About the role

  • Senior AWS Cloud Architect responsible for cloud operations and engineering for U.S. Air Force. Leading cloud-native solution design, implementation, and security with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Expertise in multiple cloud platforms.
  • 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.
  • 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

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • AD&D
  • STD
  • LTD
  • Company paid Life Insurance
  • 401k with employer contribution
  • Paid Time Off
  • Pet Insurance

Job title

Senior AWS Cloud Architect

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

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