Cloud Solution Architect

Position: - Solutions Architect
Location: - Washington, DC (onsite)
Duration: - 12 Months Contract
W2 only

Description: -

Required Skills:
o Have practical experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Anthropic, agentic AI approaches.
o Exhibit high level of technical competence in using operating environments, tools, and technologies commonly used in best-practice solution architectures.
o Demonstrate automating complex tasks using scripting or coding skills, or tools (e.g., shell, Python, Ruby, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, or Puppet).
o Have prior experience such as designing, developing, implementing, or maintaining compute technology.

Preferred Skills:
o Ability to research, analyze, and evaluate existing and proposed business systems and procedures, develop requirements and identify system solutions in detailed measurable terms that achieve optimum performance and cost effectiveness.
o Strong proficiency in technical illustration using tools such as draw.io, Microsoft Visio, PowerPoint.
o Expert knowledge of cloud services from one or more of the primary Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) (Amazon, Microsoft or Google), and the ability to integrate cloud services with on-premise technologies from Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, Linux, SAP, etc.
o Experience leading the design, development and deployment of performant cloud business software at scale; or current hands-on experience implementing cloud technology infrastructure, network, compute, storage, and virtualization.
o Communication, orally and in writing, sufficient to develop and present management briefings; provide written and/or verbal guidance on technical issues; and prepare/present recommendations and reports.