Cloud Infrastructure Architect - AWS (TS/SCI Clearance Required) at North Point Technology
Washington
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Jul 10, 2026
Washington
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A cloud infrastructure architecture role focused on designing and automating AWS GovCloud and ADC (C2S/SC2S) environments for classified government workloads. Day-to-day work involves building Infrastructure as Code with CloudFormation or Terraform, constructing CI/CD pipelines in air-gapped enclaves, architecting multi-account network topologies, and automating compliance hardening against STIG/CIS standards. Suits experienced AWS and DevOps engineers with an active TS/SCI clearance and a DoD or Intelligence Community background.
Senior level · National · TS/SCI clearance
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
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).
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 (7)
No work location or metro area is specified in the posting. The role involves classified/air-gapped DoD/IC environments, which typically implies an on-site requirement at a cleared facility, but no city or state is named.
The title 'Cloud Infrastructure Architect' carries no explicit seniority level, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the depth of requirements (air-gapped CI/CD, multi-account landing zones, STIG/CIS compliance in ADC/C2S/SC2S) clearly supports a Senior classification.
The posting opens by stating 'Active TS clearance required' and later specifies 'Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance' — the TS/SCI gate is firm. The CI Polygraph is framed as an eligibility requirement ('must be eligible'), not a current-hold requirement, so it is not separately flagged beyond the TS/SCI clearance.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role writes and ships IaC and CI/CD automation code (pointing to 15-1252 Software Developers), but also has significant network architecture and infrastructure operations scope (pointing to 15-1244). The code-building emphasis was the deciding factor.
CloudFormation and Terraform are listed as interchangeable alternatives ('CloudFormation or Terraform') in the required skills section — one skill is emitted with the other as an alternative.
No compensation, employment type, or experience-year minimums are stated in the posting.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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