Cloud Services Architect
Darkwolfsolutions · Colorado Springs, CO
About this role
## Dark Wolf — Cloud Services Architect Dark Wolf is seeking a **Cloud Services Architect** to join our team. In this role, you will help develop defensive cyber solutions to protect, defend, and respond to ground and space-based cyber adversarial threats. The team builds and maintains software tools and capabilities to monitor, analyze, visualize, and report on the cyber status and activity of space ground systems and data links. This position supports the integration and deployment of the out-of-band cybersecurity tool **Manticore**, as well as the in-band defensive cybersecurity solution **Kraken**. **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO (Hybrid) --- ### Key Responsibilities - Serve as the primary enterprise cloud service administrator, managing cloud services and environments and applying best practices. - Provide consulting support for extending cloud services (new features/functions, baselines, and new cloud environments such as **MS Azure** and **AWS**) as needed. - Develop and maintain best practices, frameworks, and cloud-related documentation, including **COMSEC** capabilities (keying material transport, installation, and management of **Controlled Cryptographic Items (CCI)**) to enhance remote user service delivery. - Develop tools to assess cyber vulnerabilities and prioritize cyber investments. - Protect against unauthorized intrusion, corruption, and destruction of the **Space Force’s** networks. - Evaluate the current architecture and make meaningful improvements to enable a robust solution for fielding. --- ### Required Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field - **8+ years** of relevant experience - Experience designing **DevSecOps** pipelines - Experience with **Security First Architecture** (IAM, encryption at rest and transit, network segmentation) - Experience with **Infrastructure as Code** (Terraform, CloudFormation) - **SAFe for Teams** Certification - **AWS certifications** (Associate Developer and AWS Specialty Security within one year of start) **or** demonstrate AWS competence using the CLI and Boto - **US Citizenship** and **active Top Secret** security clearance --- ### Desired Qualifications - Cloud migration experience --- ### Additional Information - Hybrid on-site duties included. - **Estimated salary range:** **$155,000.00 – $180,000.00** (commensurate with experience and technical skillset) - EEO/AA employer (Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories) - In compliance with federal law, hired candidates must verify identity, confirm US citizenship, and complete employment eligibility verification. - **Direct, full-time W2 employees only** — no third-party staffing agencies, C2C, or 1099 contractors for this role.
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