In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with exceptional people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We’ve got what you’re looking for. **Job Description:** Parsons is looking for a **Senior Cloud Architect** to join our team. In this role you will get to support key activities in defense of emerging threats in the cybersecurity domain by designing, implementing, and managing secure cloud solutions to optimize performance, security, and compliance. You will work as part of a team that develops and tailors capabilities with the goal to prevent and eradicate threats to critical U.S. systems. **What You'll Be Doing:** + Architect, design, and deploy secure, scalable cloud solutions for DoD/IC environments. + Implement automation to streamline infrastructure deployment. + Enhance CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows using available tools. + Optimize cloud performance, cost, and security by implementing best practices in monitoring, logging, and infrastructure optimization. + Work as part of an extended team to define and design systems to meet information protection needs and continually assess systems effectiveness in defense of emerging threats. + Confer with mission customers and Systems Engineers to derive software requirements, obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces. + Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards. + Collaborate in agile scrum cycles, contributing to design sessions, conducting peer reviews, and providing support for testing and documentation **What Required Skills You'll Bring:** + Must have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field. + 14+ years of experience in technical role such as Cloud Engineer, Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Application Developer. + Experience deploying and configuring enterprise services on classified networks + Expertise installing, configuring, deploying and maintaining enterprise services + Experience running CI/CD life cycles in a multi-environment situation + Comfort using whatever scripting language is appropriate (Bash, Python, etc.) for automating and scripting tasks + Strong understanding of Linux environments + **U.S. Citizenship** + **Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph required** **What Desired Skills You'll Bring:** + Strong ability to grasp new technologies and acquire new skills through independent study, professional training, and interaction with other team members + Ability to communicate with technical team members, managers, and customers + Ability to automate workflows and processes using scripts and tools **Security Clearance Requirement:** An active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph security clearance is required for this position.​ This position is part of our Federal Solutions team. The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now. Salary Range: $144,800.00 - $260,600.00 We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle! Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status. We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY! Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/ . About Us Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+. For more about Parsons, visit parsons.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.