Hybrid Senior AWS Cloud Architect

at SES Corporation

• Job title: Senior AWS Cloud Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, AWS, Cloud, Jenkins, Kubernetes, NoSQL, SQL, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Hanscom Air Force Base, United States

About the role

• Senior AWS Cloud Architect responsible for cloud operations and engineering for U.S. Air Force. Leading cloud-native solution design, implementation, and security with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Expertise in multiple cloud platforms.
• Perform cloud operations and engineering tasks to enhance, sustain, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions for AWS cloud environment.
• Perform AWS cloud operations, sustainment, and maintenance activities to maintain optimum cloud.
• Adopt and utilize DevSecOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks.
• Through development and sustainment activities, optimize application performance and reliability in cloud environments.
• Design, implement and sustain secure cloud architectures and networks implementing zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies.
• Maintain compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.) and regulatory requirements.
• Architect, implement and maintain cloud networking security controls including STIG requirements.
• Implement identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks.
• Support development of migration methodologies and ensure minimal organizational disruption during transitions.
• Utilize CI/CD workflows and infrastructure-as-code development using Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and Guacamole to support DevSecOps practices.
• Containerize applications to enhance scalability and deployment efficiency.
• Support the design and development of Shared Services.
• Configure and troubleshoot cloud, virtual, and physical hardware and software systems.
• Establish and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases, ensuring their performance and reliability.
• Support preparation of detailed technical documentation of development and operational processes.
• Work in cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and product management.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree and 15+ years or more of experience; additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• Must have an active Secret clearance.
• US citizenship required
• Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2)
• Ability to participate in team efforts to accomplish assigned tasks
• Demonstrated experience in cloud operations and sustainment and performing tasks and actions described in the primary responsibilities section
• Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in a customer-facing position
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Present architectural designs and recommendations to executive leadership
• Provide leadership to engineering teams of 3 to 4 engineers and technical specialists on cloud-native capability design and deployment
• Lead architectural reviews and provide guidance on complex technical decisions

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• AD&D
• STD
• LTD
• Company paid Life Insurance
• 401k with employer contribution
• Paid Time Off
• Pet Insurance