AvantGarde, LLC (AG) seeks to engage a Senior Cloud Engineer who will work with the engineering team to develop, implement, optimize, and maintain cloud-based solutions and cloud architecture to support the U.S. Capitol Police (Legislative Branch) Office of Information Systems (OIS). US Citizens ONLY.

AG offers a comprehensive benefit package including a monthly commuter benefit as well as immediate 401k and medical enrollment. This is a full time, 40 hours per week position. Work will be performed in a hybrid arrangement of remote, home-based (2-3 days) and onsite (2-3 days) in Washington, DC.

The WORK

• Develop, implement and modify scalable architecture to support applications and infrastructure on IaaS, PaaS and Azure platforms. Physically assess on-premises equipment, servers, and other storage devices to recommend cloud migration strategies and implementation tactics.
• Collaborate with engineering and development teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutions.
• Assist in the design and management of the organization's cloud systems, applications, policies, and strategy.
• Conduct market research to evaluate and identify the best cloud solutions for the organization.
• Deploy and debug cloud stacks, educate teams on new cloud initiatives, and ensure the security of the cloud infrastructure.
• Analyze USCP business processes, build requirements, and identify the most optimal cloud-based solutions for USCP customers and maintain cloud infrastructures in accordance with best practices, industry Standards and USCP security policies.
• Streamline, modify and improve existing systems and services through cloud-based solutions.
• Identify and calculate return-on-investment for implementing cloud-based solutions
• Present leadership briefings on the implementation of new cloud technologies and initiatives.
• Incorporate security management and privacy requirements into cloud hardware, software, and applications.
• Design controls and processes that utilize available audit tools.
• Maintain up-to-date and extensive knowledge of cloud products and technology.