Cloud Solutions Architect

Job Description:
As part of HHSC IT Applications – Social Services Applications initiatives, the Cloud Solution Architect 2 will be responsible for:
● Architect, develop and re-engineer applications that fully leverage the Cloud capabilities (preferably AWS)
● Define and develop blueprints and roadmaps for building efficient and high-performance solutions in the cloud (preferably AWS)
● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient software solutions.
● Design and implement cloud-native solutions leveraging microservices architecture, containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes).
● Drive the adoption of cloud-native best practices for scalability, resilience, and maintainability.
● Implement and advocate for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
● Plan and engineer cloud computing infrastructure and applications. 
● Integrate applications with various third parties such as Federal agencies, State agencies and private firms (For example, CMS Federal Hub, SSA, MMIS, EBT, IRS, DHS, BCBS etc.) 
● Provide cloud architecture guidance for Security, Identity/Access Management and Monitoring. Ensure compliance with HHS enterprise security configuration standards.
● Provide cloud architecture guidance for applications across all layers – User Interface, Middleware integrations and data bases.
● Provide cloud architecture guidance for batch processing applications.
● Provide AWS operational guidance both internal to the team, and for external operations teams
● Define standard concepts, practices, and procedures for cloud technology, including Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
● Lead and ensure HHSC best practices and methodologies are applied to the design, deployment, and operations in the cloud. 
● Participate in application modernization.
● Investigate and provide feedback on new AWS services and solutions.
● Provide technical oversight, review, and quality control throughout the life cycle of the implementation.
● Other duties as assigned.
Certification
● Cloud Solutions Architect Certification 
● Cloud Infrastructure Certifications