Cloud Specialist

For more details, please connect with Pawan Shrivastava at 510-983-4629 or email at [email protected]

Direct End Client: State of Mississippi

Department: Mississippi Department of Archives & History (MDAH)

Job Title: Cloud Specialist

Duration: 8 Months

Start Date: 11/01/2026 (ASAP)

End Date: 06/30/2027

Location: 3771 Eastwood Dr, Jackson, MS, 39211

Position Type: Contract

No. of Hours: 40 Hours/Week

Interview Type: Interview

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Telecommute: 100% Onsite – Remote Candidates Will Not Be Considered

Cloud Migration Project

Candidate must be local and have government experience in the past

Position Summary:-

· The Mississippi Department of Archives & History (MDAH) is seeking an experienced Cloud Specialist to support its Cloud Migration initiative.

· The selected consultant will develop and modify scalable cloud architecture supporting applications and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environments.

· The consultant will be responsible for migrating existing on-premises applications, workloads, and databases to public cloud platforms while ensuring security, compliance, data protection, and privacy requirements are maintained.

· The selected candidate will monitor cloud infrastructure performance, proactively identify and resolve issues, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize cloud environments for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.

· The consultant will maintain extensive and up-to-date knowledge of cloud technologies, products, platforms, and industry best practices.

Responsibilities:-

· The selected consultant will perform, but not be limited to, the following activities:

· Design, develop, and modify scalable cloud architecture supporting enterprise applications and infrastructure.

· Support Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) cloud environments.

· Plan and execute the migration of existing on-premises applications, workloads, and databases to public cloud platforms.

· Ensure cloud environments meet security, compliance, data protection, and privacy requirements.

· Monitor and analyze cloud infrastructure performance and proactively identify potential issues.

· Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure, networking, performance, and availability issues.

· Collaborate with infrastructure, application development, security, and business teams to optimize cloud-based environments.

· Improve cloud environments for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.

· Design and implement cloud security controls and processes utilizing available audit and monitoring tools.

· Manage and support virtual machines and cloud-hosted infrastructure.

· Configure and maintain cloud networking components, including Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), network security, and firewalls.

· Support Windows Server environments, Active Directory, and Linux systems.

· Develop and maintain automation solutions using scripting and programming languages.

· Utilize Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar technologies to automate cloud infrastructure and operational processes.

· Participate in cloud architecture planning and implementation activities.

· Maintain current knowledge of emerging cloud technologies, products, tools, and industry best practices.

· Support audit, security, compliance, and governance activities related to cloud infrastructure.

Required Skills:

· Bachelor's Degree required.

· Advanced experience working with major public cloud platforms, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

· Experience designing and supporting scalable cloud architecture.

· Experience with Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environments.

· Experience migrating on-premises applications, workloads, and databases to public cloud platforms.

· Experience with cloud infrastructure security, compliance, data protection, and privacy requirements.

· Experience with automation and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell.

· Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts, including Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) and firewalls.

· Advanced experience with virtual machine management and cloud infrastructure administration.

· Strong experience supporting Windows Server and Active Directory environments.

· Strong experience with Linux administration.

· Experience monitoring and analyzing cloud infrastructure performance.

· Experience troubleshooting and resolving cloud infrastructure and operational issues.

· Ability to collaborate with cross-functional technical and business teams.

· Knowledge of cloud optimization practices related to performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.

Preferred Skills:

· 5–6+ years of experience working with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.

· Prior experience supporting government organizations or regulated industries.

· Experience working with cloud security, compliance, audit, and governance tools.

· Experience supporting large-scale cloud migration initiatives.

· Knowledge of cloud cost optimization and resource management best practices.

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