Senior Cloud Architect - long-Term Contract (Government) Position

Job Description

Job DescriptionTITLE: Senior Cloud Architect
LOCATION: Atlanta - Georgia / Hybrid
MINIMUM EDUCATION: Bachelors degree in IT, related field, or equivalent experience.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: 7+ years
INTERVIEWS: Either Web Cam or In Person

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

Complete Description:

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

Skills:
IT Architecture, 5 Years Required
Design, development, and deployment of application software at scale, 7 Years Required
AWS Cloud Architecture. 5 Years Desired
AWS Cloud Implementation, 4 Years Required
Cloud Migrations Experience, 3 Years Required
Private, public and hybrid cloud models (including IaaS, PaaS), 5 Years Required
AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Highly Desired
Azure Experience, 3 Years Required
State & Local Government Experience, Highly Desired
Enterprise architecture principles and best practices, Highly Desired

Flexible work from home options available.