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Cloud Solutions Architect

L3Harris Technologies l3harris.com Open · verified Oct 24, 2026
Herndon Mid-level Cloud

At a glance

Mid-level Cloud role at L3Harris Technologies. Herndon · $284,000 base.

SalaryStated by L3Harris Technologies
$284,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
This role, from L3Harris TechnologiesOur estimate for the market: $132,500–$137,500Median $134,200
Above the market median of $134,200 for mid-level cloud roles in Herndon.
Worked out from 5 postings that stated pay, median $134,200. Last updated Oct 5, 2026.
RoleCloud
SeniorityMid-level
LocationHerndon
Base pay$284,000
PostedSep 30, 2026 · 3w ago
Role brief

devopsroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Shape cloud and hybrid architectures with customers, from clarifying their use cases through testing and field deployment
  • Design distributed systems around microservices and containers, and keep the teams’ cloud-ready environments current
  • Help pursuit teams develop white papers, technical proposal responses, trade studies and quick prototypes
  • Work with security teams to define and apply controls, while advising teams on cloud, IaC and DevSecOps
  • Coordinate across pursuits, development, deployment and sustainment to modernize and optimize solutions

What you bring

  • A bachelor’s degree plus nine years of related work, a graduate degree plus seven years, or thirteen years without a degree
  • At least six years in software development
  • Ability to obtain and keep FAA public trust suitability

Who this fits

This role suits an experienced software developer who can lead cloud architecture work and collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams. You’ll work in Herndon, Virginia, on a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

From the employer

Job Title: Cloud Solutions Architect

Job Code: 45387

Job Location: Herndon, VA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to leverage Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud) in delivering solutions to improve customer operations and provide information management services. As a member of the L3Harris team, you will work alongside various cross-functional teams to define requirements, architectures, APIs, serverless frameworks and libraries to ensure the mission critical readiness of programs and Independent Research and Development (IR&D) projects. As Solution Architect, you will collaborate with teams to implement Cloud & hybrid solutions while following proven best practices which may include fast prototyping, trade studies, COTS integration, and deployment.

The Cloud Solution Architect will work with internal and external customers to design, develop, and field Cloud architectures to satisfy customer requirements. Collaboration with cross-functional teams throughout pursuits, systems development lifecycle, deployment, and operational sustainment is integral to this role. As a technical expert in the latest industry trends, tools and methodologies, the Solutions Architect is essential to continuous optimization and modernization of our solutions.

Essential Functions:

  • Support Business Development team by writing white papers, performing trade studies, participating in fast prototyping and writing technical responses for proposals & new program pursuits.
  • Interface with customers to understand use cases and define requirements, design Cloud capable solutions, support system level testing, and field the solution in customer environments to support the mission.
  • Leverage existing domain experience hosting solutions in Cloud environments.
  • Design large-scale distributed systems using microservices and containers.
  • Create and maintain virtualized, containerized and/or Cloud ready environments used by the software teams. This includes periodic updates to components and tools to stay current with latest revisions and security updates.
  • Work with security teams to help define and implement security controls.
  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert on Cloud, Microservices, IaC, and DevSecOps topics to lead teams in supporting enterprise solutions.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain an FAA public trust suitaiblity.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
  • 6+ years of software development experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • 5+ years direct experience leading teams to deliver enterprise solutions that implement RESTful Web Services, Microservices and/or Cloud components (AWS preferred).
  • 3+ years of experience in leveraging CSPs to host Cloud based solutions involving Cloud computing, Containers, VPC, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Security Groups.
  • 3+ years designing a scalable infrastructure and automated deployment in Cloud environments leveraging tools to support pipelines and containers such as Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes.
  • AWS Solutions Architect and AWS Sys Ops certification(s).
  • Kubernetes Administrator certification(s).
  • Experience using scripting languages such as Python, Bash or other shell scripting.
  • Experience developing applications that leverage relational and noSQL databases (Cassandra, MariaDB, InfluxDB, EnterpriseDB).
  • Experience with IaC tools like CloudFormation, Terraform, Puppet or Ansible.
  • Experience with iterative software development processes (Agile, SCRUM, Kanban).
  • Multi-Cloud Domain experience

The salary range for this role in Virginia is $153,00.00 - $284,000.00. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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