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This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a Senior AWS Cloud Architect
Location: This position will be hybrid remote. Candidates will be required to work onsite as needed. Candidates need to be located near Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA).
Responsibilities:
Expertise in multiple cloud platforms. A successful individual will be responsible for developing in a scalable cloud-native solutions, and ensuring best practices across architecture, development, deployment, and security from design, test, integration, production, sustainment and maintenance. This is a hands-on technical role that requires rolling up your sleeves to architect, code, debug, and mentor.
Perform cloud operations and engineering tasks to enhance, sustain, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions for AWS cloud environment
Perform AWS cloud operations, sustainment, and maintenance activities to maintain optimum cloud
Adopt and utilize DevSecOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks
Through development and sustainment activities, optimize application performance and reliability in cloud environments
Design, implement and sustain secure cloud architectures and networks implementing zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies
Maintain compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.) and regulatory requirements
Architect, implement and maintain cloud networking security controls including STIG requirements
Implement identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks
Support development of migration methodologies and ensure minimal organizational disruption during transitions
Utilize CI/CD workflows and infrastructure-as-code development using Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and Guacamole to support DevSecOps practices.
Containerize applications to enhance scalability and deployment efficiency.
Support the design and development of Shared Services.
Configure and troubleshoot cloud, virtual, and physical hardware and software systems.
Establish and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases, ensuring their performance and reliability.
Support preparation of detailed technical documentation of development and operational processes.
Work in cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and product management
Requirements
Master's Degree and 15+ years or more of experience; additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree
Must have an active Secret clearance
US citizenship required
Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2)
Ability to participate in team efforts to accomplish assigned tasks
Demonstrated experience in cloud operations and sustainment and performing tasks and actions described in the primary responsibilities section
Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in a customer-facing position
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Technical Leadership
Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
Present architectural designs and recommendations to executive leadership
Provide leadership to engineering teams of 3 to 4 engineers and technical specialists on cloud-native capability design and deployment
Lead architectural reviews and provide guidance on complex technical decisions
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1
Experience with Zero Trust Architecture
Cloud certifications in Azure
Capable of working in high powered teams and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships while delivering products and services to the customer
Understanding Active Directory, AWS AD, SAML and the standards, procedures, and processes
Experience with Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket and various cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings to conduct DEV/SEC/OPS pipeline development activities
