Cloud Solutions Architect

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● Strong understanding of cloud‑native architectures using AWS services including Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Step Functions, EventBridge, and modern serverless/container patterns.

● Working knowledge of AWS AI/ML capabilities such as Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, and Amazon Q, with the ability to position them effectively in government‑focused solution offerings.

● Familiarity with DevSecOps design principles—CI/CD, policy‑as‑code, and IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation—to ensure proposed solutions are automatable, scalable, and operationally sound.

● Practical understanding of Zero Trust architecture, AWS Well‑Architected Framework, and secure multi‑account designs relevant to federal missions.

● Knowledge of government compliance standards including NIST 800‑53, NIST 800‑171, FedRAMP, and DoD Cloud SRG to ensure proposals are audit‑ready and aligned with agency expectations.

Job Description:

Own the opportunity as a Cloud Solutions Architect and help ensure the mission is never interrupted. At GDIT, we deliver clarity with our cloud-native solutions that accelerate digital transformation and enhance mission readiness. Your work will be central to helping our clients modernize, automate and secure different environments using advanced cloud-native capabilities and AI solutions.

At GDIT, people are our differentiators. The Cloud Solutions Architect serves as a strategic technical leader responsible for shaping winning cloud solution architectures for federal opportunities. This role operates at the intersection of technology strategy, business development, and government proposals — crafting compelling, compliant, and innovative solutions aligned with agency mission needs. The position requires a charismatic, customer‑oriented technical communicator who can influence capture teams, collaborate across engineering and leadership, and articulate complex cloud concepts in clear, value‑driven terms.

● Serve as the principal cloud solution strategist during federal capture and proposal efforts, translating mission requirements and evaluation criteria into winning, market‑aligned architectures and technical narratives.

● Partner closely with business development, capture managers, proposal managers, and executive stakeholders to define discriminators, win themes, solution storylines, and customer‑aligned messaging for proposals and orals.

● Lead development of technical proposal artifacts—including architecture diagrams, technical volumes, briefings, compliance matrices, and oral presentation content—tailored to specific agency acquisition strategies.

● Ability to lead all solution aspects of a task area, workstream or functional program area for pursuits. This includes collaborating with cross-functional teams across the organization as well as vendors to deliver compliant, comprehensive, persuasive, and innovative ● solutions.

● Advise internal teams on cloud strategy, modernization pathways, mission resilience, security posture, and cost‑optimized solution approaches that resonate with government evaluators.

● Act as a persuasive and charismatic technical advocate, able to clearly communicate complex cloud capabilities to executive, technical, and non‑technical audiences during capture engagements and proposal reviews.

● Collaborate with engineering, product, and governance teams to validate technical feasibility, cost structures, deployment models, and compliance alignment (including NIST 800‑53, NIST 800‑171, FedRAMP, and DoD frameworks).

● Guide internal teams on AWS best practices, AI/ML opportunity areas, and differentiating technologies that should be emphasized in competitive proposals.

● Facilitate technical solution reviews to ensure proposed architectures are innovative, compliant, accurate, and aligned with evolving government mandates, cloud strategies, and evaluation trends.

● Continuously evaluate emerging technologies—such as generative AI, container security, edge computing, and automated governance—and translate them into proposal‑ready value propositions and forward‑leaning discriminators.

● Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related technical field.

● Experience: 15+ years of related experience, with at least 8+ years of experience architecting cloud solutions, with a strong emphasis on solution design, technical strategy, and pre‑sales or proposal support.

● Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional strongly preferred)

● Demonstrated expertise in cloud‑native architectures and AWS services such as Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Step Functions, EventBridge, Bedrock, SageMaker, and Amazon Q.

● Proven experience contributing to federal, state, or local government proposals—including authoring technical volumes, shaping solution narratives, producing architecture diagrams, and supporting orals.

● Strong understanding of DevSecOps concepts, CI/CD pipelines, policy‑as‑code, and infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Terraform/CloudFormation) to ensure proposed architectures are feasible and automatable.

● Working knowledge of federal compliance frameworks (NIST 800‑53, NIST 800‑171, FedRAMP, DoD Cloud SRG) and the ability to integrate compliance requirements into cloud solution designs.

● Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and persuasively to technical and non‑technical audiences, including executives, capture teams, and proposal evaluators.

● Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, collaborative proposal environment as well as independently with minimal supervision.

● Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a proactive approach to identifying risks, shaping differentiators, and strengthening overall solution competitiveness.

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

● Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

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