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Cloud Solutions Architect AWS

Peraton
Peraton Salary
Herndon, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/15/2026
About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Program Overview

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect AWS to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Herndon, VA, but also supports telecommuting. The qualified applicant will become part of Peraton's Department of State (DOS) Consular Systems Modernization (CSM) Program, for the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA). This initiative will modernize and consolidate the operational environment under a common technology framework to better support the services provided to CA's customers.

First and foremost, the candidate must have a passion for innovation and learning. As part of the modernization program, the Cloud Solutions Architect AWS will support design and implementation of cloud-based architectures supporting applications for both consular staff and the public.

Roles And Responsibilities

  • Design and implement Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud solution architectures.
  • Define and establish Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles and policies aligned with least privilege access and defense-in-depth.
  • Provision and manage AWS resources using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools.
  • Define Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), security groups, subnets, and other networking components to ensure secure and efficient communication between resources.
  • Implement auto-scaling solutions to ensure fault tolerance and optimal resource utilization across multiple Availability Zones (AZs).
  • Ensure proper tagging, monitoring, and logging of cloud resources for audit and operational purposes.
  • Utilize static code analysis tools such as Nexus IQ and SonarQube to identify vulnerabilities, enforce code quality standards, and ensure compliance with security policies throughout the software development lifecycle.
  • Communicate technical topics to management, peers, customers, and non-technical audiences.

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM discipline and a minimum of 8 years' experience.
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SSA) Certification.
  • Demonstrated experience architecting and delivering solutions using Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) on AWS.
  • Demonstrated experience troubleshooting production environments.
  • Must be able to obtain or have an Active Secret (or higher) clearance. Interim clearance acceptable.
  • Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

  • AWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP) Certification.
  • Experience with AWS App Mesh for service mesh implementation.
  • Experience authoring and maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform.
  • Delivery of solutions that span both on-premises and cloud environments (hybrid cloud).
  • Deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificates using both public and private certificate authorities.
  • Familiarity with using Okta for machine-to-machine (service-to-service) authentication and authorization.
  • Familiarity with federal compliance requirements (FedRAMP, NIST, etc.) and centralized logging solutions (Splunk).

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Duration Statement: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

EEO:Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

Salary : $104,000 - $166,000

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