AWS Cloud Architect

Koniag Technology Solutions a Koniag Government Services company is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to serve as a technical subject matter expert supporting enterprise-level cloud architecture strategy design and implementation. The ideal candidate is a seasoned technical leader with a deep passion for cloud technologies DevSecOps methodologies and automation committed to delivering secure scalable and highly available solutions for our government customers. This position requires an Active Secret Clearance or higher. We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health dental and vision insurance 401K with company matching flexible spending accounts paid holidays three weeks paid time off and AWS Cloud Architect will act as the primary technical SME for AWS architecture strategy design and ongoing support across enterprise programs. This individual will be responsible for designing and delivering secure scalable and highly available cloud and hybrid cloud solutions while working closely with government customers stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams. Principal responsibilities will include but are not limited to:Serve as the technical subject matter expert (SME) for AWS architecture strategy design and support across enterprise programs and customer and implement security-driven AWS enterprise architectures including enterprise systems service-oriented architectures (SOA) and interoperability architectural expertise in the design of services and systems supporting customer applications including service specifications integration specifications and associated DevSecOps high-performing flexible scalable and highly available enterprise systems leveraging AWS Cloud Native and Hybrid Cloud the development and implementation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools such as HashiCorp Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation within non-containerized and maintain fully automated CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline GitLab CI or comparable YAML-based CI/CD pipeline tools with a strong focus on IaC and maintain Bash and/or Python scripts to support automation deployment and infrastructure management constraints and bottlenecks across engineering lifecycles and implement automation solutions to increase efficiency and reduce manual complex system and component architectures in clear concise language to executive leadership and non-technical a culture of collaboration transparency and automation across technical within Agile development environments applying methodologies such as Scrum Kanban and Test-Driven Development (TDD).Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of cloud architecture with organizational security requirements and government compliance technical leadership and mentorship to development and infrastructure teams on architecture best practices and DevSecOps and Experience:Required: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field from an accredited college or least 10 years of experience providing technical and/or management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments involving DevSecOps and technical least 5 years of hands-on experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) for enterprise architecture and least 5 years of experience developing non-containerized DevSecOps solutions including Infrastructure as Code CI/CD Pipelines and Bash and/or Python Certified Developer Associate Secret Clearance or higher. Desired:Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related Certified Solutions Architect Professional Certified DevOps Engineer Professional Skills and Competencies:Exceptional communication skills in English both written and oral with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to executive leadership and non-technical hands-on experience architecting and scaling flexible highly available and secure enterprise systems in expertise in AWS Cloud Native and Hybrid Cloud in Infrastructure as Code development using HashiCorp Terraform and/or AWS building and managing fully automated CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline GitLab CI or comparable YAML-based pipeline Bash and/or Python scripting skills for automation deployment and infrastructure with enterprise-level architecture in the cloud including service-oriented architectures and interoperability ability to identify engineering lifecycle bottlenecks and implement automation-driven working in Agile development environments specifically utilizing Scrum Kanban and Test-Driven Development (TDD) to design and communicate system and component architectures in simple clear language for diverse to building a culture of collaboration transparency and continuous improvement through Skills and Competencies:Experience working in a federal government IT certifications preferably AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional and/or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer with containerized environments and container orchestration platforms such as Amazon ECS Amazon EKS or with additional CI/CD toolsets such as Jenkins GitHub Actions or AWS of Zero Trust Architecture principles and federal security compliance frameworks (e.g. FedRAMP NIST 800-53).Experience with AWS security services such as AWS IAM AWS Security Hub AWS GuardDuty and AWS with additional IaC tools such as Ansible or of single sign-on (SSO) concepts using SAML and OAuth2 including AWS IAM Identity Center (formerly AWS SSO).Experience with AWS Organizations and multi-account architecture Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race color religion creed ethnicity sex sexual orientation gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification) national origin or ancestry age disability citizenship military/veteran status marital status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment promotion wages benefits and all other privileges terms and conditions of company is dedicated to seeking all qualified applicants. 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