Cloud Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: Fort Meade, MD
Salary: $86,900–$198,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Sep 10, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $167k

This role $142k

$73k most similar roles pay here $215k

This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$190,662 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $167k for comparable roles.

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 702 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 693 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Cloud Architect

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As a Cloud Architect at this leading organization, you will join a dedicated team of professionals to modernize IT infrastructure and support national security efforts by integrating advanced AI solutions. Your daily responsibilities include collaborating with AI model engineers, data engineers, software teams, and mission partners to design hybrid compute and storage environments that power AI information systems across various settings. You will leverage cutting-edge enterprise cloud platforms like AWS or Azure, along with tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, and MLflow, to develop modular, scalable architectures that enhance monitoring and performance. With a focus on automation and Infrastructure-as-Code, you will ensure secure, high-availability platforms for critical national-level operations while adhering to cybersecurity principles and Zero Trust concepts.

Skills

AWS Terraform CI/CD Prometheus Grafana Kubernetes CloudFormation Ansible ELK MLflow Vertex_AI SageMaker Rancher OpenShift FedRAMP DoD_cloud_environments Zero_Trust_architectures

What you'll do

Design and manage modular, scalable cloud architectures for AI systems.
Integrate hybrid compute and storage environments using Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
Develop CI/CD pipelines and automate deployments in secure mission settings.
Enhance monitoring and performance of AI infrastructure with advanced tooling.
Architect resilient solutions for edge computing and disconnected operations.

What we're looking for

6+ years of experience with cloud architecture and hybrid environments
Expertise in major cloud providers (AWS/Azure) including VPC/VNet design, IAM, networking, security groups, and storage solutions
Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
Experience developing CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and configuration management
Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability tooling such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK/EFK, or Grafana

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