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The successful candidate will lead architecture services, drive cloud adoption across multiple public cloud platforms, and deliver business solutions that enable the state government and its agencies to modernize, migrate, and optimize their IT environments - all within a multi-sourced service integration (MSI) environment.\nThis position will provide support in the following location(s): Richmond, VA (candidate must be able to commute to Richmond or be located in the area).\nKey Responsibilities\nServe as the principal technical and strategic authority for enterprise IT architecture, cloud adoption, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and system integration across the program.\nLead enterprise architecture services ensuring alignment with customer standards, policies, compliance mandates (NIST, FISMA, customer policies), and strategic modernization objectives.\nProvide Business Solutions Management (BSM) to assess, plan, and execute application migrations to public cloud platforms, including:\nAmazon Web Services (AWS)\nGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)\nOracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)\nDevelop and maintain enterprise architecture artifacts including reference architectures, roadmaps, standards, and patterns to guide cloud adoption and modernization efforts program-wide.\nOversee the development and implementation of innovative, secure, and cost-effective IT solutions, including hybrid cloud, networking, compute, and storage infrastructure.\nEvaluate existing on-premises and hybrid environments and develop migration strategies - including lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and re-architecting approaches.\nProvide technical direction and guidance across the program, influencing MSI suppliers, engineering teams, and operational staff.\nServe as a trusted technical advisor to customer stakeholders and agencies, translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective architecture solutions.\nConduct technical assessments, risk analyses, and gap evaluations, delivering actionable recommendations to program leadership.\nLead development of technical standards, architecture frameworks, and roadmaps to guide IT modernization and innovation.\nRespond to and resolve state customer service requests related to cloud and enterprise architecture, providing timely and actionable technical guidance.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams including security, networking, application development, and operations to ensure end-to-end solution integrity.\nProduce executive-level briefings, white papers, and solution recommendations for stakeholders and decision-makers.\nIdentify opportunities to reduce technical debt, optimize operations, consolidate systems/tools, and drive cost efficiency across the enterprise IT portfolio.\nEvaluate and recommend emerging technologies, tools, and best practices to advance the enterprise IT environment.\nAct as the authoritative liaison between program, MSI suppliers, and Peraton leadership for all architectural and technical matters.\nSupport proposal development activities, including technical volumes, solution narratives, staffing plans, and architecture diagrams.\n**Position is part of a proposal opportunity**\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications\nMinimum 16 years of experience in IT, with significant focus on enterprise and cloud architecture.\nDeep SME-level knowledge of enterprise IT architecture, hybrid cloud, cybersecurity, and systems integration.\nDemonstrated experience architecting and migrating solutions across two or more of the following platforms: AWS, GCP, Oracle Cloud.\nDemonstrated expertise in AWS Landing Zone / Control Tower architecture and enterprise-scale multi-account strategies.\nHands-on experience with core AWS services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, EKS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, RDS, and networking constructs.\nStrong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent.\nExpertise in IT compliance frameworks (NIST, FISMA, RMF, FedRAMP, customer/state security standards) and secure system design.\nProficiency in cloud-native design patterns, microservices, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and DevSecOps practices.\nExperience supporting state or federal government IT programs, preferably within a managed services or large-scale IT contract environment.\nProven ability to lead strategic IT architecture decisions at the program and enterprise level.\nExcellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and executive audiences.\nFamiliarity with state government IT governance and standards is highly desirable.\nClearance Requirements\nU.S. Citizenship required\nAbility to pass a state suitability/background investigation\nPreferred Qualifications\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field.\nActive cloud certifications in one or more of the following:\nAWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional\nGoogle Professional Cloud Architect\nOracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional\nTOGAF 9 or 10 Certification\nOpen Certified Architect (Open CA)\nCertified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)\nPMP (Project Management Professional) Certification\nITIL v3 or v4 Foundation Certification\nSecurity+, CISSP, or equivalent cybersecurity certification\nExpertise in AI/ML and LLM deployment within secure or classified environments\nExperience with big data and analytics platforms\nFamiliarity with container orchestration at scale in restricted environments\nBackground in enterprise cost optimization delivering measurable savings\nExperience with cross-domain solutions and hybrid cloud networking\nProficiency in Python for automation, scripting, and tooling development\nTrack record of leading teams of 5+ engineers on complex cloud delivery programs\nFamiliarity with FinOps principles and cloud cost management tools\nPrior experience supporting proposal development for large government IT contracts\nAbility to travel to customer and MSI supplier sites\nPeraton Overview\nPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.\nTarget Salary Range\n$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. 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