FedRAMP & AWS GovCloud Program Lead

Remote • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago

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Remote

Eliassen Group

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Life Insurance
Gap Analysis
Document Management
Scalability
Security Architecture
High Availability
Cloud Computing
SaaS
Sales
Roadmaps
Cloud Architecture
Management
Leadership
Migration
NIST 800-53
Workflow
Telecommunications
FedRAMP
Authorization
Auditing
Amazon Web Services
Screening
Artificial Intelligence
Recruiting
Taxes
Insurance
Law
Management Consulting
Finance
Regulatory Compliance

Summary

Description:
Remote

Our client seeks a senior FedRAMP and AWS GovCloud leader to advise telecommunications and regulated clients on modernization, migration, and authorization. The role owns strategy, roadmap, and oversight to move legacy workloads to FedRAMP-authorized AWS GovCloud. The leader brings direct FedRAMP program experience, telecom domain understanding, and the ability to translate regulatory controls into phased, practical architectures. The work spans advisory to delivery leadership across security, architecture, and compliance.

We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $90.00 to $100.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

Lead FedRAMP readiness assessments, gap analyses, and authorization strategies for Moderate and High baselines.
Define and own FedRAMP roadmaps including scope, sequencing, cost drivers, and timelines.
Guide clients through FedRAMP documentation, control implementation, and audit preparation.
Coordinate across AWS GovCloud, 3PAOs, and client security teams.
Advise on shared responsibility models and system boundary definition.
Lead migration strategies from on-prem or commercial cloud to AWS GovCloud.
Assess and modernize legacy applications including monoliths, custom platforms, and telecom systems.
Define target-state architectures aligned to FedRAMP security, scalability, and resiliency.
Advise on re-host, re-platform, and re-factor patterns within regulated constraints.
Ensure alignment between security, architecture, and business outcomes.
Apply telecommunications domain knowledge including high availability, resiliency, legacy dependencies, and data sovereignty.
Translate telecom constraints into compliant cloud architectures.
Support additional regulated clients such as justice, public safety, and federal-adjacent workloads.
Serve as primary FedRAMP and GovCloud advisor to executives and technology leaders.
Present executive-level narratives on risk, tradeoffs, and decision points.
Lead cross-functional teams across security, cloud, application modernization, and compliance.
Support pre-sales through roadmap creation, solution framing, and credibility building.

Experience Requirements:

10+ years in cloud architecture, security, or regulated technology programs.
Direct, hands-on leadership of FedRAMP programs, preferably for multiple clients.
Proven experience with AWS GovCloud including architecture, services, and security patterns.
Experience migrating from on-prem and/or commercial AWS to GovCloud.
Strong understanding of NIST 800-53, FedRAMP controls, and compliance workflows.
Experience working with 3PAOs and federal or federal-adjacent stakeholders.
Ability to operate in ambiguity and define strategy ahead of full technical detail.
Prior experience with telecommunications clients (preferred).
End-to-end FedRAMP Moderate and/or High authorizations (preferred).
Advisory experience pre-authorization, not only during audits (preferred).
Background in public safety, justice, or mission-critical systems (preferred).
AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect or Security with GovCloud experience (preferred).

Education Requirements:

AWS Certifications such as Solutions Architect or Security.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (, ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact .

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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About Eliassen Group

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company that provides business and IT services for our clients as they seek to transform and execute strategies that will drive exceptional outcomes. Leveraging over 30 years of success, we focus on professional services, talent solutions, and life sciences. Eliassen Group offers local community presence and deep networks. We are committed to positively impacting the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which we operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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