Jul 11
Top Secret/SCI
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$150,000
Occasional travel
Engineering - Systems
Saint Louis, MO (On-Site/Office)•Springfield, VA (On-Site/Office)
Cloud Solutions Architect
Position Overview:
This role serves as the cloud engineering and architecture lead for the Mapping, Charting, and
Geodesy (MC&G) Program Executive Office (PEO). The incumbent will manage cloud strategy,
architecture, deployment, and optimization across MC&G programs, ensuring alignment with
enterprise cloud policies and NGA technology strategies. This position enables mission success
by driving cost-effective, scalable, and secure cloud solutions across classified and unclassified
environments.
Key Responsibilities:
•
Serve as a subject matter expert to MC&G PEO leadership and program teams on cloud
architecture, engineering, and operations
•
Manage and oversee MC&G Mission Domain cloud environments, supporting
development, deployment, and operations across programs, pilots, and initiatives
•
Plan and manage transitions and migrations to, from, and between cloud environments
in coordination with NGA and external stakeholders
•
Ensure MC&G cloud solutions align with NGA’s enterprise technology strategies,
standards, and governance practices
•
Evaluate current cloud services and architectures to recommend improvements in
performance, cost-efficiency, and operational effectiveness
•
Produce and manage cloud-related specifications, guidance, and architectural artifacts
•
Provide technical guidance to Program Managers and contractors on configuring and
implementing services such as VPCs, EC2, RDS, and other IaaS/PaaS offerings
•
Evaluate and recommend cloud services and architectures best suited for specific
mission deployments
•
Establish and manage budgets, cost tracking, and spend plans for cloud-based programs
in coordination with the Business Office and Program Managers
•
Develop and maintain cloud metrics, guidance, evaluation criteria, and documentation
for the MC&G Mission Domain
•
Coordinate with NGA Cloud PMO, DevCorps, and other cloud providers to meet unique
MC&G cloud requirements
•
Support DevOps/DevSecOps pipeline optimization, ATO processes, and vulnerability
remediation across cloud-hosted systems
•
Act as liaison between MC&G cloud efforts and enterprise stakeholders, ensuring
continuity during cloud transitions and minimizing mission impact during outages
•
Provide regular briefings, reporting inputs, and recommendations to internal and
external stakeholders on cloud usage, efficiency, and improvements
•
Lead onboarding of new vendors and cloud transition plans; monitor implementation
progress and provide direction to contractors
•
Maintain cloud environment inventory, status tracking, and configuration oversight
across the MC&G portfolio
•
Create and prioritize transition plans and schedules to support strategic cloud
modernization initiatives
•
Provide cloud-based support to outage investigations and mission recovery efforts
•
Prepare and submit Weekly Activity Report (WAR) inputs and other reporting
requirements
Required Qualifications:
•
Minimum 2 years of experience supporting the National System for Geospatial
Intelligence (NSG), with understanding of inter-organizational communication and
technical processes
•
2+ years of hands-on experience defining and managing cloud requirements, and
coordinating with cloud providers to meet those requirements; deploying and managing
systems in Amazon Web Services (AWS); implementing and managing cloud
development pipelines, automated deployments, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC)
•
Experience with additional IC-approved cloud environments (e.g., Microsoft Azure,
Google Cloud, Oracle, IBM)
•
Familiarity with DevSecOps tools and platforms (e.g., CHEF, Jenkins, SONARQube,
Puppet, Kubernetes, Docker)
•
Active TS/SCI clearance or SCI eligibility required
About inQ Services: inQ Services, based in McLean, Virginia, is a technology consulting firm
with over 30 years of experience supporting commercial clients and federal mission-critical
programs for the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. We specialize
in systems analysis, software development, engineering, data analytics, and program
management, delivering innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective solutions
Position Overview:
This role serves as the cloud engineering and architecture lead for the Mapping, Charting, and
Geodesy (MC&G) Program Executive Office (PEO). The incumbent will manage cloud strategy,
architecture, deployment, and optimization across MC&G programs, ensuring alignment with
enterprise cloud policies and NGA technology strategies. This position enables mission success
by driving cost-effective, scalable, and secure cloud solutions across classified and unclassified
environments.
Key Responsibilities:
•
Serve as a subject matter expert to MC&G PEO leadership and program teams on cloud
architecture, engineering, and operations
•
Manage and oversee MC&G Mission Domain cloud environments, supporting
development, deployment, and operations across programs, pilots, and initiatives
•
Plan and manage transitions and migrations to, from, and between cloud environments
in coordination with NGA and external stakeholders
•
Ensure MC&G cloud solutions align with NGA’s enterprise technology strategies,
standards, and governance practices
•
Evaluate current cloud services and architectures to recommend improvements in
performance, cost-efficiency, and operational effectiveness
•
Produce and manage cloud-related specifications, guidance, and architectural artifacts
•
Provide technical guidance to Program Managers and contractors on configuring and
implementing services such as VPCs, EC2, RDS, and other IaaS/PaaS offerings
•
Evaluate and recommend cloud services and architectures best suited for specific
mission deployments
•
Establish and manage budgets, cost tracking, and spend plans for cloud-based programs
in coordination with the Business Office and Program Managers
•
Develop and maintain cloud metrics, guidance, evaluation criteria, and documentation
for the MC&G Mission Domain
•
Coordinate with NGA Cloud PMO, DevCorps, and other cloud providers to meet unique
MC&G cloud requirements
•
Support DevOps/DevSecOps pipeline optimization, ATO processes, and vulnerability
remediation across cloud-hosted systems
•
Act as liaison between MC&G cloud efforts and enterprise stakeholders, ensuring
continuity during cloud transitions and minimizing mission impact during outages
•
Provide regular briefings, reporting inputs, and recommendations to internal and
external stakeholders on cloud usage, efficiency, and improvements
•
Lead onboarding of new vendors and cloud transition plans; monitor implementation
progress and provide direction to contractors
•
Maintain cloud environment inventory, status tracking, and configuration oversight
across the MC&G portfolio
•
Create and prioritize transition plans and schedules to support strategic cloud
modernization initiatives
•
Provide cloud-based support to outage investigations and mission recovery efforts
•
Prepare and submit Weekly Activity Report (WAR) inputs and other reporting
requirements
Required Qualifications:
•
Minimum 2 years of experience supporting the National System for Geospatial
Intelligence (NSG), with understanding of inter-organizational communication and
technical processes
•
2+ years of hands-on experience defining and managing cloud requirements, and
coordinating with cloud providers to meet those requirements; deploying and managing
systems in Amazon Web Services (AWS); implementing and managing cloud
development pipelines, automated deployments, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC)
•
Experience with additional IC-approved cloud environments (e.g., Microsoft Azure,
Google Cloud, Oracle, IBM)
•
Familiarity with DevSecOps tools and platforms (e.g., CHEF, Jenkins, SONARQube,
Puppet, Kubernetes, Docker)
•
Active TS/SCI clearance or SCI eligibility required
About inQ Services: inQ Services, based in McLean, Virginia, is a technology consulting firm
with over 30 years of experience supporting commercial clients and federal mission-critical
programs for the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. We specialize
in systems analysis, software development, engineering, data analytics, and program
management, delivering innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective solutions
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