AWS Cloud Architect (Sr)

Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation•Bedford, MA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for an AWS Cloud Systems Engineer. Location: This position will be hybrid remote. Candidates will be required to work onsite as needed. Candidates need to be located near Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA).

Requirements

Bachelors and 8+ years or more of experience; Masters and 2+ years or more of experience. Additional experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
Secret clearance required
US citizenship required
Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2)
Excellent customer service skills and experience working in a customer-facing position
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Experience with Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket and various cloud
Demonstrated experience in cloud operations and sustainment and performing tasks and actions described in the primary responsibilities section

Nice To Haves

Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1
Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture. Experience a plus.
Capable of working in high powered teams and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships while delivering products and services to the customer
Understanding Active Directory, AWS AD, SAML and the standards, procedures, and processes
Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings to conduct DEV/SEC/OPS pipeline development activities
Administration experience with cloud-based applications (MS O365, SharePoint, AWS AD, AWS)
Experience administering Windows Server, and related services
Cloud certifications in AWS

Responsibilities

Design and architect scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions across AWS and others
Support development of cloud strategy and roadmaps aligned with organization objects and technical requirements
Drive automation of DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks
Design secure cloud architectures implementing zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies
Ensure compliance with industry/government standards (NIST, HIPPA, PCI-DSS, etc.) and regulatory requirements
Implement/integrate with identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks
Manage and optimize AWS, networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS components
Implement and maintain tools and services such as GitLab, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, and Artifactory to support DevSecOps practices
Support the design and development of Shared Services
Configure and troubleshoot cloud software systems
Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes
Participate in security assessments and remediate vulnerabilities in cloud environments
Collaborating with cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and product management
Create/maintain reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for cloud implementations
Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
Lead architectural reviews and provide guidance on complex technical decisions
Provide leadership to mid- and junior-level staff working on projects