Cloud Solutions Architect 2

Title: Cloud Solutions Architect 2

The primary work location(s) will be at Austin, Texas 78751.

The working position is Hybrid - On Site and Telework.

Position will be 3 days remote with 2 days (Thurs & Fri) required to be onsite at the location listed above. Program will only allow candidates who are LOCAL TO THE AUSTIN AREA ONLY (Within 50-mile radius).

Interviews will be conducted: (check all that apply)

☐ By Phone

☒ In person

☒ Through Microsoft Teams

The cloud architect is responsible for the cloud computing initiatives within an organization and for directing the architectural aspects of a cloud brokering team across all aspects of IT and the business. Responsible for the planning and engineering of an organization's cloud computing infrastructure and applications. Implements and designs hardware and software. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of cloud technology, including Software as Service (SaaS), Platform as Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

The Cloud infrastructure Architect will focus on the design and architecture for IT modernization and transformation for Data Center Operations initiatives. This person leads strategic initiatives and work groups, possesses solid technology skills, and has a base understanding of HHS business processes. This position will perform advanced, senior-level technology architecture work in support of HHS DCO Service Delivery projects whose scope is to address and support HHS-wide technology needs. This position will work closely with DCO Service Delivery Management and APEX team members, the CTO, HHS Enterprise Architects, portfolio managers, application development teams, business stakeholders and other partners. They will have to utilize agile development practices and works together with other teams in support of application enhancements. They will act independently or as a member of a workgroup or project team. They are responsible for the quality and on-time delivery of the deliverables. This position will work under minimal direction with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:

Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years Required/Preferred Experience

7 Required Knowledge, Experience and understanding of the limitations and capabilities of computer systems, information technology equipment, applicable programming languages, computer hardware and software, and computer operating systems.

7 Required Knowledge, Experience and understanding of new cloud technologies and the analytical services available from the major cloud services providers

7 Required Knowledge, Experience and understanding of cloud delivery models: PaaS, SaaS, IaaS

7 Required Knowledge, Experience and understanding of agile (scrum) methodology and scrum ceremonies.

7 Required Knowledge, Experience and understanding of cloud-based services for AWS, Microsoft Azure or GCP

7 Required Knowledge, Experience and understanding of cloud-based network design principles

7 Required Strong knowledge in data governance, security, and compliance in cloud environments

7 Required Strong technical writing and diagraming skills, including proficiency with modeling and mapping tools (e.g., Visio), the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and MS Project

7 Required Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience as a technology architect for software development, data analytics, performance management system, or data warehousing project

7 Required Skill analyzing technology systems capabilities, limitations, defects, and business problems to draw evidence-based conclusions and devise innovative solutions

7 Required Experience and understanding of cloud computing DevOps principles Continuous Integration/Continuous Design (CI/CD). Experience with Containerization, deploying and configuring microservices. Kubernetes architecture deployment, scaling, and maintenance

7 Required Support application Kubernetes cluster and serverless infrastructure, help address any associated API’s pertaining to cloud infrastructure services and integrations

7 Required Work on cloud automation using Ansible, Terraform, AWS cloud formation and Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates

7 Required Experience and understanding with cloud and performance monitoring, auditing logging, and operations tools such as: Sysdig Secure (CNAPP), Dynatrace, Cloud native toolsets (AWS CloudWatch, GCP Cloud Operations, Azure Monitor, OCI Monitoring, etc.).

7 Required Proficient automation skillset using a combination of command language scripting (Bash, Korn, PowerShell, Cloud CLI, Kubernetes Helm) and third-party tools

7 Required Knowledge, Experience and understanding with declarative and imperative languages (YAML, JSON, Ruby, HCL, etc.) and tools that are leveraged (Ansible, Docker, Terraform, etc) to leverage infrastructure-as-code (IaC).

7 Required Ability to work under pressure and successfully manage multiple overlapping deadlines, and able to handle multiple cross-agency projects

7 Required Ability to coordinate multiple assignments/projects, set priorities, and meet deadlines

7 Required Ability to lead and provide direction to team members

7 Required Ability to lead the creation of best practices and procedures

8 Preferred 8 years+ Knowledge, Experience and understanding of the limitations and capabilities of computer systems, information technology equipment, applicable programming languages, computer hardware and software, and computer operating systems.

8 Preferred 8 years+ Knowledge, Experience and understanding of new cloud technologies and the analytical services available from the major cloud services providers

8 Preferred 8 years+ Knowledge, Experience and understanding of cloud delivery models: PaaS, SaaS, IaaS

8 Preferred 8 years+ Knowledge, Experience and understanding of cloud-based services for AWS, Microsoft Azure or GCP

8 Preferred 8 years+ Knowledge, Experience and understanding of cloud-based network design principles

8 Preferred Experience and understanding of cloud computing DevOps principles Continuous Integration/Continuous Design (CI/CD). Experience with Containerization, deploying and configuring microservices. Kubernetes architecture deployment, scaling, and maintenance

8 Preferred 8 years+ Knowledge, Experience and understanding with declarative and imperative languages (YAML, JSON, Ruby, HCL, etc.) and tools that are leveraged (Ansible, Docker, Terraform, etc) to leverage infrastructure-as-code (IaC).

8 Preferred Knowledge and/or hands-on experience with cloud database services (Rational/NoSQL and SQL/Oracle) data lakes and cloud ETL/ELT best practices, suitable frameworks of handling all types of data for structured and unstructured information.

8 Preferred 8 years+ of experience architecting, engineering, or developing enterprise IT solutions in cloud and hybrid environments.

5 Preferred Knowledge of AI services and configuration required to set up the service available from major cloud services providers.

5 Preferred Knowledge of data pipelines, ETL processes, and big data frameworks