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KITC, LLC (8(a) SDB)

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2007

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏛️ Government

💼 Consulting

Cybersecurity • Government • Consulting

KITC, LLC (8(a) SDB) is an SBA-certified 8(a) Minority-Owned Small Disadvantaged Business providing mission-focused IT and security services to government and commercial customers. With 18+ years of experience and ISO 9001:2015 certification, KITC positions itself as a trusted technology advisor and AWS Advanced Consulting Partner / MSP with capabilities spanning cybersecurity (risk assessments, threat detection, penetration testing, NIST RMF compliance), cloud transformation across AWS/Google/Microsoft, DevSecOps, compliance & governance (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC2, CMMC), project management, and AI/automation. The company emphasizes rapid, mission-first deployments for federal, state, and local government agencies and commercial clients.

📋 Description

• The Cloud Architect is responsible for designing secure, scalable, resilient, and compliant cloud architectures supporting mission-critical workloads in highly regulated federal environments. • Design secure, scalable, highly available, and resilient cloud architectures within AWS environments. • Develop cloud architecture strategies, reference architectures, design patterns, and technical roadmaps. • Provide architectural leadership for cloud modernization, migration, and transformation initiatives. • Design and implement hybrid cloud and multi-cloud connectivity solutions. • Architect solutions leveraging AWS services and technologies, including Direct Connect, Outposts, Inspector, GuardDuty, and Security Hub. • Ensure cloud environments align with federal cybersecurity and compliance requirements, including FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, Authority to Operate (ATO), and Continuous Monitoring (ConMon). • Develop and implement cloud security architecture, governance frameworks, and security controls. • Integrate security monitoring and visibility capabilities using tools such as Splunk. • Collaborate with cybersecurity teams, DevSecOps engineers, developers, program leadership, and federal stakeholders. • Provide technical guidance and architectural oversight throughout the solution lifecycle. • Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend solutions that improve security, scalability, performance, and operational efficiency. • Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, technical documentation, security documentation, and cloud governance standards.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related technical field. • Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in cloud architecture, cloud engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure architecture, or related technical disciplines. • Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise cloud architectures. • Strong expertise with Amazon Web Services (AWS). • Hands-on knowledge of AWS technologies and services, including Direct Connect, Outposts, Inspector, GuardDuty, and Security Hub. • Strong understanding of cloud security architecture, identity and access management, network security, data protection, and security monitoring. • Experience with federal cybersecurity and compliance frameworks, including FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, Authority to Operate (ATO), and Continuous Monitoring (ConMon). • Experience with security monitoring and analytics platforms such as Splunk. • Experience designing hybrid cloud and multi-cloud environments. • Strong communication and technical leadership skills with the ability to collaborate with technical teams, leadership, and federal stakeholders.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation based on experience and technical expertise • 100% remote work environment • Flexible project-based engagement • Opportunity to support mission-critical U.S. Federal Government cybersecurity initiatives • Collaborative team focused on cloud modernization and cybersecurity • Independent Contractor (1099) opportunity