Cloud Architect

• We are seeking a Cloud Architect/Lead Cloud Engineer to lead architecture, engineering, operations, security, automation, and optimization of enterprise AWS, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and hybrid-cloud environments.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Architect and engineer secure, scalable AWS/Azure cloud environments.
• Support IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, virtual machines, containers, networking, storage, and cloud-native services.
• Develop hybrid-cloud integration and migration strategies.
• Implement cloud IAM, security policies, logging, monitoring, backup, and recovery.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code and automated provisioning.
• Support CI/CD and DevSecOps capabilities.
• Establish cloud operational standards and guardrails.
• Monitor performance, availability, capacity, and security.
• Perform cloud cost analysis, rightsizing, and optimization.
• Support cloud disaster recovery and resilience.
• Lead complex cloud troubleshooting and technical escalations.

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator, CCSP or equivalent., * Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of IT infrastructure experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on AWS and/or Azure engineering.
• Experience with enterprise hybrid-cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, security, automation, monitoring, and DevSecOps.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 environments preferred.

Preferred Certifications:

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator, CCSP or equivalent.

22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial