Cloud Solutions Architect

Responsibilities
Analyze cloud technology footprint and provide “right-sizing” recommendations based on cost and performance
Architect cloud-hosted and cloud-native solutions to modernize an aging application portfolio
Identify SaaS solutions to meet business needs
Utilize low code/no code frameworks to rationalize and modernize candidate applications from the portfolio where SaaS is not feasible
Recommend optimization of expenditures on hardware and software based on utilization
Conduct hands-on research and provide recommendations for modernization and cost optimization of the technology stack
Perform and assist in developing and implementing a Secretariat wide data strategy
Develop future state architectural diagram
Required Experience
Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university in Computer Science, 
5+ years working knowledge of core AWS Services such as EC2, RDS, ELB/NLB/ALB Load Balancers, API Gateway, S3
Experience with Cloud DevOps processes and tooling (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub)
Knowledge of traditional ETL/ELT techniques as well as cloud-based data pipelines (e.g., AWS DMS, AWS Glue, Kafka, MS SSIS)
Understanding of securing resources in cloud environment, specifically in AWS (e.g., VPC, network routing rules, security groups, S3 bucket policy)
Knowledge of Microsoft Windows and application stack such as MS IIS, MS SQL Server, and MS Report Server
Ability to review existing applications to understand architecture and dependencies on other systems
Familiarity with cloud-native serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda, AWS DynamoDB, S3.
Experience working with and migrating a variety of backend data sources (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, DynamoDB)
Understanding of common file formats such as JSON, XML, CSV
Understanding of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) methodologies, Jira, and GitHub
5+ years’ experience using scripting tools to automate tasks (Windows PowerShell, Bash, Python, Perl)
Experience working with source code management tools to retrieve and review code (e.g., GitHub, Bitbucket)
Desired Experience
Knowledge of and experience with government security regulations, standards, and processes including FISMA, FIPS, NIST, and FedRAMP is a plus
Familiarity with management of Salesforce applications is a plus