Cloud Architect (Senior Level | 7+ years exp.)

Think Tank is a woman-owned small business with more than 27 years of proven success delivering exceptional IT and consulting services to the federal government. We are currently seeking an ideal candidate for the position of Cloud Architect (Senior Level | 7+ years exp.) to support a high-impact staff augmentation project with Fairfax County, Virginia. This position is conditional upon contract award expected in September / October 2025. Résumé of successful candidate(s) will be included with our proposal. The requirements are as follows :

• The Cloud Architect designs, develops, implements, utilizes, and conforms to enterprise cloud architecture application solutions, strategies, processes, and standards, focusing on expertise in cloud technologies.
• Collaborates with business owners, analysts, architects, development teams, and infrastructure services to define, establish, and communicate application and data architecture standards, policies, and directions.
• Designs high quality architectures, and drives architecture activities that are aligned to established organization requirements consistent with enterprise architectural standards.
• Has expert knowledge in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Microsoft Azure
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Kubernetes
• Linux Sys Admin (e.g. Ubuntu)
• .NET
• PHP
• Scripting Languages (Bash Shell / PowerShell)
• GIT
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform / Ansible
• CI / CS / CD

All work must comply with all relevant Fairfax County standards. This includes implementing and developing applications to interface with offerings from the major Cloud Service Providers.