
Cloud Computing Architect
McLean, VAFull-time$87–198K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today
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Job overview
Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Cloud Computing Architect to help teams adopt its platform. The role works with software development teams to understand their architectures and tooling, then develop onboarding paths. The candidate should bring expertise across cloud, databases, networking, full-stack applications, architectures, and design patterns, along with communication and leadership abilities. The position requires substantial software development, AWS, automation, containerization, database, infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring experience.
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Cloud Computing ArchitectThe Opportunity: We’re looking for a Cloud Computing Architect to join the team. You’ll work in a Professional Service role, working with teams to leverage our platform.
You should thrive in a fast-paced environment, be able to translate customer needs, and assist others in migration and solving problems using our platform. You’ll be responsible for working with current and new software development teams, understanding their architecture and development environment tooling to develop onboarding paths to our platform.
You have expertise in Cloud, Databases, Networking, Full Stack Software Applications, Architectures, and Common Design Patterns. You have excellent communication skills, the ability to lead engineers, and work across development teams in a fast-paced, agile environment.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
- 7+ years of experience with software development, including Typescript, Golang, or Python
- 5+ years of experience with AWS and CI/CD and developer workflow automation, including Github Actions, ArgoCD, or Flux
- 4+ years of experience with containerization and deployments with Docker
- 4+ years of experience using databases, including MySQL or Postgres
- 4+ years of experience with infrastructure as code, including Terraform, AWS, or CDK
- 4+ years of experience using APM and monitoring tools, including AWS CloudWatch, New Relic, or Grafana
- Experience using AI tools to augment your ability to rapid prototype features, including GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or WindSurf
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
- Bachelor's degree
Nice If You Have:
- Experience building Developer Platforms
- Experience in technical documentation for engineers to consume your software
- Experience with AWS technologies such as DynamoDB, EC2, EKS, SQS, SNS, and RDS
- Experience troubleshooting application code and configurations
- Ability to communicate and collaborate across engineering teams
Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.
Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
- Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
- Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
- Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,118 open Cloud Architect jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$87–198K/yr
- Virginia median$147–208K/yr254 salary ranges
- US median$147–239K/yr2,845 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $142K, is 21% below the Virginia median midpoint ($181K) — in the lowest quarter of Cloud Architect salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 281 open Cloud Architect jobs in Virginia and 3,118 across the US. 13% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Amazon143 open
- Oracle13 open
- General Dynamics Information Technology11 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Cloud Architect postings that state a minimum ask for 9 years at the median (2,681 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 855 of the 3,118 open Cloud Architect jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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