About the Role:
TechTrend, Inc., a small business serving both Government and commercial technology sectors, is seeking a seasoned and hands-on Cloud Architect to lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable cloud solutions. This role is ideal for an architect who thrives in hybrid, multi-cloud environments, with deep experience in one or more cloud service providers (CSPs) such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Beyond technical skill, this role requires a leader who can mentor teams, bring calm to complexity, and raise the bar on engineering culture. The successful candidate will play a lead role in modernizing legacy systems, implement AI and automation, drive DevSecOps maturity, and aligning solutions with federal security frameworks.
Roles/Responsibilities:
- Design and implement enterprise-class, secure, scalable cloud solutions to meet internal and external customers’ requirements
- Lead and support cloud migration efforts from legacy or on-prem systems to Azure or GCP, or from one CSP to another
- Configure and manage core cloud services, including compute, storage, networking, virtualization, microservices, containerization, artificial intelligence, multi-tenancy, orchestration, identity, and monitoring
- Automate infrastructure deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and ARM templates
- Develop scripts and tools (primarily PowerShell, Bash; Python is a bonus) to automate operational tasks
- Apply DevSecOps practices and collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure secure-by-design cloud environments
- Design and implement automations using cloud native tools to enhance network and security operations efficiency
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks; provide training and mentoring to internal stakeholders
- Partner with cross-functional teams, including less technical stakeholders, to translate requirements into scalable cloud solutions
- Navigate and remediate technical debt
- Support the use of standard collaboration and development tools, including GitHub, Artifactory, SonarQube, Jira, and Confluence
Qualifications:
Required:
- U.S. Citizenship
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering, architecture, or infrastructure roles
- Extensive experience designing and delivering solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure (preferred), GCP and AWS cloud services
- Advanced Cloud certifications, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect preferred
- Experience with cloud migration, on-prem to cloud and cloud to cloud
- Familiarity with automation tools and technologies, such as Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) frameworks (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Knowledge of federal compliance frameworks, including NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and FISMA
- Skilled in troubleshooting and designing hybrid and cloud network architectures
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, led by examples
Compensation
- Base compensation: Commensurate with experience.
Job Location
- Hybrid- Must live within commutable distance to Reston, VA
Travel Requirements
- Estimated at less than 10%
Security Clearance Requirements:
- U.S. Citizen with Active Public Trust or higher-level federal security clearance (preferred)
Competitive Benefits:
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- Life Insurance
- Short, Long Term Disability Insurance
- PTO & Federal Holidays Off
- 401(k) Plan (Matching component included)
About TechTrend
TechTrend, Inc. is a veteran-friendly small business providing expert solutions, products, and services to the Federal government. Founded in 2003, we continue to evolve with capabilities in application development, artificial intelligence, DevSecOps, cloud enablement, and application development. We are a Microsoft Gold Partner and leading provider of Azure cloud services, to include partnership with AWS and GCP. TechTrend is recognized as a trusted partner delivering knowledge and guidance for our client’s most critical and complex support and service needs. As a liaison for positive organizational change, we form relationships and build bridges while ensuring quality across functions—gaining buy-in from both leaders and end-users and removing barriers to mission success. Our established processes ensure quality delivery of results by maximizing efficiency, productivity, and client satisfaction enterprise wide.