Senior Cloud Architect

1 month ago


Washington, United States Chenega Corporation Full time
Overview

** Telework, however must reside in the Washington D.C. area for requisite onsite work. **

 

Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance Chenega Services & Federal Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services’ company, is looking for a Senior Cloud Architect to join our team of IT experts at the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). The successful candidate will design, architect, implement, and maintain cloud-based solutions using AWS and Azure that meet business requirements for scalability, availability, and disaster recovery. This position will require a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, security best practices, and compliance regulations.

 

Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee’s knowledge, critical thinking, innovative solutions for our clients.

Responsibilities

  • Cloud Architecture Design: Design and architect robust, scalable, and secure cloud solutions using AWS and Azure tailored to meet specific business needs and requirements.
  • Implementation and Configuration: Implement and configure cloud resources such as virtual machines, storage solutions, databases, and networking components on both AWS and Azure platforms.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate cloud infrastructure deployment and management using IaC tools like AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, or Terraform.
  • Cloud Migration: Plan and execute cloud migration strategies for moving on-premises applications, data, and workloads to AWS and Azure environments with minimal disruption and optimize performance post-migration.
  • Resource Optimization: Monitor and optimize cloud resource usage and performance to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness by implementing and managing cloud resource scaling, load balancing, and performance tuning.
  • Security Implementation: Implement and enforce security best practices and policies for cloud environments, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and network security to ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
  • Incident Response: Respond to and resolve cloud-related incidents, including performance issues, outages, and security breaches by setting up and maintaining monitoring and alerting systems for cloud resources using tools like AWS CloudWatch or Azure Monitor.
  • Cost Optimization: Monitor cloud expenditures and implement cost-saving strategies such as resource rightsizing, reserved instances, and efficient resource management to provide regular reports and recommendations for optimizing cloud costs.
  • Disaster Recovery Planning: Develop and implement disaster recovery plans and backup strategies for cloud environments to ensure data integrity and availability by testing and validating disaster recovery procedures and ensuring they meet business continuity requirements.
  • Collaboration and Documentation: Collaborate with development, operations, and IT teams to ensure seamless integration of cloud solutions with existing systems and workflows while maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation of cloud infrastructure, configurations, and processes.
  • Mentorship: Mentor junior cloud engineers and other team members on cloud technologies, best practices, and tools.
  • Staying Current: Stay current with AWS and Azure updates, new services, and industry trends to continuously improve cloud infrastructure and practices by evaluating and implementing new tools, technologies, and methodologies to enhance cloud operations and capabilities.
  • Cloud Governance: Implement and enforce cloud governance policies and practices to manage cloud resources, security, and compliance effectively by developing high-level and detailed architecture diagrams and ensuring that cloud deployments adhere to organizational governance policies and procedures.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in designing, architecting, implementing, and maintaining cloud-based solutions using AWS and Azure.
  • Proven expertise in Cloud Security, Compliance, and Governance.
  • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, scalability, availability, and disaster recovery principles.
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional.
  • Microsoft Azure Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
  • Other relevant certifications in Cloud Computing, Security, and Governance.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and execute on a day to day basis, while employing a hands on approach.
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

 

Final salary determination based on skill-set, qualifications, and approved funding.

Many of our jobs come with great benefits – Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location, and may include the following:

Paid Time Off

  PTO / Vacation – 5.67 hours accrued per pay period / 136 hours accrued annually 

  Paid Holidays - 11

  California residents receive an additional 24 hours of sick leave a year

Health & Wellness

  Medical

  Dental

  Vision

  Prescription

  Employee Assistance Program

  Short- & Long-Term Disability

  Life and AD&D Insurance

Spending Account

  Flexible Spending Account

  Health Savings Account

  Health Reimbursement Account

  Dependent Care Spending Account

  Commuter Benefits

Retirement

401k / 401a

Voluntary Benefits

  Hospital Indemnity

  Critical Illness

  Accident Insurance

  Pet Insurance

  Legal Insurance

  ID Theft Protection

Teleworking Permitted?

Yes

Teleworking Details

Hybrid, must reside in the Washington D.C. area

Estimated Salary/Wage

USD $144,000.00/Yr. Up to USD $190,000.00/Yr.

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Our wide range of benefit options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. Based on eligibility, benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, and retirement. Positions covered by the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act, Davis-Bacon Act, or a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) will comply with the statute or CBA requirements.

Chenega Corporation and family of companies is an EOE.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Native preference under PL 93-638.

We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program



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