Chief Architect

ECS is seeking a highly skilled Chief Architect to join our team in Morgantown, WV. This is a senior-level position that requires a comprehensive understanding of technical and business requirements, as well as the ability to map them to the right solutions to build a robust architecture.

• Provide new solutions and offer strategies to optimize existing solutions, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure correctness and alignment of the system with our objectives.
• Design scalable, cost-effective, and efficient solutions while taking care of compliance and best practices, utilizing AWS Cloud Architects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and product teams to gather technical and non-technical requirements and translate them into well-architected solutions.
• Implement solutions using AWS offerings such as EC2, S3, Lambda, etc., and configure and deploy solutions using automated solutions such as AWS Cloud Formation and Terraform.
• Ensure that the architecture and solutions are compliant with AWS best practices and mitigate any security vulnerabilities that might occur.
• Focus on optimizing performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Provide technical support on AWS-related issues, monitor solutions, and implement appropriate strategies to eliminate performance bottlenecks.
• Utilize tools such as IAM, resource tagging, cost management, etc. to enforce AWS governance policies and implement monitoring and alerting solutions to address issues proactively.

• Master's Degree in a related field AND four years of related work experience OR Bachelor's Degree in a related field AND six years of related work experience OR Ten years of related work experience.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or DOE Q clearance throughout the life of the contract.
• Must be a US Citizen per contract.
• Must currently live in Morgantown, WV or willing to relocate.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Twelve (12) years of experience in information systems, including seven (7) years of specialized AWS experience providing state-of-the-art solutions in information systems technology.
• AWS Solutions Architect, Professional certification.
• Strong knowledge of cloud concepts, architecture patterns, and best practices.
• Proven hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS solutions.
• Implement PaaS and IaaS solutions in AWS platform.
• Knowledge of AWS offerings such as S3, EC2, RDS, RedShift, VPCs, Security Groups, etc.
• Create and maintain a roadmap of enhancements according to decisions and direct and track achievement in collaboration with the customer.
• Experience and understanding of Infrastructure as Code, Automation, and Orchestration.
• Experience with DevOps tools and technologies like Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible, etc.
• Configuration and maintenance of common applications and protocols.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Ruby, Perl, Bash, Powershell, etc.).
• In depth problem-solving skills.
• Cloud governance knowledge.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate technical solutions clearly.
• Experience supporting modern web development.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced and collaborative startup environment.
• Detail oriented, self-motivated, and proactive.

• Active Top Secret or DOE Q Clearance with the ability to maintain clearance throughout the life of the contract.
• Two or more years experience supporting US Government customers.
• Project Management Professional certification.
• Experience supporting complex government and programs of a research and development nature.
• Experience with Performance engineering.
• Experience with evaluating new technology and its insertion.
• Familiar with modern software development principles and technologies.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, status as a crime victim, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.