Cloud Solutions Architect

Cloud Solutions Architect

Job ID: 2615348

Location: Chantilly, VA, United States

Date Posted: Aug 7, 2026

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Solutions Archt

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: On-Site

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Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect with hands-on experience spanning full stack application development and cloud engineering.

The position is located in Chantilly, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph to be considered.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Participate across all phases of the software development lifecycle, including scope and work estimation, design, documentation, implementation, testing, integration, and sustainment.
• Design and develop new applications aligned to Sponsor mission requirements.
• Provide operations and maintenance support for multiple mission tools.
• Contribute to software architecture decisions and develop solutions to complex design challenges.
• Develop modern front end applications using current frameworks.
• Build, deploy, and maintain containerized applications in cloud environments.
• Manage virtual and physical servers within VMware environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
• TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Demonstrated experience architecting and engineering services that integrate multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle).
• Demonstrated experience installing, configuring and managing compute resources (Linux and Windows VMs), storage (file, object), networking components (VNet, load balancers, firewalls, DNS, VPNs).
• Demonstrated experience managing Identity and Access Management.
• Demonstrated experience administering databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB) and writing scripts for reporting and automation (SQL, Python) Demonstrated experience performing remote administration and automation using scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell).
• Demonstrated experience deploying, maintaining and troubleshooting containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Demonstrated experience performing incident management, root cause analysis and troubleshooting for services and users.
• Demonstrated experience applying system patches and updates for cloud infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience configuring security and compliance scanning, assessment and reporting tools; setting alerts and remediating issues.
• Demonstrated experience providing Tier 1-3 solution support, creating service documentation and delivering user training.
• Demonstrated experience using Jira for issue and task management.

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrated experience creating architecture diagrams (Visio, Draw.IO) and translating requirements into cloud solutions.
• Demonstrated experience gathering requirements and sequencing solution deployments.
• Demonstrated experience automating tasks and building Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Demonstrated experience analyzing resource usage and implementing cost optimization strategies.
• Demonstrated experience working with DevSecOps practices and tools (GitLab, CI/CD pipelines).
• Demonstrated experience with Linux Administration (networking, applying patches, package management)

Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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