Cloud Solutions Architect

SteerBridge Strategies is a modern technology company delivering innovative, mission‑focused solutions to the U.S. Government and private sector. Leveraging deep expertise in federal acquisition, digital transformation, and emerging technologies, we deliver agile, commercial‑grade capabilities that accelerate operational effectiveness and drive measurable mission success.

At the core of SteerBridge is our people—especially the veterans whose leadership, problem‑solving mindset, and commitment to excellence elevate every project we support. We don’t simply hire exceptional talent; we cultivate it, creating meaningful career pathways for veterans, military spouses, and professionals who share our passion for advancing technology and strengthening the missions we serve.

SteerBridge is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design the secure, scalable AWS GovCloud architecture behind a mission-critical Defense Aviation platform used by federal customers. This role owns the technical blueprint for environments that support fleet readiness monitoring, maintenance planning, logistics coordination, and operational decision-making.

The architect will work directly with engineers, security architects, data scientists, and product owners to translate mission requirements into well-architected cloud solutions that are secure, resilient, compliant, and cost-effective.

Unlike a purely advisory role, this position stays close to implementation. The ideal candidate can produce architecture and design documentation, prototype solutions, set standards for infrastructure as code, and guide engineering teams through delivery.

SteerBridge applies proven patterns—well-architected design, hardened and STIG-aligned baselines, Medallion data architecture, and automated CI/CD to deliver platforms that meet DoD security and authorization expectations. The architect ensures these patterns are applied consistently across the environment.

This is a hybrid position based in Vienna, VA.

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Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Federal Holidays

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Solution Architecture and Design

Design secure, scalable AWS GovCloud architectures for aviation analytics and operational workloads

Produce architecture diagrams, design documents, and technical decision records

Define standards for networking, identity, compute, storage, and data services

Apply AWS Well-Architected principles across reliability, security, performance efficiency, and cost

Evaluate trade-offs and make technology selections aligned with mission and compliance needs

Security and Compliance by Design

Embed least-privilege IAM, encryption, segmentation, and hardened baselines into every design

Partner with security architects to align solutions with DoD and DISA frameworks and authorization requirements

Design for auditability, logging, and continuous monitoring from the outset

Implementation Guidance

Set standards for infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines

Guide and review engineering implementation to ensure fidelity to the design

Prototype and validate new patterns and services before broad adoption

Lead architecture and design reviews

Collaboration and Strategy

Translate mission and product requirements into technical roadmaps

Partner with data teams to align platform architecture with Medallion data patterns

Advise stakeholders and subject matter experts on cloud strategy, modernization, and risk

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

U.S. Citizenship required

6+ years of cloud experience, including 3+ years in an architecture or lead engineering role

Deep expertise designing AWS solutions across compute, networking, storage, and IAM

Strong command of the AWS Well-Architected Framework and secure cloud design patterns

Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and CI/CD at scale

Strong understanding of cloud security, identity, and network segmentation

Ability to produce clear architecture documentation and present to technical and non-technical audiences

Experience leading delivery across multidisciplinary teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience architecting in AWS GovCloud or other federal or regulated environments

Familiarity with DoD and DISA compliance, STIG hardening, and ATO and authorization processes

Experience with data platform and Medallion architecture for analytics workloads

Experience with deploying containerized application workloads, hybrid networking and DNS

AWS Professional-level certification such as Solutions Architect Professional

Experience supporting aviation, defense, logistics, or fleet management systems

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$165,000 - $180,000 a year

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SteerBridge Strategies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified applicants and employees are treated with respect and dignity—regardless of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We also provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. If you require assistance during the application process, we encourage you to reach out so we can support your needs.