Cloud Solutions Architect
About this role
Design the cloud solutions that power tomorrow's mission capabilities. NS2 Mission is seeking an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to support a our team in the Northern VA area. In this role, you'll design, develop, and implement secure, scalable cloud architectures that support mission-critical applications and enterprise services. Working closely with engineering teams, you'll help define cloud strategy, modernize application deployments, and deliver innovative solutions across secure commercial cloud environments.
If you're passionate about cloud architecture, automation, and enabling next-generation mission capabilities, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure, scalable cloud architectures supporting enterprise mission applications.
- Architect, develop, and deploy applications within secure commercial cloud environments.
- Collaborate with software engineers, data engineers, and technical leadership to develop cloud-native solutions.
- Develop automation and scripting solutions to streamline cloud deployments and operational processes.
- Leverage enterprise cloud services to improve application performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Utilize source control, knowledge management, and collaboration tools to support software development and engineering best practices.
- Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend architectural improvements that enhance mission capabilities.
- Support technical planning, system modernization, and cloud migration initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Expert-level experience designing and implementing cloud-based architectures.
- 5+ years of experience building compute architectures within Top Secret or Secret commercial cloud environments.
- 5+ years of experience developing and deploying applications within secure commercial cloud environments.
- 3+ years of experience scripting with Python, Ruby, or other scripting languages.
- Experience using modern software development and collaboration tools, including GitHub, GitLab, Jira, and Confluence.
- Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, application deployment, and enterprise cloud services.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience productionizing AI/ML, analytics, or data science solutions for enterprise environments.
- Experience deploying deep learning or GPU-enabled workloads in cloud environments.
- Familiarity with deployment automation, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud orchestration technologies.
Position Clearance Requirement:
TS/SCI with an FSP
Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S security clearance which requires U.S citizenship.
We win with inclusion
NS2 Mission’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At NS2 Mission, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.
NS2 Mission is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with NS2 Mission and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: [email protected].
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.
Company at a glance
NS2 Mission’s expert engineers and intelligence analysts provide tailored solutions to our nation’s classified Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, employing emerging technologies and pushing the technical edge. Our subject matter experts have longstanding relationships with operational customers, supporting and developing mission-critical applications, on-site and on a global scale.
NS2 Mission understands the pain points and constraints, and we craft software and technological solutions that break through complex problems. We use agile DevOps techniques to integrate National and Tactical capabilities and employ a Next-Gen Analytics Framework on multiple intelligence domains to power intelligence at the edge. NS2 Mission specializes in secure cloud-based solutions, leveraging open standards to deliver solutions from data management and analytics to sensor systems and spatial visualization. In speeding data exposure and analysis, we empower decision makers’ overall awareness, support rapid delivery of critical information, and decrease reaction time. Our end-goal is to provide a full-spectrum approach to solving the nation’s most critical and unique mission requirements.
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Top Benefits
- Health And Well-being Focus
- Flexible Working Models
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