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Cloud Architect

@ Steampunk
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McLean, Virginia, United States
RemoteFull Time
Responsibilities:Identify cloud, Design environments, Implement strategies
Requirements Summary:8+ years of cloud and DevSecOps experience; cloud platform expertise; infrastructure as code; security-focused; strong architecture leadership.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Git, Concourse, Bash, Python, PowerShell, Groovy, Ruby
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As a Cloud Architect, you will work within our growing DevSecOps practice delivering features to support cloud migration, cloud optimization and cloud deployment. We are looking for candidates with 8-10 years of experience with cloud platform services and DevOps practices such as infrastructure as code and confirmation management automation. Responsibilities include:  

  • Identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the customer  
  • Design cloud environments and demonstrate technical cloud architectural knowledge, playing a vital role in the design of production, staging, QA, and development of cloud infrastructures running in 24×7 environments  
  • Implement and oversee cloud strategies include migrations and optimization  
  • Establishing development tools and infrastructure for automation  
  • Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers  
  • Automate and improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes  
  • Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results  
  • Perform root cause analysis on complex business processes and technical components 
  • Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats  
  • Identifying technical problems, performing root cause analysis, and developing software updates and ‘fixes’  
  • Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended  
  • Support enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure through infrastructure as code including any activities around automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, and monitoring and testing, such as CI/CD   
  • Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations   
  • Leverage virtualization and containerization to optimize and modernize software systems  
  • Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members  
  • Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided  
  • Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members

 

Required:  

  • Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance  
  • BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience  
  • 10+ Years of total experience
  • 8 Years of Experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions   
  • 8 Years of Experience with two or more clouds (i.e. AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle)  
  • 8 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket  
  • 8 Years of Experience with systems development in an Agile environment  
  • 8 Years of Experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestration  
  • 8 Years of Experience integrating deployments with industry standard DevSecOps tooling and orchestration  
  • 5 Years of Experience in several of the following areas: database architecture, ETL, business intelligence, big data, machine learning, advanced analytics  
  • Solution Architect Certification, or equivalent, in at least two clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle) 
  • 5 Years of Experience working in a client facing or consultative architecture role  

Preferred:  

  • MS Degree in an IT-related field  
  • Certifications in each of the four major clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI):  
    • AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate 
    • AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional  
    • Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert  
    • Microsoft Certified Solution Architect Expert  
    • Google Cloud Engineer 
    • Google Cloud Architect 
    • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certified Architect Associate 
    • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certified Architect Professional 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills  
  • Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred  
  • Experience with scripting in Concourse, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby  
  • Experience implementing docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes  
  • Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible  
  • Experience working in a Health Science Program