Cloud System Architect
Shield Consulting
- Annapolis Junction, MD
- Permanent
- Full-time
Please do not apply if you do not currently possess this level of clearance. We do not have the ability to sponsor people for clearances. We are a contracting company. Our customer mandates the clearances for positions. Our customer does not care about your current skills, tenacity, or willingness to learn – The #1 thing they care about is if you possess the proper clearance level. And if you do not already have that TS/SCI w/Polygraph clearance, there is nothing we can do for you.Job Description:
- The architect will be responsible for deployment of new solutions into existing cloud resources or off-premise infrastructure.
- Must Possess Strong knowledge of a wide range of cloud services and solutions like AWS, OpenStack and Microsoft Azure products.
- Should be able to develop with a DevOps approach for both Linux and Windows workloads using proven, cutting-edge cloud technologies including automation with Amazon Cloudformation, OpsWorks, Ansible, Chef, and Docker.
- Must be able to deploy new cloud production, staging, and test environment.
- Responsible for all aspects of integration and deployment to include, Infrastructure and application deployment, load testing, and disaster recovery.
- Must take planning seriously and strive for a seamless transition with little to no downtime.
- Should be able to identify the most agile, scalable infrastructure, and select the best cloud services and technologies for customer projects and plan all implementation procedures.
- Should be able to automate and deploy cloud infrastructures.
- Is responsible for full documentation of the cloud infrastructure to enable a smooth handoff to application team.
- Should have experience writing software scripts using scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Ruby.
- Demonstrated experience planning and implementing Infrastructure as a Service (iaaS) and Platform as a Service (Paas) using tools like OpenStack, Eucalyptus, OpenShift, and Kubernetes.
- Must Possess Strong knowledge of a wide range of cloud services and solutions like AWS, OpenStack and Microsoft Azure products.
- Should be able to develop with a DevOps approach for both Linux and Windows workloads using proven, cutting-edge cloud technologies including automation with Amazon Cloudformation, OpsWorks, Ansible, Chef, and Docker
- 12 years of applicable professional experience; must work with little to no prescriptive guidance.
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in related technical discipline.
- 4 additional years of applicable professional experience may be substituted for a degree
- Strong Knowledge of cloud solutions included but not limited to AWS, Openstack, and Microsoft Azure products.
- Experience building cloud applications for performance, resiliency, availability, and scale.
- Demonstrate experience with Linux and Windows workload using cloud technologies with automation including Amazon CloudFormation, OpsWorks, Ansible, Chef, and Docker.
- Experience with container management systems (k8, EKS) in production
- Must possess one active Mid-Level or advanced cloud certification (i.e., AWS, Azure, Open stack).
- Experience with GitHub