Senior Principal Cloud Architect

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.Cloud Architect – AWS Gov Cloud Development Environment Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to lead a critical program effort to establish a unified software development environment in AWS Gov Cloud and migrate existing separate development networks into a single, common development environment. This role focuses on designing scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud architectures that consolidate disparate development infrastructures while maintaining the rigor, consistency, and reliability required for mission-critical operations.The ideal candidate fundamentally favors automated, repeatable workflows over repetitive manual operational tasks, trusting mature automated resources to deploy systems more accurately and consistently than manual deployment.ResponsibilitiesLead the design and architecture of a consolidated, maintainable cloud development environment in AWS Gov Cloud aligned with program and mission requirementsPlan and execute the migration of our separate development networks into a single, unified development environmentDevelop automation frameworks and infrastructure-as-code templates to streamline provisioning, deployment, and network consolidationProvide systems engineering project leadership in support of a large, leading-edge development effortInterface directly with the customer, stakeholders, and end-users regarding priorities, capability architectures, requirements, and use cases to derive and decompose migration specificationsImplement security controls including encryption, hardened configurations, and compliance safeguards appropriate for a classified environmentCollaborate with Dev Ops engineers to enhance CI/CD pipelines within the consolidated environmentSupport risk assessments and develop risk mitigation countermeasures during network migration and consolidationConduct architecture reviews and provide technical guidance to implementation teamsEvaluate and recommend new cloud services and technologies to improve operational capabilitiesSupport troubleshooting of complex architectural issues during migration and active operationsRequired SkillsU.S. CitizenshipActive TS/SCI clearance8+ years of directly relevant experience5+ years of experience designing cloud architectures, preferably on AWSStrong expertise in AWS services including EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, and Cloud FormationExperience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible, etc.)Deep understanding of cloud security best practices and compliance requirementsProven ability to design scalable, resilient, and cost-effective solutionsDemonstrated experience leading migration and consolidation of multiple networks or environmentsProven leadership skills and meaningful experience successfully leading teamsExperience working in an Agile development environmentStrong documentation and technical communication skillsExperience with automation and scripting (Python, Bash, Power Shell)Working networking knowledge — network infrastructure, protocols, TLS encryption, and VPC firewall managementDesired SkillsPrior experience working in AWS Gov Cloud environmentsExperience designing…