MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Cloud Solution Architect to join our team in Laurel, MD. We deliver critical enterprise infrastructure capabilities that enable a global workforce to carry out vital national defense missions. Our work is a key component of the Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) organization, which oversees MPO's Enterprise Information Technology (EIT). EIT serves as the backbone platform supporting all enterprise users. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Serve as a cloud strategy and architecture lead, supporting the customer’s transition to modernized, cloud-native environments.Lead technical exchange meetings and provide expert consultation on cloud migration, transformation planning, and solution optimization.Conduct Analysis-of-Alternatives (AoA) to evaluate cloud architectures and implementation strategies for mission-critical applications.Develop well-informed cloud adoption roadmaps and architecture artifacts in alignment with enterprise strategy.Provide recommendations on cloud services and capabilities based on application-specific needs, security compliance, and cost-efficiency.Collaborate with stakeholders, IPTs, and vendors to guide the implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions. Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience OR an associate’s degree and 15 years of relevant experience.Demonstrated experience providing technical direction, leading complex IT/cloud architecture projects in enterprise environments and providing cloud strategy for medium to large-scale systems.Proven experience advising application/product teams on migrating legacy systems to cloud-based solutions such as AWS, Azure or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)IAT II certification (DoD 8140 required within 60 days of starting employment.  Acceptable certifications include CCNA-Security/CySA+/GICSP/GSEC/Security+ CE/CND/ or SSCP)Extensive experience designing and implementing solutions in AWS, demonstrating deep understanding of core AWS services and the Well-Architected FrameworkPreferred Qualifications:Design, model, and implement robust data architectures for both cloud and relational repositories, including logical and physical data modeling, database design, administration, tuning, and application development.Experience architecting and implementing cloud environments with a focus on high availability, fault tolerance, scalability, and cost optimization.Familiarity with DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automation frameworks is a plus.Experience with architecting, implementing, and optimizing cloud-based solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS), adhering to the AWS Well-Architected Framework, including VPC, routing, subnets, Security Groups, ELB, Auto-Scaling, RDS, Route 53, S3, CloudFront, SNS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, GuardDuty, and Inspector. Clearance Requirements:Must possess a current/active TS/SCI with Polygraph. Physical Requirements:Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.Occasionally moves about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and/or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.