RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Architect in Bethesda, MD.
Primary duties and responsibilities are provided below:
* Develop a well-informed cloud approach and adoption process
* Develop capabilities within the enterprise cloud infrastructure to host customers workloads
* Assist with infrastructure migration strategies, such as mass application transfers to the cloud
* Monitor and maintain security and privacy compliance within cloud-based solutions
* Respond to technical requests and incidents in a timely and competent manner, following standard operating procedures and guidelines
* Identify cloud architecture frameworks to help the company accomplish its strategic goals (e.g., for multi-cloud support)
* Perform activities such as deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and management inside the cloud framework that has been created
* Assess project-specific requirements and devise approaches to optimize resource use and enable the required scalability/flexibility for the project/workload
* Work closely with other service areas, such as Cloud Services, Identify and Access Management, Network Services, and the Information Security Program, as well as with Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) divisions, to develop new solutions and maintain compliance with NIH policies and procedures
* Perform capacity planning duties to help keep track of cloud cost and usage, and ensure that contingency plans are established and available
* Conduct migrations to transfer applications and other tools and services to the cloud
* Ensure that critical applications hosted on the cloud are designed and optimized for high availability and disaster recovery in a cloud environment
* Maintain the cloud hosting capabilities through code/configuration pipelines (e.g., Infrastructure as Code), and provide environments to the IC customers to build their systems and applications
REQUIREMENTS:
* At least a Bachelor's degree in Information Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field
* System Administration-Operations Management - 8 years of experience
* At least 4 years of professional work experience with cloud technology and with more than one cloud service provider (CSP) platform (e.g., among Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and OCI)
* Hands-on experience working with cloud architecture and tools
* Experience in migration of enterprise applications to the cloud
* Experience in designing, planning, implementing, and supporting enterprise applications and storage in a cloud environment using technologies such as Unix/Linux, Windows, Oracle, SQL, Java, .NET, and other web application technologies
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.