What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Solution Architect II position at Dept Behavioral Health/Develop?
Title: Cloud Solution Architect II
State Role Title: 39114
Hiring Range: $140,000-$160,000
Pay Band: 7
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location: Central Office
Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Cloud Solution Architect II will engage in a broad range of tasks related to the development, deployment, and maintenance of cloud-based infrastructure and applications, as well as enabling collaboration, automation, and efficiency in the development of cloud-based systems, thereby facilitating the rapid delivery of high-quality software and services to customers. This position requires technical proficiency in cloud initiatives, adherence to software engineering best practices, leading a team of architects, and alignment with the agency’s technical direction. Additionally, this position involves training teams on leveraging the possibilities of cloud technologies to ensure successful adoption and implementation.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Collaborating with stakeholders to understand business requirements and convert them into actionable solution components aligned with DBHDS’s Enterprise Solution architecture patterns, procedures, and policies.
- Designing and developing scalable, resilient cloud solution architectures and engineering solutions using cloud-native services and technologies.
- Developing front-end components and back-end services to create cohesive applications within cloud and hybrid infrastructures.
- Creating comprehensive solution documentation detailing the design, testing, and production support processes and procedures.
- Seting up and maintaining continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate updates and feature deployments.
- Ensuring solution completeness through thorough testing and quality assurance processes, ensuring compliance with security policies and best practices.
- Managing configuration drift and ensuring consistency across different environments, using tools like AWS Code Build/Deploy and AWS CloudFormation.
- Applying DevOps principles to streamline the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and enhance automation.
- Deploying solutions to various environments, establish monitoring processes, and ensure ongoing operational stability and application resiliency through system stress testing and feature enhancements.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand change requirements, providing technical expertise, and ensuring solutions align with business needs.
- Identifying opportunities for innovation and process improvement to enhance solution efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
- Developing proof of concepts for new and emerging technologies aligned with agency vision, contribute to technology skill enhancement, and champion working groups and tool evangelization.
- Participating in research and development initiatives to explore new technologies and methodologies and exhibit subject matter expertise on application engineering topics.
- Investing in continuous learning and apply a programmatic approach to enterprise information management to identify, prioritize, and execute IT initiatives aligned with DBHDS strategies and business outcomes.
Minimum Qualifications
- Expertise in Cloud Solutions: Translate business requirements into fully tested solution workflows by designing, implementing, and maintaining technology assets using approved tools for both cloud (e.g., AWS, Azure) and on-premises environments.
- Proficiency in Cloud Platforms: Strong proficiency in cloud platforms, leveraging native cloud services for solution engineering.
- API Development: Expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining APIs specifically tailored for cloud environments (e.g., AWS API Gateway).
- Cloud Networking and Security: Understanding of cloud networking concepts (e.g., VPCs, subnets, security groups) and cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM).
- Containerization and Orchestration: Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
- Serverless Computing: Experience with serverless computing concepts, event-driven architecture, and serverless platforms (e.g., AWS Lambda).
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate the provisioning and management of cloud infrastructure using tools like AWS CloudFormation and Terraform.
- Scripting and Automation: Ability to write scripts and automate tasks using scripting languages (e.g., Python, Node.js).
- Monitoring and Logging: Experience in setting up alerts, dashboards, and logs for cloud infrastructure and applications.
- DevOps Practices: Strong understanding of DevOps practices, including developing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, version control, and collaboration tools (e.g., Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline).
- End-User Training and Support: Provide support and training to end-users for improved solution literacy and tool usage in a cloud ecosystem.
- Business Process Automation: Analyze business process life cycles to identify opportunities for automation and simplification, implementing appropriate solutions.
- Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with product and business owners to deliver robust cloud-based solutions, demonstrating excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Continuous Learning and Mentoring: Stay updated with tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in tech communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community.
- Compliance: Adhere to all policies and procedures of the Agency.
Additional Considerations
- Advanced level of expertise and experience in cloud architecture and software engineering skills (ex: API Development, Algorithm design), Scripting (preferably python/NodeJS), Serverless computing, Containerization and Orchestration, DevOps for pipelines.
- Experience building products in a modern cloud ecosystem.
- Communication and training skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams. Building rapport and relationships with peers and end-users is vital, as is the ability to interface amicably with business partners showcasing an understanding of the business process that agency supports is crucial.
- Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot issues, optimize processes, and implement automation solutions will enable the role to create an immediate impact.
- AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional and an AWS Specialty certification.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
This position is eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.
For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application. A resume may also be included with your submission. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. This position is open until filled; however, applications/resumes will begin to be reviewed within seven (7) business days of the date of this posting. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.
DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.
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Contact Information
Name: ShaKiera Miles
Phone: N/A
Email: shakiera.miles@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions, to include resumes.
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary : $140,000 - $160,000
