Senior Cloud Architect
Hybrid
(Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States)
Full Time
$140,690 – $239,140
About BAE Systems
At BAE Systems, we provide some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defense, aerospace and security solutions. We develop, engineer, manufacture, and support products, services and systems to deliver military capability, protect national security and people, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure.
Meaningful. Empowering. Remarkable. That’s a career at BAE Systems.
Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Job Description BAE Systems is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to join our team located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia supporting Enterprise Cloud Management Agency (ECMA) efforts to implement the architecture, required services, and facilitate Army adoption of the DoD Cloud services under the Army‘s Cloud Enterprise Technology Services (CETS) contract. The CETS program provides Information Technology services and technical subject matter expertise (SME) to support overall strategy and migration to the Army cloud (cARMY) environment that currently includes Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure clouds at IL 2, 4, 5 and 6.
The successful candidate serves as the technical lead/task lead (TL) to organize, plan, schedule, implement, control, analyze, and report on all technical aspects of the program. Empowered with resources and authority to ensure efficient and timely program execution. Provides platform, systems, and security architecture and analysis support to cloud transition and modernization efforts. Architects and leverages automation to minimize the amount of manual labor involved in provisioning, developing, deploying, and program maintenance to the greatest extent possible. Assists efforts to continue/maintain parity of each CSP with the Army mandated baseline. Develops the core technical platform, capabilities, and services that support business processes and data including 1. Mapping the relationships between IT cloud computing services or platform/infrastructure components (i.e., Technology End Users, IT Systems Software & Hardware, or Info-Communications Transmission Networks); 2. Identifying the key technology interactions and dependencies across systems/platforms impacting the programs ability to achieve integration, compatibility, and performance targets; and 3. Evaluating total cost of ownership and return on investment of various IT cloud/platform/infrastructure alternatives. Direct people-management responsibility is required. Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $140690 - $239140
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.
The successful candidate serves as the technical lead/task lead (TL) to organize, plan, schedule, implement, control, analyze, and report on all technical aspects of the program. Empowered with resources and authority to ensure efficient and timely program execution. Provides platform, systems, and security architecture and analysis support to cloud transition and modernization efforts. Architects and leverages automation to minimize the amount of manual labor involved in provisioning, developing, deploying, and program maintenance to the greatest extent possible. Assists efforts to continue/maintain parity of each CSP with the Army mandated baseline. Develops the core technical platform, capabilities, and services that support business processes and data including 1. Mapping the relationships between IT cloud computing services or platform/infrastructure components (i.e., Technology End Users, IT Systems Software & Hardware, or Info-Communications Transmission Networks); 2. Identifying the key technology interactions and dependencies across systems/platforms impacting the programs ability to achieve integration, compatibility, and performance targets; and 3. Evaluating total cost of ownership and return on investment of various IT cloud/platform/infrastructure alternatives. Direct people-management responsibility is required. Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- BS degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics; fifteen years of combined computer/network architecture experience and five years within the past eight years of experience in Cloud Architecture is acceptable in lieu of degree.
- Ten years technical and/or management experience on US Army or DoD programs and projects that provided expert software O&M of Army enterprise systems.
- Five years technical and/or management experience support industry and/or Government sector cloud initiatives at an enterprise level.
- One year within the past three years of experience defining organizational project cloud migration objectives and requirements that map to enterprise cloud vision and/or initiatives, establishing system architecture, ensuring IA compliance, directing, coordinating, and completing project efforts, interfacing with Government personnel, and providing progress reports.
- Three years within the past five years of experience with commercial CSPs (AWS or Microsoft Azure) in cloud- based disaster recovery (DR) and multi- region / multi-availability zone (AZ) high availability (HA) (AWS and/or Microsoft Azure, and/or if needed for the new CSPs).
- DoDM 8140.03 (former DoD 8570.01-M) IASE Level III certified (CISSP Information Systems Security Architecture Professional or CISSP Information Systems Security Engineering Professional) within 6 months of taking position.
- Must be located within 75 miles of ECMA at Ft. Belvoir, VA.
- ITIL Managing Professional (MP)
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $140690 - $239140
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.