Senior Cloud Solution Architect

The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in cloud architecture, infrastructure as code (IaC), extensive experience in designing and implementing cloud-based solutions, and strong leadership skills to drive cloud adoption and best practices across the organization.

• Collaborate with contracted development teams to design and implement systems that align with strategic goals.
• Contribute to the development and documentation of critical workflow processes, ensuring a focus on security and efficiency
• Contribute to the observability, monitoring, and optimization of AWS microservices architecture
• Monitor project progress, adapting strategies to meet changing needs and challenges
• Help evaluate and implement new technologies to enhance our capabilities
• Contribute to the development and refinement of processes to boost business efficiency and effectiveness
• Provide oversight and manage the iterative approach to application development projects that focus on continuous releases that incorporate customer feedback
• Develop and effectively present/communicate and then carefully manage plans tailored to each new feature or application, maintaining responsibility for overall project success from start to finish
• Help coordinate efforts across numerous teams through frequent and effective communication
• Provide cross-functional consultative services to our stakeholders during development and troubleshooting
• Regular and reliable attendance
• Additional duties as assigned

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field with 9+ years of experience
• Good understanding of AWS Gov Cloud, VA Service environments.
• Experience with quality assurance processes for CI/CD pipeline and experience with AWS.
• Minimum of 7 years experience in cloud architecture and solution implementation
• Strong understanding of microservices/container architectures using Kubernetes
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a complex and dynamic environment
• Functional skills with Infrastructure as Code & Automation (Jenkins, Argo CD, GitHub), Containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), Observability & Monitoring (AppDynamics, Istio, Kibana, Kiali, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace), Software Component Management (Nexus), Active Directory (LDAP, DNS, Account Management), Databases (MongoDB, Oracle, MSSQL)

Preferred Skills and Experience

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or similar certifications

Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a VA Public Trust clearance