Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Laurel, MD Top Secret Polygraph Career Level not specified $150,000 - $190,000

Job Description

Description Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required. Visionist has an exciting new, fully FUNDED opportunity for a Cloud Infrastructure Architect on our largest PRIME contract. Our team of Analysts and Engineers is motivated by the direct impact on the mission, crafting specialized tools for enhanced efficiency and quick iterations for our operations user base. Seeing your tools in real-time action brings immediate gratification. This premier program encompasses traditional software services including Systems Design and Engineering, Database Administration, Data Science and Knowledge Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Integration and Test, as well as Operations and Systems Support. The program is characterized by innovation and excitement, fostering meaningful engagements, and offering distinctive collaboration opportunities with users, policy makers, and mission leadership, all while maintaining a service mindset. If you thrive in a collaborative work environment and enjoy utilizing a diverse tech stack, then this opportunity is tailor-made for you! For over 14 years, Visionist has been solving the Intelligence Community's toughest software and analysis challenges. As a 100% employee-owned company, we prioritize our people-your job security is assured. We embed small engineering teams with analysts to rapidly identify and solve mission capability gaps playing a critical role in defending our nation's cyber infrastructure & providing expertise in malware analysis, attribution, mapping adversarial infrastructure, pen testing, and operational planning. Our open-door leadership team fosters a supportive culture, where internal growth and promotion opportunities are the norm. Don't just take our word for it-check out our 4.8-star review on Glassdoor. Join a company that feels like a family with regular happy hours, baseball games, activity clubs and more. Check us out at

Your contributions are...

• Lead cloud architecture strategy by defining technical roadmaps, reusable patterns, and "easy button" templates that enable teams to adopt cloud solutions where appropriate while supporting continued on-premise operations for mission-critical needs
• Architect end-to-end solutions for complex CNE services, addressing challenges such as large-scale data migration, hybrid cloud integration, and maintaining security controls while improving performance and scalability
• Conduct technical assessments of existing infrastructure, documenting dependencies, evaluating platform health, and developing prioritization frameworks based on lifecycle status, mission impact, cost efficiency, and user experience
• Partner with cloud professional services and mission stakeholders, including AWS ProServe teams, to scope engagements, validate architectures, and ensure solutions meet the unique requirements of CNE development, testing, and collaboration
• Design and modernize developer workflows and user experiences, improving how CNE developers interact with their environments through capabilities such as unified authentication, streamlined tooling, and scalable data access
• Drive continuous improvement of the software development environment, creating an ecosystem that attracts, enables, and retains top engineering talent

Requirements for your new career...

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
• 8 years of experience in software development
• Extensive experience designing, building, and modernizing complex enterprise infrastructure
• Proven production experience architecting and deploying AWS cloud solutions
• Experience leading infrastructure modernization and cloud migration initiatives
• Strong understanding of hybrid cloud architectures and incremental migration strategies
• Experience navigating agency cloud constraints, including ATO processes and the WANDS environment
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, security teams, leadership, and external partners
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to operate in ambiguous problem spaces
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams and drive technical consensus
• Experience mentoring engineers and fostering technical growth within teams

Benefits of becoming a Visionist: Your New Career...

• We are a 100% employee-owned company, so our employees see the benefit of their contributions and have a stake in our overall success!
• Competitive 15% retirement contribution! (5% 401K match & 10% ESOP)
• 4 weeks paid time off that is never "use or lose", 12 paid holidays, comp time, overtime, AND flexible work hours
• 80 hours of paid parental leave with an additional $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity
• Medical, dental, & vision benefits for both individuals and families (those who waive medical benefits will receive an additional $4,160/year)
• Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 - use it towards gyms/fitness, new tech, or your HSA!
• Annual merit increases & performance-based bonuses
• Term life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability

Salary range: $150,000 - $190,000 Disclaimer: Salary for this position, along with additional compensation options, will be determined on an individual basis following the interview process, considering various factors such as years of experience, skills, education/certifications, contract specifications, market conditions, etc.