Cloud Architect Security Clearance

Position: Cloud Architect with Security Clearance
Overview As a Cloud Architect , you will work within our growing Dev Sec Ops  practice delivering features to support cloud migration, cloud optimization, and cloud deployment. We are looking for candidates with 8-10 years experience with cloud platform services and Dev Ops practices such as infrastructure as code and confirmation management automation. Contributions Responsibilities
* I dentify 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. Qualifications Required
* Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
* Candidates must be local to the Washington, DC metro as required work on-site in Bethesda, MD one day per week
* 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 one or more clouds ( i.e. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
* Hands-on experience as a Cloud Architect with expertise in AWS
* 8 Years of

Experience with Git SCM providers such as Git Hub, Git Lab, 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 Dev Sec Ops  tooling and orchestration
* 5 Years of Experience in several of the following areas: database architecture, ETL, business intelligence, big data, machine learning, advanced analytics
* Must possess at least two (2) of the following certifications, one of which must be a cloud certification:
* PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
* ITIL Foundation
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
* Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
* Google Cloud Professional Certification
* Azure Solutions Architect Expert
* AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Preferred
* MS Degree in an IT-related field
* 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, Power Shell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby
* Experience implementing docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes
* Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal,…