Senior AWS Cloud Architect (Active TSSCI )

ABOUT SBS

Strategic Business Systems Inc. (SBS) delivers AWS-aligned mission-critical cloud cybersecurity software engineering and data modernization solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense the Intelligence Community and federal civilian agencies.

We hire engineers architects and consultants who want to do hands-on work on high-impact national-security programs while collaborating directly with AWS Professional Services. Our culture is technical lean and clearance-friendly: we invest in certificationsretaintalent through long-duration prime engagements and provide a comprehensive benefits package.

POSITION SUMMARY

SBS is expanding its AWS Professional Services delivery team and is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Architect to lead the design and implementation of mission-critical cloud solutions supporting Federal customers. This individual will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for defining cloud-native architectures guiding modernization initiatives and driving engineering excellence across complex AWS environments.

Working directly with AWS Professional Services architects government stakeholders and cross-functional delivery teams this role will shape technical strategy establish architectural standards and oversee the successful delivery of secure scalable and resilient solutions supporting national security missions.

An active TS/SCI clearance is preferred. U.S. citizen candidates without a current clearance may be considered for unclassified delivery efforts where contract requirements permit.

• Lead the end-to-end architecture design and delivery of enterprise-scale applications and platforms deployed within AWS environments.
• Define reference architectures and technical roadmaps that align customer mission objectives with AWS best practices and long-term modernization and deploy AWS Landing Zones in air-gapped classified regions including AWS Control Tower equivalents and account-vending automation.
• Serve as the technical authority for cloud-native application development microservices adoption event-driven architectures and distributed systems design.
• Partner with AWS architects customer technical leadership and program stakeholders to translate business and mission requirements into scalable secure architectural solutions.
• Drive modernization efforts by transforming legacy applications into cloud-native services utilizing containers serverless technologies and managed AWS services.
• Establish engineering standards and architectural governance related to security reliability observability performance resiliency and cost optimization.
• Lead architecture reviews design sessions and technical decision-making forums while documenting Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and design artifacts.
• Define and champion DevSecOps practices CI/CD strategies Infrastructure-as-Code approaches and automated testing frameworks to accelerate secure software delivery.
• Architect integrations across enterprise systems APIs data platforms and external mission partner environments.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and AWS capabilities developing recommendations that improve mission effectiveness operational efficiency and technical agility.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineers fostering engineering maturity and promoting adoption of architectural best practices.
• Support proposal efforts technical solutioning activities and customer briefings by articulating architectural approaches and implementation strategies.

• Experience serving as a Lead Developer Technical Lead Solution Architect or Software Architect on large-scale cloud transformation initiatives.
• Deep expertise designing highly available fault-tolerant distributed systems on AWS.
• Experience architecting with services such as Lambda ECS/EKS API Gateway EventBridge Step Functions DynamoDB Aurora/RDS S3 SQS/SNS and IAM.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles security-by-design methodologies and secure software development practices within regulated environments.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code using AWS CDK Terraform or CloudFormation.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional and/or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer certification preferred.
• Experience supporting classified DoD Intelligence Community or other highly regulated environments strongly desired.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

SBS offers a comprehensive total-rewards package including a market competitive salary along with:

• Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage; HSA-eligible plan options available

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match (vesting schedule per Plan Document)

• Paid Time Off federal holidays and floating holiday for personal observance

• Annual professional development support for AWS certifications training and conferences

• Employee referral program where applicable and documented by program policy

• Life AD&D and short- / long-term disability insurance

• Telework and flexible-schedule support where mission and contract permit

• Mission-focused federal contractor supporting national-security customers