Systems Architect

aqua IT•Saint Louis, VA

About The Position

We are looking for a Systems Architect to support AWS Resiliency and Recovery. The qualified candidate will work hand-in-hand with technical and program management leadership along with various external stakeholders, to help design and implement AWS Resiliency and Recovery capabilities including cross-AZ recovery procedures, infrastructure automation, and automated failover orchestration. This position will require experience across multiple System Engineering and architecture domains with a focus on standing up and maintaining cloud environments, and the deployment of custom code, COTS, and GOTS to those environments.

Requirements

Requires BS degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 + years of prior relevant experience; OR 4 years of experience in lieu of degree
Must currently possess an active Top Secret security clearance, with ability to obtain SCI and CI Poly
Experience optimizing and managing AWS/cloud infrastructure cost including storage, compute, and database
Experience with Windows and Linux
Direct experience with AWS core architecture and services
Experience/background knowledge of DevOps
COTS capabilities and implementation to Cloud
Experience with System (hardware, software and networking) Design and Architecture.
Understanding of agile SW development methodologies
Experience developing a backlog and technical roadmap
Experience with disaster recovery (ITDR) and data retention
Experience as a systems engineer or architect
Excellent communication skills
Experience briefing stakeholders at all levels

Nice To Haves

An active TS/SCI with a Polygraph
DD8570 compliance
Experience with technologies such as WMS, WFS, KML
Experience with AWS architecture best practices, resiliency capabilities and services
Experience with AWS EKS
Experience writing, maintaining, and describing architecture diagrams
Experience optimizing Software deployments and reducing downtime, for example implementing a blue/green strategy
Technical certifications including Microsoft and/or AWS
Direct experience with DevOps deployments to cloud environments
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Responsibilities

Analyze current system(s) architecture as well as service and systems dependencies from a full-stack perspective (Platform, Service, Code and Server) perspective
Identify and communicate use cases and implementation options where existing system availability and resiliency can be improved
Improve mission assurance, reduce operational risk, and enhance continuity of operations during AWS infrastructure disruptions.
Collaborate with other program technical leadership on the system architecture roadmap and backlog aligned to customer’s technology strategy and vision.
Decompose requirements, use cases, and need statements into epics and features with clearly defined acceptance criteria that will be assigned to agile development teams
Assist in designing and documenting solutions to enhance ICAM service adoption throughout the customer agency
Execute analysis of alternatives (AoA) and prototypes to determine the design of new system features and capabilities, then author white papers on your findings
Manage the system requirements and maintain requirements and interface control documents
Create and communicate design artifacts to the team to ensure applications and services are built to support the business and architecture objectives
Communicate architectural decisions, plans, goals, and strategies to executive management