Senior Cloud Architect

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and Implement cloud migration, modernization, and multi-cloud acumen to craft highly scalable, flexible and resilient cloud architectures that solve customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of AWS services.

• Serve as a technical expert in AWS, supporting customers with complex commercial and technical challenges

• Lead cross-functional, cross-organization initiatives that drive thought leadership on multi-cloud and AWS migration scenarios.

• Broad technology experience across AWS cloud architecture, applications development, relational databases, NoSQL databases, analytics, machine learning, networking, security, storage, DevOps, containers, serverless, CI/CD, cloud migrations, or IT transformations.

• Strong problem-solving skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze problems, develop actionable tactical plans quickly, up-level the insights to strategy.

• Demonstrated ability as a "trusted advisor" to customers. Able to facilitate relationships with senior technical executives, as well as easily interact and give guidance to software developers, IT operations staff, and system architects.

• Assists GTA and State agencies with architectural decisions and design to optimize applications for cost and performance

• Review and evaluate existing systems architectures and software products to identify cloud platforming and refactoring opportunities

• Reviews and provides input to the development of standards.

• Builds relationships, communicates office goals.

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

(Preference will be given to candidates who, demonstrate some or all the following skills/experience):

• 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