Apex Systems is seeking a Cloud Architect to work in our Fairfax, VA office (hybrid - 2-3 days in office). This would be a direct hire role w/ a partner client of ours.
Please email jrowell@apexsystems.com with your updated resume to apply
Pay: 170-184k
Job Description
Apex Systems is seeking a talented Cloud Architect to serve as a cloud subject matter expert. Effective architecture begins with a deep understanding of requirements and customer needs and matches them with technology and processes aligned with architecture principles. The Architect will manage enterprise architecture efforts to include high level system design, prototyping, proofs of concept, and future state architecture solutioning. The successful candidate will work closely with technical leaders, program leads, and solution engineers to ensure best practices and effective engineering when modernizing and delivering the solution. The ideal candidate will be capable of reviewing, analyzing, and validating initial stakeholder requests, evaluating technologies, and providing feedback and guidance on solution design. The candidate will work across teams, providing design context to help define and deliver solution capabilities. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of technology and significant hands-on experience building proofs of concept to demonstrate functionality along with developing supporting documentation. They will have significant hands-on experience developing production solutions, and motivation to explore problems to find creative solutions and grow existing skillsets.
Required Skills:
US citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust Suitability
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
8+ years managing, designing, building, and implementing enterprise technology solutions
8+ years supporting Private, Commercial, and/or Hybrid Cloud deployments
5+ years AWS cloud experience (GovCloud preferred), deploying compute, storage, and other native service offerings
5+ years producing architecture and designs that implement scalability, performance, and cost-effective solutions
5+ years incorporating security best practices for system integration and design, such as NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
5+ years delivering technical solutions for government customers on programs of at least $50M in total contract value
4+ years translating requirements into high level system designs
4+ years designing and implementing data management technologies
4+ years integrating systems, services, and/or components through standard or custom APIs
4+ years producing technical documentation to communicate system designs and technological analysis to both technical and non-technical audiences
Desired Skills:
Familiarity with Government Cyber Mission Space and legal constraints applicable to civilian Government Agencies (FISMA, FIPS, SecOps, etc.)
Experience with DevSecOps
Experience with Elastic Cloud Enterprise and other Elastic products
Experience in assessment, evaluation, and documentation of client environment, infrastructure, process, operations
Experience in data modeling, visualization, metric dashboards, and other reporting systems
Understanding of DHS CDM Program and understanding of cybersecurity requirements and mandates
Understanding of programming languages such as Python or Java, including limitations they may have on system implementations as well as software development best practices for system consideration