Senior Cloud Architect

Codetech • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The Senior Cloud Architect develops and implements cloud migration, modernization, and multi-cloud approaches to create scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures that solve customer business problems and accelerate adoption of AWS services. The role serves as an AWS technical expert, supporting customers through complex commercial and technical challenges, and leads cross-functional and cross-organization initiatives related to multi-cloud and AWS migration scenarios.

The architect advises GTA and State agencies on architectural decisions and designs that optimize applications for cost and performance. Responsibilities also include reviewing existing system architectures and software products to identify cloud platforming and refactoring opportunities, contributing to standards development, building relationships, and communicating office goals. The position requires broad knowledge of cloud and IT domains, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior technical executives, developers, operations staff, and system architects.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of overall experience, including at least 5 years of enterprise, full-life-cycle architecture experience in the professional IT/software development services industry.
• 5–8 years of hands-on technical application architecture and application build or modernization experience.
• At least 5 years of success in consultative or complex technical sales and deployment projects, including managing stakeholder relationships to reach consensus when necessary.
• Extensive experience architecting, designing, and programming applications to operate in a cloud environment.
• Broad knowledge of 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 with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Ability to identify cloud architecture options that support the organization's GTA strategic goals.
• Experience architecting highly available systems using load balancing, horizontal scalability, and high availability.
• Familiarity with cloud computing, microservices architecture, DevOps, and emerging technology trends.
• Strong attention to detail, problem investigation, and diagnostic skills.
• Clear and effective oral and written communication skills.
• Good organizational skills and ability to plan ahead.
• Self-motivated and able to work as a team player.
• Bachelor's degree in information technology or equivalent work experience.
• At least 5 years of progressive experience with the concepts, philosophies, and tools behind application design, solution architecture, and underlying information technologies on AWS or public cloud.

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
• Experience with GCP and OCI.
• Experience with state and local government.
• Enterprise-wide integration experience.
• Experience with one or more of Oracle, MS SQL Server, or PostgreSQL.
• Experience with Java, Python, HTTP/S, FTP, publish/subscribe mechanisms, SOAP messaging, and REST services.
• Experience with cutting-edge AI technologies for developing chatbots.
• Knowledge of integration standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement cloud migration, modernization, and multi-cloud approaches to create scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures.
• Solve customer business problems and accelerate adoption of AWS services.
• Serve as an AWS technical expert and support customers with complex commercial and technical challenges.
• Lead cross-functional and cross-organization initiatives that advance thought leadership on multi-cloud and AWS migration scenarios.
• Advise GTA and State agencies on architectural decisions and designs to optimize applications for cost and performance.
• Review and evaluate existing system architectures and software products to identify cloud platforming and refactoring opportunities.
• Review and provide input to the development of standards.
• Build relationships and communicate office goals.
• Facilitate relationships with senior technical executives and provide guidance to software developers, IT operations staff, and system architects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior