Cloud System Architect with Security Clearance

MANTECH seeks an experienced and passionate, career and customer-oriented Cloud System Architect to join our team in Laurel, MD. You will leverage deep technical expertise to architect, deploy, and scale enterprise cloud environments, leading end-to-end integration and delivering robust infrastructure solutions supporting critical mission requirements. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Deliver new cloud solutions into existing cloud resources and off-premise infrastructure to advance mission objectives.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain robust cloud production, staging, and test environments across hybrid architectures.
• Oversee full-lifecycle integration, including application and infrastructure deployment, load testing, and disaster recovery (DR) planning.
• Evaluate customer requirements to select optimal, agile, and scalable cloud services while defining architecture and execution roadmaps.
• Fully document cloud infrastructure, configurations, and operational procedures to ensure seamless handoffs to application teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline with 12+ years of experience as a Systems Architect (or Associate degree with 15+ years of experience, or High School Diploma with 20+ years of experience in lieu of degree).
• Proficiency across enterprise cloud computing platforms such as AWS, OpenStack, or Microsoft Azure.
• Demonstrated ability to configure, administer, and manage both Linux and Windows workloads.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools, such as Amazon CloudFormation, OpsWorks, Ansible, Chef, or Docker.
• Experience designing and implementing IaaS and PaaS environments utilizing platforms such as OpenStack, Eucalyptus, OpenShift, or Kubernetes.
• Experience developing automated software scripts using languages such as Perl, Python, or Ruby.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong communication and teamwork abilities, with proven experience supporting enterprise or government IT environments.
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying automation routines via SaltStack, Ansible, BASH, and Python.
• Proven expertise managing, maintaining, and securing data storage systems across cloud and hybrid infrastructure to ensure availability, performance, backup integrity, and cost control.

Clearance Requirements

• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, and collaborative spaces.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations and exchanging accurate information in these situations.