Job Description

Looking for Two (2X) Cloud Architect for a Government Contract - long term. Fast Moving

1. Cloud Architecture & Strategy

Design end-to-end cloud solutions (AWS/Azure + hybrid environments)
Define standards, automation, governance, and best practices
Build high-availability, scalable, secure architectures
Optimize cost, performance, and resource utilization
Support AI/ML and LLM infrastructure (HPC clusters)

2. Cloud & On-Prem Infrastructure Operations

Manage AWS & Azure environments (EC2, VPC, IAM, Azure VMs, etc.)
Support hybrid infrastructure (cloud + on-prem)
Perform:
Monitoring & incident resolution
Patching & vulnerability remediation
Performance tuning
Maintain Windows & Linux servers

3. Automation & DevOps

Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Develop automation scripts (Python, Go, etc.)
Enable automated provisioning & configuration management

4. Backup, DR & Security

Manage backup/recovery strategies
Support disaster recovery planning & testing
Ensure compliance with security standards

5. Documentation & Collaboration

Produce:
Architecture diagrams
SOPs & runbooks
Status reports
Provide knowledge transfer to internal teams
Work closely with stakeholders & vendors

Key Candidate Requirements

Mandatory (Must-Have)

Certifications (at least one):
AWS Solutions Architect (Professional)
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Kubernetes Administrator
Experience:
10+ years: Enterprise IT infrastructure
10+ years: Windows/Linux server administration
5+ years: Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)
5+ years: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, etc.)
5+ years: Automation scripting (Python, Go, etc.)
Hands-on experience in:
Monitoring, incident management
Cloud operations & support

Nice-to-Have

Public sector (State/Federal) experience
Kubernetes, Docker, serverless architecture
Disaster recovery tools (e.g., Veeam)
Virtualization (Hyper-V)
Security & patching tools (e.g., Tanium)
Architecture design for scalability & cost optimization

Job Tags

Contract work

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