Cloud Infrastructure Architect - AWS (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
About this role
Active TS clearance required; must be eligible for CI Polygraph. Applicants without an active TS clearance will not be considered..
North Point Technology is looking to hire a Cloud Infrastructure Architect to design and automate cloud infrastructure across AWS GovCloud and ADC (C2S/SC2S) isolated regions. The qualified candidate must have an active TS/SCI security clearance and will build Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and secure networking within air-gapped, classified enclaves. The ideal candidate combines deep AWS and DevOps expertise with hands-on experience automating hardening and compliance in a DoD/IC environment.
Responsibilities:
This position centers on designing and implementing Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation or Terraform within ADC and GovCloud isolated regions. The architect will build CI/CD pipelines in air-gapped environments with approval gates and change management, and design the underlying network architecture - multi-account landing zones, Transit Gateway networking, and hybrid connectivity via Direct Connect and VPN - within classified enclaves. Additional work includes automating patching, AMI hardening, drift detection, and STIG/CIS compliance enforcement, and implementing observability and logging strategies that meet audit and records retention requirements.
Required Skills/Experience:
- Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation or Terraform within ADC/GovCloud isolated regions
- CI/CD pipeline architecture in air-gapped environments with approval gates and change management
- Multi-account landing zones, Transit Gateway networking, and hybrid connectivity (Direct Connect, VPN) in classified enclaves
- Automation of patching, AMI hardening, drift detection, and STIG/CIS compliance enforcement
- Observability and logging strategies compliant with audit and records retention requirements
Qualifications:
- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
North Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions! We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.
At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first! We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members.
Come join us! Apply with North Point Technology today!
For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.
Company at a glance
North Point Technology, LLC, was founded in 2002 by Lisa W. Lee and Robert P. Lee, with a basic mission to provide the highest-quality service possible in systems integration, automation engineering and industrial controls. The firm also offers proprietary software products, which allow our clients to optimize their industrial automation processes and implement the latest in systems engineering solutions at a fraction of the cost and time.
The firm is one of only a few systems integrators in the Northeastern U.S. which holds a Premier level of Certification in Ignition software by Inductive Automation.
We employ a staff of highly specialized engineers with expertise in a wide variety of industries and applications. Our business administration and operations staff have executive level experience with Fortune 500 corporations in high tech manufacturing and engineering. We value and promote hard work, ingenuity, creativity, strong client partnerships, and good business ethics.
North Point Technology is a business member of the Control Systems Integrators Association (CSIA) internationally, The Alliance for Manufacturing & Technology of the Southern Tier( AM&T), as well as The Greater Binghamton and Greater Syracuse Chambers of Commerce. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, a flexible and varied work environment, with challenging opportunities in the field of industrial automation and control systems engineering. We are growing with new office locations to support a diverse client base.
We serve clients across the United States and around the world, including Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
*North Point Technology, LLC is categorized as a Women Owned Business Enterprise(WBE) and a Small Business Enterprise.
The company holds WBE Certification with the City of Albany, New York.
Top Benefits
- Compensation
- Flexible Work-life Balance
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