AWS Systems Architect

🔥 11 hours ago

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $146k - $234k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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⚙️ Systems Engineer

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Peraton

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10,000+ employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏛️ Government

Cybersecurity • Government • Defense

Peraton is a mission-focused enterprise that supports national security initiatives through advanced IT and cyber services. They provide capabilities in areas such as cyber defense, cloud operations, engineering, and intelligence. With a commitment to solving complex challenges, Peraton integrates data-driven technologies to ensure mission success for their military and government clients.

📋 Description

• Provide technical leadership across cloud-native platforms, enterprise integrations, data services, AI-enabled capabilities, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps practices • Serve as a senior technical leader across multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and product teams • Define and maintain solution architectures aligned with business objectives, mission outcomes, and enterprise architecture standards • Lead architecture reviews, technical design sessions, and technology evaluations • Develop architectural roadmaps supporting modernization, scalability, resiliency, and maintainability • Drive adoption of cloud-native patterns, micro-services, APIs, event-driven architectures, and platform engineering practices • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend practical implementation approaches • Own architectural standards, patterns, governance, technology road-maps, and cross-cutting concerns • Lead the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Generative AI capabilities into mission workflows • Define architectures for secure use of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), intelligent search, summarization, and decision-support capabilities • Design and oversee architectures deployed within AWS GovCloud and other approved government cloud environments • Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approaches using tools such as Terraform, Cloud-Formation, and Ansible • Ensure solutions align with Zero Trust principles, DoD cybersecurity requirements, and federal security frameworks • Collaborate with product management and Agile leadership to align technical strategy with program priorities

🎯 Requirements

• 12 years of experience with a BS/BA degree, 10 years with a MS/MA or 7 years with a PhD • US Citizenship required with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance • Experience designing and delivering large-scale enterprise applications • Experience with cloud-native architectures in AWS • Experience with microservices, APIs, distributed systems, and modern application frameworks • Experience leading architecture efforts within Agile or SAFe environments • Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and secure software development practices • Experience communicating with executive leadership, technical teams, and government stakeholders • Preferred Qualifications: • Experience supporting DCSA, DoD, Intelligence Community, or other federal programs • Experience with personnel vetting, case management, investigative systems, or identity-related solutions • Experience with AI/ML platforms, LLM integration, RAG architectures, vector databases, and AI governance • AWS Solutions Architect, Security, DevOps, or related certifications • Experience with GraphQL, event streaming, data mesh, and modern data architectures • Experience with Zero Trust and ICAM implementations • Experience with GitLab, Terraform, Kubernetes, and modern DevSecOps platforms