Cloud Architect – Network

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

☁️ Cloud Engineer

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Koniag Government Services

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1975

🏛️ Government

🎖️ Defense

💼 Consulting

Government • Defense • Consulting

Koniag Government Services is an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) that provides technical, professional, and operational expertise to the U. S. public sector. KGS supports Defense & Intelligence, Federal Civilian, and Health customers with enterprise solutions, professional services, and operations management, and emphasizes mission-focused outcomes, contracting speed (ANC direct awards), and strategic/technology partnerships. The company positions itself as a mission partner delivering people, technology, and program management to government customers.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and manage advanced AWS networking architectures • Develop and maintain network architecture documentation, diagrams, technical standards, and configuration baselines • Collaborate with security teams to implement network-security controls and Zero Trust-aligned controls • Design and support PKI-enabled application and network capabilities • Plan and document physical and network-access requirements for security testing • Evaluate existing network infrastructure and recommend optimization, modernization, risk reduction, and AWS migration strategies • Lead hybrid cloud-networking solutions connecting on-premises data centers and external environments to AWS • Integrate network solutions into CI/CD pipelines and IaC frameworks • Implement and maintain network monitoring, detection, and cybersecurity threat-analysis capabilities • Monitor network performance, troubleshoot complex connectivity and security issues, and implement corrective actions • Participate in Red Team/Blue Team exercises • Support compliance with FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, and other federal security requirements • Operate in an Agile delivery environment while satisfying government project requirements and documentation expectations • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior cloud and network engineers • Stay current on emerging AWS networking technologies and industry practices

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field from an accredited college or university • 7+ years of experience in network engineering or architecture, including at least 4+ years focused on cloud networking in AWS environments • AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty certification • Ability to obtain public trust • Exceptional written and oral communication skills in English • Deep expertise in AWS networking services, including VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, AWS PrivateLink, Route 53, Elastic Load Balancing, CloudFront, and AWS Global Accelerator • Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-WAN, routing, switching, segmentation, and network troubleshooting • Experience designing and implementing hybrid and multi-cloud network architectures connecting on-premises environments to AWS • Proficiency with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK • Experience implementing AWS security groups, network ACLs, AWS WAF, AWS Shield, AWS Network Firewall, and secure network segmentation • Knowledge of PKI concepts and PKI-supported authentication, encryption, identification, and digital signatures • Experience planning network-access and connectivity requirements for security-testing environments • Familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, and related standards • Experience with AWS CloudWatch, VPC Flow Logs, and third-party monitoring platforms • Ability to troubleshoot complex cloud-networking and network-security issues in production environments • Ability to work collaboratively, provide technical leadership and mentorship, and participate in Agile delivery teams

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) retirement plan • Paid time off • Paid parental leave • Life and disability insurance • Flexible spending accounts • Commuter benefits • Tuition reimbursement