Cloud Architect, H2 Performance Consulting, Washington, DC
H2 Performance Consulting -
Washington, DC,
US
Cloud Architect
Date Posted: 2024-05-21
Job description
DescriptionH2 Performance Consulting is subject to the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act as a Federal Contractor and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and strives to build a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status. Additionally, as mandated under Executive order 12989, H2 is required to verify employment eligibility of selected candidates through the Department of Labor s - E-Verify.H2 Performance Consulting (H2) is seeking a Cloud Architect. The candidate will be part of the team supporting the Technical Director (TD), Program Executive Office, Digital Enterprise Services (PEO DES). The TD for PEO DES is responsible for identifying the strategic direction for delivery of shared IT services for the Navy and the Marine Corps, and coordinating high-priority strategic efforts across the Department of the Navy (DON). The candidate will use their expertise in Azure cloud computing to assist in creation of strategies, architectures, and solutions supporting the Department of the Navy adoption of Azure and other Cloud Service Provider (CSP) services as part of Department of the Navy's global hybrid multi-cloud information technology environment. The candidate will assist accelerated adoption of cloud computing services by planning for integration of services in both connected and disconnected forward deployed operational Naval environments. The ideal candidate is one ready to translate their direct experience architecting, installing, and configuring Azure services to the efforts related to development of strategic recommendations, solutions, and approaches to address some of the Department of the Navy's most challenging technology priorities.The Cloud Architect responsibilities will include:Collaborate with leadership to establish the strategy for Digital Transformation and shared IT service deliveryServe as a liaison with customers, service engineering teams, and executive managementPartner with other architects, developers, and engineers on deployment of cloud services, automation, and continuous delivery pipelinesBuild and manage relationships with key industry CSP and vendor product technical leadersCommunicate and explain the IT strategy and its ramifications with customer, engineering, program management, and C-suite stakeholdersServe as a subject matter expert to guide technology strategy and influence product selectionProvide technical subject matter expertise in the areas of Azure and other Microsoft cloud solutionsOffer guidance in infrastructure movement techniques including bulk application transfers into the cloudMentor less experienced technical staffAuthor whitepapers, technical design documentation, and presentationsCreate system architecture diagrams and documentation for review by both technical and non-technical audiencesProvide guidance and recommendations across solutions, offerings, and customer opportunities, including how to optimize for economic and performance impactDevelop automated solutions to monitor and support software development and release processesLead and participate in the architecture and design of complex hybrid multi-cloud systems and infrastructureArchitect proof of concepts in Azure/AWS cloud, and participate in design review to ensure strategic objectives are metWork closely with a team of architects, engineers, and developers to create functional design specificationsSupport the development of business case analysis Required Qualifications:Must have an active DoD secret (or higher) clearanceMust be able to obtain DoD Secret security clearance or higher10 years working in partner or customer facing engineering rolesBachelor s degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent practical experienceMicrosoft Certified Azure or AWS Solutions Architect Expert or Certified Solutions ExpertExpert knowledge of Azure or AWS IaaS (compute, storage, networking)Demonstrated ability to work within an Agile project delivery methodology such as Agile Scrum or KanbanDemonstrated experience with app migrations to Azure leveraging services and tools like Azure Migrate and similarExperience with architecting and designing technical solutions using combination of Azure or AWS IaaS and PaaSExperience with creating, deploying, configuring and scaling applications in Azure or AWS;Expert knowledge of designing high availability systems in Azure (fault domains, availability zones, regions)Experience with automated provisioning of Dev/Test/Staging and Production environments using Infrastructure as a CodeExtensive experience developing ARM Templates, Cloud formation templates, or TerraformExperience working with cloud native monitoring and logging tools (i.e. Log Analytics, or Azure Monitor)Experience with financial management in cloud using tools like Cloud Health, CloudCheckr, Apptio, etc.Knowledge of Microsoft tools and platforms like Active Directory, System Center, Power BI, Azure, Office 365, etc.Experience with one or more of the following: Zero-Trust, Cloud Identity management, hybrid multi-cloud transport planning, data management & analyticsExperience authoring, presenting and delivering technical materialExperience operating within and across cross-functional teams including product management, engineering, and executive stakeholdersExcellent verbal and written communication skill, with focus on identifying shared business value around complex software solutionsExcellent presentation skills with the ability to communicate with all levels including the C-suiteAbility to quickly learn, understand and work with new and emerging technologies, methodologies and solutionsNegotiation skills with the ability to meet customer demand and business objectivesAdaptable with the ability to switch tasks based on shifting prioritiesCreative with the ability to develop original solutions to problemsAbility to make a prompt determination and substantiate decision when challengedQuick study with the ability to master situations and learn new things with minimum directionKnowledge of network topologies and firewallsKnowledge of security best practices in infrastructure, application, IAM, or data platform solutionsQualified candidates may submit their resume to the career section of our company website at . All resumes will be reviewed within 5 business days and those candidates we wish to further in the application process will be contacted via email/phone to schedule initial phone screens.Job SummaryID: 3C410747C6Department: OperationsType: full time