Senior Cloud Architect

Job Title :: GTA - Senior Cloud Architect

Location :: Atlanta, GA Locals, Hybrid

Duration :: Long Term Contract

Do not submit candidates previously submitted for GTA Senior Cloud Architect positions.

This position is available for extensions.

Candidate must be willing to be on-site 1 day a week.

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, server less, CI/CD, cloud migrations, or IT transformations.
• Strong problem-solving skills. Demonstrated ability to analyse 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
• Reviews and provides input to the development of standards.
• Builds relationships, communicates office goals.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of overall experience, to include a minimum of 5 years of enterprise, full-life cycle in Architecture in the professional IT/Software Development services industry
• 5-8 years of hands-on technical application architecture experience and Application build/ modernization experience
• 5+ years of success in consultative/complex technical sales and deployment projects (where necessary, managing various stakeholder relationships to get consensus on solution/projects).
• Extensive experience architecting, designing, and programming applications to operate in Cloud environment.
• Broad knowledge of various IT domains, including applications, data, infrastructure, and security
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and best practices.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance standards .
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Cloud Formation
• Knowledge to identify the best cloud architecture options to help the organization reach its GTA strategic goals.
• Experience architecting highly available systems that utilize load balancing, horizontal scalability, and high availability
• Familiarity with emerging technologies and trends such as cloud computing, micro services architecture, and DevOps
• Strong attention to detail, problem investigation and diagnostic skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Good organizational skills and forward planning ability
• Self-Motivated and team player

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology or equivalent work Experience
• At least 5 years of progressive experience with the concepts, philosophies, and tools behind the design of applications, solution architecture, and underlying information technologies on AWS/Public Cloud

Preferred Qualifications:


(Preference will be given to candidates who, demonstrate some or all the following skills/experience):

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Experience with GCP & OCI is a Plus
• Experience with state and local Government is a plus.
• Enterprise-wide integration experience
• One or more of the following RDBMS technologies: Oracle, MS SQL Server, Postgres.
• Experience with Java, Python, FTP, Publish/subscribe mechanism, SOAP messaging, and REST Services
• Having experience with cutting-edge AI technologies in developing Chabot's is a plus.
• Knowledge of integration standards and best practices

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount of Experience


IT Architecture


Required


5 years


Design, development, and deployment of application software at scale


Required


7 years


AWS Cloud Architecture


Required


5 years


AWS Cloud Implementation


Required


4 years


Cloud Migrations Experience


Required


3 years


Private, public and hybrid cloud models (including IaaS, PaaS)


Required


5 years


AWS Certified Solutions Architect


Highly desired

Azure Experience


Highly desired

State & Local Government Experience


Highly desired

Enterprise architecture principles and best practices


Highly desired