Senior Cloud Architect

QUALIFICATIONS:

• • 10+ years of overall experience, to include a minimum of 5 years of enterprise, full-life cycle in Architecture in the professional IT/Software Development services industry
• • 5-8 years of hands-on technical application architecture experience and Application build/ modernization experience
• • 5+ years of success in consultative/complex technical sales and deployment projects (where necessary, managing various stakeholder relationships to get consensus on solution/projects).
• • Extensive experience architecting, designing, and programming applications to operate in Cloud environment.
• • Broad knowledge of various IT domains, including applications, data, infrastructure, and security
• • Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and best practices.
• • Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance standards .
• • Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
• • Knowledge to identify the best cloud architecture options to help the organization reach its GTA strategic goals.
• • Experience architecting highly available systems that utilize load balancing, horizontal scalability, and high availability
• • Familiarity with emerging technologies and trends such as cloud computing, microservices architecture, and DevOps
• • Strong attention to detail, problem investigation and diagnostic skills
• • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• • Good organizational skills and forward planning ability
• • Self-Motivated and team player

Minimum Qualifications: 

• • Bachelor's degree in information technology or equivalent work Experience
• • At least 5 years of progressive experience with the concepts, philosophies, and tools behind the design of applications, solution architecture, and underlying information technologies on AWS/Public Cloud

Preferred Qualifications: 

(Preference will be given to candidates who, demonstrate some or all the following skills/experience):

• • AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• • Experience with GCP & OCI is a Plus
• • Experience with state and local Government is a plus.  
• • Enterprise-wide integration experience
• • One or more of the following RDBMS technologies: Oracle, MS SQL Serve, Postgress.
• • Experience with Java, Python, HTTP/S, FTP, Publish/subscribe mechanism, SOAP messaging, and REST Services
• • Having experience with cutting-edge AI technologies in developing chatbots is a plus.
• • Knowledge of integration standards and best practices