What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Architect position at Lorven Technologies Inc.?
Job functions overview:
- AWS Environment Management - Oversee and maintain the existing AWS Organization while ensuring adherence to industry best practices.
- Cloud Architecture - For both ITS and agencies, design, review, and implement AWS solutions that meet performance, security, and scalability requirements.
- Troubleshooting and Support - Serve as a senior point of contact for complex AWS-related issues including network connectivity.
- This will require coordination with internal teams and agencies to determine root cause and remediation strategies.
- Vendor Relationships - Work with AWS and other third-party vendors to integrate various products into the overall AWS ecosystem.
- Mentorship and Training - Provide knowledge transfer, training, and coaching staff members to build internal cloud expertise.
- Help with creation and maintenance of technical documentation, standards, and playbooks.
- Governance and Security - Work with ITS and agency security teams to ensure industry best practices and various compliance requirements are met.
Required Skills/Experience:
- Deep knowledge of key AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, CloudFormation, etc.).
- Experience leading cloud migrations or implementations in a complex multi-account environment
- Strong network troubleshooting abilities to help resolve connectivity issues both inside the AWS cloud environment and ingressing/egressing to the State's on premises environment.
- Familiarity with AWS Landing Zone implementations and management using AWS Landing Zone Accelerator
- Proficiency with infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS CDK) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience implementing security best practices (e.g., IAM policies, encryption, network segmentation, and SCPs).
- Familiarity with DevOps principles, containerization (Docker, ECS, EKS), and serverless architectures.
- Strong troubleshooting abilities across networking, storage, and compute layers in AWS.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven experience mentoring staff and fostering a collaborative, learning-focused environment.
- Effective problem-solving skills and the ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.
- Strong organizational skills, capable of managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- Ability to lead architectural reviews and navigate ambiguity in designing solutions to complex business problems.
