Senior Cloud Architect

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Technical Architect is responsible for participating in the working with GTA to design, develop and implement IT architecture to meet application Migrations and AWS cloud implementations across State Agencies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

•        10+ years of overall experience, to include a minimum of 5 years of enterprise, full-life cycle in Architecture in the professional IT/Software Development services industry

•        5-8 years of hands-on technical application architecture experience and Application build/ modernization experience

•        5+ years of success in consultative/complex technical sales and deployment projects (where necessary, managing various stakeholder relationships to get consensus on solution/projects).

•        Extensive experience architecting, designing, and programming applications to operate in Cloud environment.

•        Broad knowledge of various IT domains, including applications, data, infrastructure, and security

•        Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and best practices.

•        Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance standards .

•        Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation

•        Knowledge to identify the best cloud architecture options to help the organization reach its GTA strategic goals.

•        Experience architecting highly available systems that utilize load balancing, horizontal scalability, and high availability

•        Familiarity with emerging technologies and trends such as cloud computing, microservices architecture, and DevOps

•        Strong attention to detail, problem investigation and diagnostic skills

•        Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing

•        Good organizational skills and forward planning ability

•        Self-Motivated and team player

Minimum Qualifications:

•        Bachelor's degree in information technology or equivalent work Experience

•        At least 5 years of progressive experience with the concepts, philosophies, and tools behind the design of applications, solution architecture, and underlying information technologies on AWS/Public Cloud

Preferred Qualifications:

•        AWS Certified Solutions Architect

•        Experience with GCP & OCI is a Plus

•        Experience with state and local Government is a plus. 

•        Enterprise-wide integration experience

•        One or more of the following RDBMS technologies: Oracle, MS SQL Serve, Postgress.

•        Experience with Java, Python, HTTP/S, FTP, Publish/subscribe mechanism, SOAP messaging, and REST Services

•        Having experience with cutting-edge AI technologies in developing chatbots is a plus.

•        Knowledge of integration standards and best practices

Skill Required / Desired  Amount of Experience

IT Architecture---Required 5 Years

Design, development, and deployment of application software at scale—Required 7 Years

AWS Cloud Architecture—Required 5 Years

AWS Cloud Implementation—Required 4 Years

Cloud Migrations Experience—Required 3 Years

Private, public and hybrid cloud models (including IaaS, PaaS)—Required 5 Years

AWS Certified Solutions Architect--Highly desired

Azure Experience--Highly desired

State & Local Government Experience--Highly desired

Enterprise architecture principles and best practices--Highly desired