
Cloud Solutions Architect
General Dynamics Information Technology
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Maryland • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $169,150 - $228,850 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Design and own end-to-end architecture for enterprise-grade applications, APIs, and distributed systems
- Engage directly with customers to understand business needs, shape architectural vision, and present solution strategies
- Provide technical leadership across multiple teams; mentor and grow engineers in best practices and career development
- Drive architectural modernization efforts including microservices, cloud-native patterns, and DevOps practices
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define roadmaps, integration strategies, and long-term platform evolution
- Evaluate emerging technologies and guide adoption through prototypes, patterns, and reusable frameworks
- Ensure application scalability, reliability, performance, and security across the stack
- Lead design reviews, architecture boards, and technical governance processes
- Work across AWS services (ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudFront, RDS, IAM) and advise on multi-cloud patterns (Azure/GCP as a bonus)
Requirements
- 15+ years of related technical experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Strong foundation as a hands-on developer (any modern language such as Python, Java, TypeScript, Go)
- Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, integrations, and cloud-native applications
- Deep expertise in RESTful API design, system decomposition, idempotency, versioning, and integration patterns
- Hands-on experience with AWS services including compute, storage, network, orchestration, and security
- Demonstrated experience mentoring, leading, and scaling engineering teams
- Understanding of authentication/authorization (OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, RBAC) and cloud security principles
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), orchestration (EKS/ECS), and infrastructure-as-code concepts
- Understanding of unit, integration, and performance testing for large-scale systems
- Experience presenting to executives, clients, or technical stakeholders.
Benefits
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holiday
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Hard Skills & Tools
architecture designAPI designdistributed systemsmicroservicescloud-native applicationsRESTful API designcontainerizationinfrastructure-as-codeCI/CD pipelinesauthentication/authorization
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingcustomer engagementteam scalingpresentation skillsgovernance
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Engineering