Research And Development Architect Jobs in Raleigh, NC

AWS Cloud Architect

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Architecture

Industry: Technology

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -062026-107166

Date Posted: 05/31/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/7yQ1Xc

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Our client seeks a cloud architect to design, implement, and govern secure AWS environments across development, testing, and production. The role covers enterprise architecture, AI implementation support, infrastructure as code, DevSecOps, CI/CD, cost optimization, and operationalization of prototypes through production while aligning to least privilege, compliance, and ATO documentation requirements.

Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen with an active Public Trust clearance. Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $60.00 to $70.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Architect enterprise-level AWS cloud infrastructures across sandbox, analytical, research, development, testing, and production environments.

• Support AI implementation projects and integrate required services and controls.

• Design and prototype solutions that leverage AWS services and tooling to meet performance and reliability objectives.

• Embed technology reuse patterns, scalable security architectures, and optimized cloud usage.

• Deploy, operationalize, and maintain government prototypes and convert them to production tools.

• Design VPCs, subnets, routing, NAT gateways, and security groups.

• Define IAM policies aligned to least privilege principles.

• Create solutions architectures for new applications, including deployment strategies, service selection, and integration patterns.

• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code with CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK.

• Manage environments for development, staging, and production.

• Integrate with enterprise security controls, including Palo Alto firewalls.

• Produce architectural documentation to support ATO requirements.

• Drive cloud cost governance and optimization.

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using CodeCommit, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline.

• Manage container images and orchestrations with Docker, ECS, and EKS.

• Integrate security scanning, including SAST, DAST, dependency, and container scanning.

• Lead release management across environments and automate infrastructure deployments.

• Implement secrets management and secure configuration practices.

• Deliver infrastructure as code using GAO-approved tools such as AWS CDK and CloudFormation.

Experience Requirements:

• Proven experience architecting AWS environments at enterprise scale across multiple environments.

• Hands-on experience supporting AI implementation projects.

• Expertise with VPC design, IAM, and security group strategies aligned to least privilege.

• Proficiency with infrastructure as code using CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK.

• Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines with modern tooling.

• Containerization experience with Docker and orchestration on ECS or EKS.

• Knowledge of integrating security scanning into pipelines.

• Experience producing documentation for compliance and ATO processes.

• Background in cloud cost optimization and governance.

• Familiarity with integrating enterprise security controls such as Palo Alto firewalls.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( noreply@eliassen.com , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

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