who bring maturity and presence to technical conversations—especially when the stakes are high. They value staying close to the work, remaining hands on with design, code, and technical problem solving to ensure solutions are practical and well executed.
They find satisfaction in mentoring and growing technical talent, strengthening teams through collaboration rather than individual heroics. They enjoy partnering closely with customers and teammates, earning trust through integrity, respect, and follow through. They are resilient in the face of ambiguity, adaptable as conditions change, and connected to the mission and the real people who rely on the systems we build.

The Opportunity
This role offers the opportunity to grow alongside a company that is expanding with purpose—taking on larger programs, more complex data challenges, and broader mission impact. You will have room to influence technical direction, shape how we deliver, and contribute meaningfully without being removed from the technology itself. If you are motivated by complex data problems, collaborative problem-solving, and quietly effective technical leadership, this role offers both challenge and long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement AWS cloud-native and serverless architectures.
• Build and support systems handling large-scale, complex data workloads.
• Serve as a technical lead by setting architectural direction and best practices.
• Stay hands-on with coding, reviews, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to translate mission needs into solutions.
• Apply AI and ML concepts practically through prototyping and integration.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD automation, and cloud security practices.

Minimal Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree 
• 10+ years of professional experience in a development environment working with software, systems, or cloud engineering.
• AWS certifications.
• Experience in federal or regulated environments, collaborating with federal clients.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Applied AI/ML experience or demonstrated learning.
• Event-driven or analytics platform background.
• Strong hands-on AWS experience with serverless architectures.
• Experience in writing SQL and working with relational database structures, PostgreSQL, and/or DynamoDB
• Experience with AWS Cloud Tools
• Experience designing systems for complex data and integration needs.

Dev Technology provides IT solutions to meet the mission-critical needs of government by exceeding our clients’ expectations through partnership, a commitment to teamwork, collaboration, and valuing our employees. At Dev Technology, our employees enjoy the company of their coworkers and genuinely care about their well-being, creating a unique environment throughout our offices. We have been rated as a Top Workplace by the Washington Post 12 years in a row based entirely on the results of employee surveys. We offer many unique benefits to support our employees throughout their careers such as our Center of Innovation, Dev University, and our Mentorship Program. Join our team and make a difference!

Company Description

Dev Technology provides IT solutions to meet the mission-critical needs of government by exceeding our clients’ expectations through partnership, a commitment to teamwork, collaboration, and valuing our employees. At Dev Technology, our employees enjoy the company of their coworkers and genuinely care about their well-being, creating a unique environment throughout our offices. We have been rated as a Top Workplace by the Washington Post 12 years in a row based entirely on the results of employee surveys. We offer many unique benefits to support our employees throughout their careers such as our Center of Innovation, Dev University, and our Mentorship Program. Join our team and make a difference!