Cloud & IaC Architect (AWS/Azure Gov) at GovCIO
Arlington, VA
$240,000–$260,000from the description
Jul 24, 2026
Arlington, VA
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior architect role focused on designing and implementing cloud environments on AWS and Azure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and ARM/Bicep. Day-to-day work spans Kubernetes-based deployments, GitOps automation, cloud governance, and AI/automation strategy across enterprise programs. Suited to a deeply experienced cloud engineer comfortable leading cross-functional teams and managing modernization efforts in a government IT context.
Senior level · 12+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Secret clearance · Full-time
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Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The title 'Cloud & Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Architect' carries no seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 12+ years requirement and enterprise-wide scope support a Senior classification.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's with 12+ years… or commensurate experience,' meaning equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of a degree — the degree requirement is set to None accordingly.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role centers on designing and building cloud infrastructure via IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, Kubernetes, GitOps), which aligns with Software Developers (15-1252) as it primarily involves writing and shipping infrastructure code. Network and Computer Systems Administrators (15-1244) is the runner-up given the infrastructure operations framing.
The role is hybrid (Arlington, VA onsite + remote), not fully remote.
Active Secret clearance is a hard gate; DEA suitability is an additional adjudication requirement noted in the posting.
Monitoring/observability tools appear under Required Skills but are framed as 'familiarity with' — a softer gate — so marked as preferred.
AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and Terraform/Kubernetes certifications are listed under Preferred Skills and are marked accordingly.
The responsibilities section describes AI/ML/RPA/automation strategy leadership, but the hard-gated technical skills are all cloud infrastructure and IaC — those AI/ML concepts are not named as specific tools and are omitted per the generic-concept rule.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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