Cloud Architect

Position Type: Contract 12+ Months

Location: Fairfax, Virginia

About the Role: Looking for an Enterprise Architect to support Chief Architect while leads the through large-scale infrastructure transitions and cloud modernization. In this role, you’ll be the connective tissue between DIT, agencies, and technical teams, spending a lot of time listening, facilitating workshops, and turning complex needs into clear technical architecture and delivery plans. Serve as the primary architectural liaison for major technology initiatives and assessments underway. Serve as a Technical discovery & systems architect responsible for mapping, documenting, and baselining current-state enterprise IT architecture across on-premises data centers and hybrid-cloud environments. Perform Technical reviews of systems currently within the enterprise. Produce authoritative current-state artifacts (system topologies, data flow diagrams, network dependency matrices, and service catalogs) Map out and evaluate current enterprise storage platforms, capabilities, and gaps. Map our current observability tools and architecture Run archive and retention proof-of-concepts (POCs) to reduce cost and risk.

Comprehensive Current-State Enterprise Architecture Documents: Looking for: A strong communicator who can lead workshops and explain complex infrastructure and cloud topics to both technical teams and senior leaders. A collaborator who enjoys working across infrastructure, cloud, database, desktop, security, and agency teams to get shared solutions. Someone who can bring structure to large, complex systems and projects, and turn them into clear plans. Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build consensus in a multi-stakeholder environment. Comfort working in a fast-paced, shifting environment, learning quickly and adjusting plans as needed. Experience working in government or public sector environments.