Sr Cloud Architect (AWS GovCloud or Azure) from ALTA IT Services

Sr Cloud Architect

Per Federal Contract U.S Citizenship Required

Hybrid Role in Washington DC ( onsite 4 days per month)

Must be able to pass Federal background check

Work Experience:

The Cloud Architecture and Administration team is seeking cloud professionals proficient in administering either AWS GovCloud and/or Azure cloud service platforms. Become part of a team responsible for fostering cloud adoption. At least five years’ demonstrated experience in an administration role supporting cloud platforms. As a Sr. Cloud Architect, we require 10 years of experience in the field of technology, 5 of which focused on supporting cloud technologies.

Technical Skills:

• Developing software according to software development lifecycles (SDLCs), including DevOps, Agile, Lean, Iterative, or Waterfall.

• Designing, deploying, and migrating secure and maintainable systems for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) environments.

• DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, containers, and related best practices for cloud deployment.

• Service offerings in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure (Government platform experience preferred).

• Understanding of cloud-based architectures, web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, and storage.

• Familiarity with loose coupling, stateless systems, and best practices for designing cloud-ready applications.

• Understanding of cloud federation technologies such as SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect and how to apply these technologies to enterprise and public-facing applications.

• Awareness of cloud information security risks and best practices, especially in highly secure operating environment.

• Understanding of cloud vendor cost structures and the ability to optimize solutions for cost effectiveness.

• Experience transitioning legacy systems to cloud-ready architecture.

• Understanding of RESTful Web Services, XML, or JSON.

• Familiarity with government cloud deployments (FedRAMP, FISMA, high security environments). Highly Desirable Skills (not mandatory):

• Proficient in at least one high-level programming languages such as Python, PowerShell or Infrastructure as Code (AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM/Bicep, Terraform, etc)

• Experience with direct configuration and management of AWS or Azure components

• Experience with designing or implementing cloud architectures for analytics/data processing/machine learning use-cases, such as data lakes, lake formations, etc

• Experience with containerization as a strategy for cloud-enabling legacy applications

• Familiarity with the Well Architected Framework

• Experience with defining platform requirements

• Experience in managing ADConnect sync scope and customization of sync rules to meet business requirements

• Understanding of high-level O365 tenant management and strong experience with the migration on-premise Microsoft collaboration platform to Office 365

• High-level understanding in the underpinnings of SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, and ExchangeOnline

• Strong PowerShell background with experience in automating administrative tasks in O365 using modules such as MSOL, AzureAD, AzureRM, PnP, and ExchangeOnlineManagement

• Understanding of Azure AD management, including experience in: • Managing Conditional Access rules • Assigning Licenses • Creating dynamic and static groups • Privileged Identity Management and Identity Protection • Azure App Principals • Business to Business (B2B) Trust

• Experience in designing Azure landing zone architecture for IaaS and SaaS deployments