Cloud Services Architect

Who we are:

Raft (https://TeamRaft.com) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development. With headquarters in McLean, VA, our range of clients includes innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting-edge tech stack, and cloud-native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans.

About the role:

As a Cloud Services Architect, you will provide direct cloud architect and engineering support to deliver cybersecurity capabilities protecting the USSF's Operational Enterprise. You will develop and maintain cloud environments, including simulation environments, for DoD customers. You will design, plan, and integrate cloud computing and virtualization systems, translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Design and build hybrid cloud-based environments ensuring high availability and disaster recovery
• Translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
• Develop and conduct testing of cloud and virtualization systems
• Maintain expertise in cloud computing technologies including cloud service provider architecture, deployment models (public, community, private, hybrid), and delivery models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
• Implement automation, hypervisors, containers, virtual compute, storage, networks, and virtual infrastructure management
• Evaluate and report on new cloud and virtualization technologies
• Define requirements throughout SDLC including integrating, upgrading, and sustaining hybrid cloud environments
• Guide migration of legacy systems to modern cloud platforms
• Design enterprise and systems security throughout cloud development lifecycle
• Perform systems engineering activities: Concept of Operations, Requirements Definition, System Architecting, System Analysis and Design, Interface and Data Architectures, Validation and Verification, System Integration, Performance Analysis, Lifecycle Cost Analysis, Decision Analysis, and PCA

What we are looking for: 

• Bachelor's & 14+ years experien