ICF

SeniorCloudEngineer

$144–245k Reston, Virginia, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Cloud Engineer at ICF. Skills: Enterprise architecture, Cloud platforms, DevSecOps, Application modernization. Lead enterprise architecture activities. Lead platform integration activities”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Solution design; Technical debt reduction

Eligibility Requirements

U. S. Citizenship required, Obtain Federal Public Trust clearance, No foreign locations access, No foreign IP addresses access, No personal VPN connections

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree, U. S. Citizenship required, Obtain and maintain Federal Public Trust clearance, 15+ years enterprise architecture experience, 15+ years systems integration experience, 15+ years platform engineering experience, 15+ years application modernization experience, 15+ years product engineering experience, One active cloud certification, One active enterprise architecture certification, One active security certification, One active IT service management certification

Nice to Have

8+ years designing cloud solutions, 8+ years governing cloud solutions, 8+ years designing SaaS solutions, 8+ years governing SaaS solutions, 8+ years designing enterprise platform solutions, 8+ years governing enterprise platform solutions, 5+ years supporting federal programs, 5+ years supporting regulated environments, 5+ years leading technical design application modernization, 5+ years leading technical design platform integration, 5+ years leading technical design product development, 5+ years leading technical design API integration, 5+ years leading technical design workflow automation, 5+ years leading technical design DevSecOps, 5+ years AWS experience, 5+ years Microsoft Azure experience, 5+ years Google Cloud Platform experience, 5+ years DevSecOps practices experience, 3+ years implementing infrastructure-as-code, 3+ years implementing policy-as-code, 3+ years implementing configuration-as-code, 3+ years implementing automation approaches, 3+ years enterprise SaaS platforms experience, 3+ years collaboration platforms experience, 3+ years leading architecture reviews, 3+ years leading technical governance boards, 3+ years leading engineering standards development, 3+ years leading solution design approvals, HHS experience, NIH experience, FDA experience, CMS experience, CDC experience, Health-focused federal environments experience, SaaS-first architecture design, Cloud-first architecture design, Zero Trust architecture experience, Identity-aware access experience, Conditional access experience, TIC 3.0 experience, NIST 800-53 experience, CIS benchmarks experience, FISMA experience, FedRAMP-aligned environments experience, Microsoft Power Platform experience, Power Apps experience, Power Automate experience, Power BI experience, Dataverse experience, Power Platform ALM experience, Power Platform environment strategy experience, Power Platform governance experience, Enterprise identity experience

What You'll Do.

Lead enterprise architecture activities

Lead platform integration activities

Lead product engineering activities

Lead application modernization activities

Establish technical architecture standards

Maintain technical architecture standards

Establish integration approaches

Maintain integration approaches

Establish governance guardrails

Maintain governance guardrails

Guide solution design cloud service providers

Guide solution design SaaS platforms

Guide solution design enterprise productivity tools

Guide solution design low-code platforms

Guide solution design APIs

Guide solution design workflow automation

Guide solution design data integrations

Guide solution design secure access patterns

Lead architectural design reviews

Lead technical decision forums

Define integration patterns using APIs

Define integration patterns using SDKs

Define integration patterns using webhooks

Define integration patterns using event streams

Define integration patterns using serverless functions

Define integration patterns using workflows

Define integration patterns using CI/CD pipelines

Define integration patterns using automation tools

Support infrastructure-as-code implementation

Support policy-as-code implementation

Support configuration-as-code implementation

Support DNS-as-code implementation

Support repeatable automation practices

Guide product development teams

Guide product delivery teams

Guide product sustainment teams

Partner with cybersecurity teams

Ensure Zero Trust principles incorporation

Ensure access controls incorporation

Ensure logging incorporation

Ensure monitoring incorporation

Ensure encryption incorporation

Ensure vulnerability remediation incorporation

Ensure compliance requirements incorporation

Coordinate with data teams

Ensure applications support governed data access

Ensure integrations support governed data access

Ensure platforms support governed data access

Ensure applications support data quality

Ensure integrations support data quality

Ensure platforms support data quality

Ensure applications support analytics

Ensure integrations support analytics

Ensure platforms support analytics

Ensure applications support reporting

Ensure integrations support reporting

Ensure platforms support reporting

Ensure applications support AI-enabled capabilities

Ensure integrations support AI-enabled capabilities

Ensure platforms support AI-enabled capabilities

Provide technical leadership platform rationalization

Provide technical leadership application lifecycle planning

Provide technical leadership performance optimization

Provide technical leadership technical debt reduction

Provide technical leadership automation opportunities

Support release planning

Support change management

Support technical documentation

Support implementation plans

Support architecture diagrams

Support knowledge transfer materials

Translate complex technical issues

Provide clear recommendations client stakeholders

Provide clear recommendations program leadership

Provide clear recommendations product teams

Provide clear recommendations delivery partners

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Client stakeholders; Cybersecurity teams; Data teams; Service operations teams; Product teams; Delivery partners

Communication Scope

Translate technical issues; Clear recommendations

Process & Methodology

Product delivery, Product engineering, Requirements definition, Solution design, Backlog refinement, Development, Testing, Deployment, Monitoring, Continuous improvement, Release planning, Change management

Full Job Description

**_This role is contingent upon a contract award._** ICF is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to provide senior technical leadership across enterprise architecture, platform integration, application modernization, product delivery, and sustainment for a complex federal technology services program. This role will guide solution design and delivery across modern SaaS, cloud, automation, integration, DevSecOps, and product engineering environments. The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience leading enterprise architecture and product delivery in regulated federal environments, with strong technical credibility across cloud platforms, SaaS ecosystems, secure integrations, automation, application modernization, and delivery governance. This role requires the ability to translate business and mission needs into scalable, secure, supportable technical solutions while coordinating across engineering, cybersecurity, data, service operations, and client stakeholder groups. **Job Location:** This position is remote within the United States. Please note that ICF monitors employee work locations, restricts access from foreign locations and IP addresses, and prohibits the use of personal VPN connections. ## What You’ll Be Doing * Lead enterprise architecture, platform integration, product engineering, and application modernization activities across a complex federal technology environment. * Establish and maintain technical architecture standards, reference patterns, integration approaches, and governance guardrails for SaaS, cloud, platform, and application capabilities. * Guide solution design across cloud service providers, SaaS platforms, enterprise productivity tools, low-code platforms, APIs, workflow automation, data integrations, and secure access patterns. * Lead architectural design reviews and technical decision forums to ensure proposed solutions are secure, scalable, supportable, and aligned with modernization objectives. * Define and govern integration pat

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