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Tantus Technologies, Inc. · 12 hours ago

Senior Software Architect and Cloud Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$195K/yr - $205K/yr

7+ years exp

Tantus Technologies, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Architect and Cloud Engineer with expert-level experience in AWS development and architecture. The role involves leading the design and implementation of cloud solutions, overseeing the software development lifecycle, and mentoring engineering teams to ensure best practices in software delivery.

Information Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Architect, implement, and optimize AWS infrastructure, networking, and cloud-native solutions, including VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, VPNs, and secure application hosting

Design and deliver scalable, serverless, and microservices-based enterprise applications

Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, cost optimization, and compliance with federal security standards

Lead adoption of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and automation of provisioning/deployment

Oversee and review the full Agile SDLC: requirements, architecture, design, coding, testing, deployment, and operations

Provide technical leadership in development using Node.js, Angular, and USWDS

Drive CI/CD pipeline adoption, DevSecOps integration, and cloud-native development workflows

Ensure application security, performance, and reliability through proactive monitoring and testing

Apply engineering best practices and code quality standards across teams

Lead and mentor engineering teams, promoting continuous learning and skill development

Serve as escalation point for complex infrastructure, networking, and application issues

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (security, DevOps, product owners, stakeholders) to align solutions with business objectives

Develop playbooks, technical documentation, and architectural roadmaps

Evaluate new AWS services, frameworks, and tools to drive innovation and efficiency

Optimize cloud spend while ensuring performance and reliability

Enforce compliance with federal security frameworks and internal governance

Partner with leadership to define cloud modernization strategies and long-term architecture goals

Qualification

AWS expertiseCloud architectureServerless architecturesCI/CD pipelinesAgile SDLCNode.jsAngularCloud securityMonitoring toolsCloud environment buildingAWS certificationsTechnical leadershipProblem-solvingCommunication skillsMentorshipCollaborationDocumentation

Required

Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a government Public Trust suitability

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred)

Expert-level AWS skills across networking, compute, storage, and security services

Knowledge of federal compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53) and cloud security best practices

7+ years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, architecture, and software development

Strong development background in js, Angular, and USWDS

Proven experience designing and implementing serverless architectures (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, etc.) and microservices

Experience with monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, etc.)

Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills

Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, or similar)

Build cloud environments from ground up

Preferred

AWS certifications preferred (Solutions Architect Professional, Advanced Networking, DevOps Engineer)

Company

Tantus Technologies, Inc.

Tantus Tech is an IT consulting firm that supports mission-critical programs for federal agencies, specializing in PMO, Health IT, Financial Management, and Tech Solutions.

Founded in 2007

Arlington, Virginia, USA

51-200 employees