ECS is seeking a Cloud Architect - Azure to work in our Arlington, VA office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
ECS is seeking an Azure Cloud Architect to join our Cloud Operations team supporting the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The Azure Cloud Architect will play a key role in assessing, designing, implementing, and supporting large-scale Azure cloud solutions for different applications, and automating cloud operations and deployment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide subject matter expertise using best practices for designing cloud solutions and migration of existing systems to the cloud within cross-functional, agile teams.
- Develop and implement ways to move applications and workloads to the cloud.
- Work closely with application and system owners to understand solution requirements and identify architectural patterns.
- Research and propose solutions for Azure data transformation, data connections, operational frameworks, and application integration.
- Work closely with other architects and engineers to create and maintain architectural templates build templates, and operational templates.
- Lead the cloud architecture design for Azure to meet clients’ technical, security, and business needs.
- Implement and Administer Azure Cloud IaaS and PaaS services/systems and facets of future planning associated with delivery of Cloud capabilities as defined by the Agency’s enterprise architecture.
- Expertise with Terraform Development for Azure Infrastructure as Code
- Consult, run proofs of concepts, and advise the best use of Azure services to solve current challenges.
- Develop and maintain software solutions/scripts to support automation of cloud configuration and administration to develop desired state configuration for the Agency’s Azure Cloud Platform.
- Provision, manage, monitor, and decommission Azure Cloud services/systems.
- Support security audits, accreditation, and certification processes, and obtaining authority to operate (ATO) for cloud-based system architectures.
- US Citizen with ability to obtain/maintain Public Trust Suitability
- BA/BS degree + 15 years in the industry or MA/MS + 12 years in the industry
- 10+ years’ experience in solutioning, designing, development, and delivering computer systems
- Proven experience as Cloud Architect with a focus on Azure
- Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
- Expert in Terraform development deploying Azure Infrastructure as Code
- Knowledge of IT Application architecture, Design methodologies across multiple platforms
- Working knowledge of GitHub Enterprise Architecture
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