Cloud Application Architect (Node.js and React.js) - Remote at General Dynamics Information Technology
Fairfax, VA
$195,240–$264,148from the description
Jul 23, 2026
Fairfax, VA
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior cloud architecture role focused on modernizing large-scale, multi-tenant government software platforms on AWS. Day-to-day work spans designing and building microservices and serverless solutions, writing infrastructure-as-code, developing React.js front-ends and backend services, and collaborating with Agile, DevOps, and UI/UX teams. Prior team lead or management experience is expected alongside deep Linux and CI/CD knowledge.
Senior level · 10+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 19,300 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 11,600–29,000
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). 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 Application Architect' carries no explicit seniority level word, so the title states no level; the 10+ years requirement and scope (architecting enterprise-class multi-tenant cloud platforms for federal government) support a Senior classification.
The role is classified as Software Developers (15-1252) rather than Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211) because the JD emphasizes hands-on development and building/architecting software solutions, not business/systems analysis. However, the 'Architect' framing introduces some ambiguity — the alternative occupation 15-1211 is noted.
The 10+ years of experience is explicitly tied to 'AWS cloud computing' in the requirements section, so it is captured both as the overall years minimum and as the years demanded on the AWS skill.
JavaScript and TypeScript are listed together as 'JavaScript/TypeScript' in the required skills; they are emitted as separate skills per instructions, each marked required, with the other as an alternative since the posting treats them interchangeably as a pair.
Terraform and CloudFormation are listed as 'one of the following: Terraform and/or CloudFormation' — emitted as a single required skill (Terraform) with CloudFormation as an alternative.
GitLab is cited as an example CI/CD tool ('such as, but not limited to, GitLab') within the required skills block. CI/CD is marked required; GitLab is listed separately as preferred since it is explicitly framed as a non-exhaustive example.
AWS-specific services (EC2, S3, CloudWatch, API Gateway, VPC, IAM) appear in a narrative/context sentence describing collaboration with DevOps teams, not in the hard-requirements block — marked preferred.
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification is explicitly listed under 'Preferred Certification(s)' — marked preferred.
Degree requirement is None: the JD states 'Training, Certificate, or Degree required' and then notes 'Bachelor's Degree … or relevant experience preferred,' meaning equivalent experience is accepted in lieu of a degree.
Clearance is None: the role requires a Public Trust background check (BI Full 6C / T4), not a formal US security clearance. The posting explicitly states 'Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None.'
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