Overview
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 1 year
Skills
UI
Information Technology
Network
Microsoft
Tier 1
Recruiting
Training
Partnership
Communication
Project Scoping
Cloud Architecture
IT Strategy
Leadership
Optimization
Migration
Technical Writing
Collaboration
Computer Networking
Access Control
RBAC
NIST 800-53
Privacy
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
PaaS
IaaS
Database
Ansible
Kubernetes
Mentorship
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
SIEM
Regulatory Compliance
FedRAMP
PCI DSS
HIPAA
Scripting
Cloud Computing
Management
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Cloud Security
CISSP
Cisco Certifications
Oracle Linux
Job Details
CCS Global Tech is a rapidly growing Information Technology company with a diverse portfolio of technology products and services and a large network of industry partnerships. With over 22 years of being a successful business with a global talent pool and presence, CCS is a certified Microsoft Gold Partner and specializes in delivering expert Microsoft based solutions for technical and business needs. We have been recognized by Inc. 500 Magazine as one of the fastest growing small companies in the Unites States.
we are a Tier 1 vendor for the City and County of San Francisco for Cloud Services, Staffing Services and Training Services. For this multi-year opportunity with a diverse set of needs to address, we are currently focusing on establishing partnerships with individuals as well as companies who can help us enhance our overall service portfolio, cut lead times, and ultimately help us deliver successfully. We currently hold sizable Government accounts in the San Francisco bay area including City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo County, and Santa Clara County.
We take great pride in our global reach and local influence. Your experience alongside our highly skilled and talented internal team who guide you along the way, offers key insights into what helps you stand out in a competitive job market.
If you are a partner company, please submit resumes with contact information of your own W2 Consultants only. Submitted consultants are expected to have excellent communication skills.
Project Scope:
The state is seeking an AWS Cloud Architect to lead the Cloud Architecture practice.
This role will guide the technical strategy, establish enterprise standards, and mentor engineering teams as they design and operate secure, scalable, and compliant cloud solutions. The selected architect will be responsible for ensuring that cloud adoption and migration projects are executed with best practices, integrated governance, and alignment to state and federal compliance requirements (e.g., NIST 800-53, CIS, FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).
This position is critical to ensuring Missouri's cloud platforms are reliable, future-ready, and cost-optimized, while providing expert leadership to state agencies as they transition to cloud-native environments.
Roles/Responsibilities:
- Design and implement infrastructure aligned with organizational security, performance, and cost optimization goals.
- Build and configure resources using best practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies where appropriate.
- Support agencies in cloud adoption and migration by providing both architectural planning and hands-on setup of environments.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including design diagrams, runbooks, and configuration standards.
- Collaborate with security, networking, database, and application teams to ensure cross-functional alignment and integration.
- Provide guidance on native tools, resource policies, role-based access control (RBAC), tagging strategies, and logging/monitoring configurations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to environments, escalating complex challenges as needed.
- Ensure all work aligns with enterprise governance and compliance standards, including NIST 800-53 and applicable data privacy regulations.
Mandatory Skills:
- Relevant government experience.
- Experience with State Government Cloud environment.
- 6 + years of experience of Cloud experience in AWS, Cloud Framework, and Cloud pattern architecture, standard cloud platforms such as Aurora, Elastic Beanstalk, PaaS, IaaS, Cloud Database technologies, Ansible, Kubernetes.
- Ability to debate technologies and clearly state design flaws or preferred technologies is a must.
- Possess skills to architect in a dev-ops environment as well as the operations side.
- Previous experience mentoring and managing an existing cloud team.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience with AWS Security Hub, Azure Security Center, and Google Cloud Platform Security Command Center.
- Strong knowledge of SIEM solutions and cloud-native security tools.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, HIPAA).
- Proficiency in scripting and automation
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and policy-as-code tools.
Desirable Skills:
- Preferred qualifications include experience and working knowledge of State of Missouri IT systems, which encompasses security, cloud services, infrastructure management on multi-platform environments, and management of large-scale development and maintenance, and operations projects.
- Certifications such as AWS Certified Security, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, CISSP, or CCSP are a plus
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