Cloud Architect IV - Lead Enterprise Architecture & Systems Engineering

About the Opportunity

The Cloud Architect IV - Lead Enterprise Architecture & Systems Engineering is responsible for serving as the senior technical lead supporting a mission-critical Federal customer modernization program in a remote and on-site work environment. This role establishes the architectural foundation for enterprise modernization by assessing current environments, developing future-state enterprise and cloud architectures, and providing technical leadership across systems engineering, enterprise architecture, cloud architecture, cybersecurity, and architecture governance.

Success in this role requires balancing strategic vision with hands-on technical expertise, guiding modernization initiatives, reducing technical risk, and ensuring solutions align with Federal engineering, security, and operational standards.

What You Will Do in This Role

The Cloud Architect IV - Lead Enterprise Architecture & Systems Engineering will lead enterprise architecture, systems engineering, and cloud modernization efforts by designing future-state solutions, guiding technical governance, ensuring cybersecurity compliance, and providing strategic architectural leadership for complex Federal IT initiatives.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the development and maintenance of As-Is and To-Be enterprise architectures by documenting system dependencies, application interfaces, data flows, service workflows, network topology, asset inventories, and enterprise architecture baselines.
• Design, assess, and govern AWS, Azure, on-premises, and hybrid cloud environments while evaluating Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Container-as-a-Service (CaaS/CDaaS), and emerging cloud technologies to develop modernization, migration, hosting, scalability, resiliency, and operational efficiency strategies.
• Apply systems engineering principles throughout the project lifecycle by supporting requirements analysis, systems modeling, enterprise integration, API integration, verification and validation, IV&V planning, engineering test strategies, system integration, and lifecycle engineering in accordance with IEEE/ISO/IEC 15288.
• Conduct enterprise architecture assessments and technical reviews to identify integration gaps, architectural inconsistencies, technical risks, modernization opportunities, and engineering recommendations while maintaining technical risk registers and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture artifacts and technical documentation, including architecture models, system views, network topology diagrams, enterprise data flow diagrams, architecture assessment reports, technology assessment white papers, modernization roadmaps, engineering policies, design guidelines, security architecture assessments, and monthly technical status reports.
• Integrate cybersecurity throughout the systems engineering lifecycle by supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) activities, performing security architecture assessments and vulnerability analyses, and ensuring compliance with NIST RMF, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-64, NIST SP 800-160, FIPS 200, and other applicable Federal security standards.
• Support modern software delivery through DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), architecture-as-code, and cloud automation practices that improve consistency, repeatability, and secure deployment.
• Develop architecture standards, engineering guidance, governance documentation, architecture decision records, and design recommendations while maintaining traceability from requirements through implementation and coordinating technical reviews with customer stakeholders.
• Serve as the senior technical advisor to customer leadership by presenting architectural recommendations, modernization strategies, technical tradeoffs, and engineering guidance while collaborating with engineers, project teams, and program leadership to shape long-term technology direction.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

What You Will Bring

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8-10+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Architecture, or a related technical leadership role.
• Experience supporting Federal Government IT modernization programs.
• Demonstrated experience designing enterprise cloud and hybrid cloud architectures using AWS and Azure.
• Experience developing As-Is and To-Be enterprise architectures, architecture governance artifacts, systems engineering documentation, technical assessments, and modernization roadmaps.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks, systems modeling, enterprise integration, API integration, data-flow modeling, and network architecture.
• Experience supporting DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), cloud automation, and architecture governance.
• Experience supporting Federal cybersecurity requirements, including NIST RMF, FISMA, ATO processes, and security engineering.
• Strong technical leadership, stakeholder engagement, risk management, written communication, and presentation skills.

Preferred qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or equivalent cloud architecture certification.
• Experience supporting large-scale Federal IT modernization initiatives.
• Experience with Agile, SAFe, Scrum, and traditional systems engineering methodologies.
• Experience with enterprise architecture repositories, governance frameworks, and cloud automation technologies.

Work authorization/security clearance requirements

• Ability to obtain a security clearance.

Work Environment

• This work is normally completed in a remote environment.

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization's and client facilities.

Travel Required

• Travel may be required on an as-needed basis.

Proficiency Requirement

• The employee is expected to demonstrate proficiency in all essential job functions, tools, and processes related to this position within the first 90 days of employment. This includes acquiring a thorough understanding of job-specific responsibilities, systems, and workflows as outlined during onboarding and training. Failure to meet this requirement may result in additional training, reassessment, or other actions as deemed necessary by management.

Compensation Range: $175,000 - $225,000 per year, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Why GAMA-1

GAMA-1 also offers a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) savings plan, training and career development opportunities, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO - to cover vacation, illness or disability, appointments, emergencies or other situations that require time off from work). For more GAMA-1 Corporate benefits information click here.

ABOUT GAMA-1

GAMA-1 is a rapidly growing technology business that is based in Greenbelt, Maryland. GAMA-1 Technologies provides strategic information assurance, information security, and business enterprise and networking solutions to the Federal Government. Our success is based on using industry and agency standards, establishing and performing with standardized processes, and IT Services expertise. At GAMA-1, we believe employees should grow, achieve, and develop just as the company grows, achieves, and develops. GAMA-1 is committed to providing our employees with opportunities for career advancement throughout their employment. For more information, visit www.gama1tech.com.

GAMA-1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), domestic violence victims, political orientation, status as a smoker or tobacco user, hairstyle, use of a service animal, education status, familial status, HIV/AIDS status, height, weight, reproductive healthcare decisions or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.