Senior Cloud Architect

Role: Senior Cloud Architect

Location: Atlanta, GA

Candidate must be willing to be on-site 1 day a week.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Develop and implement cloud migration, modernization, and multi-cloud acumen to craft highly scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures that solve customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of AWS services.

* Serve as a technical expert in AWS, supporting customers with complex commercial and technical challenges

* Lead cross-functional, cross-organization initiatives that drive thought leadership on multi-cloud and AWS migration scenarios.

* Broad technology experience across AWS cloud architecture, applications development, relational databases, NoSQL databases, analytics, machine learning, networking, security, storage, DevOps, containers, serverless, CI/CD, cloud migrations, or IT transformations.

* Strong problem-solving skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze problems, develop actionable tactical plans quickly, and up-level the insights to strategy.

* Demonstrated ability as a "trusted advisor" to customers. Able to facilitate relationships with senior technical executives, as well as easily interact and give guidance to software developers, IT operations staff, and system architects.

* Assists GTA and State agencies with architectural decisions and design to optimize applications for cost and performance

* Review and evaluate existing systems architectures and software products to identify cloud platforming and refactoring opportunities

* Reviews and provides input to the development of standards.

* Builds relationships, communicates office goals.

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 Google Cloud Platform & 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