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Cloud Architect/Engineer (AWS)

Soft Tech Consulting
Soft Tech Consulting Salary
Chantilly, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/2/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/1/2025

Overview

MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE TOP SECRET 100% ONSITE - CHANTILLY, VA

SALARY IS DEPENDENT UPON THE CANDIDATE'S SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS SALARY RANGE : 160-180K HIGH END OF THE SALARY RANGE IS CONSIDERED FOR THOSE WHO EXCEED QUALIFICATIONS IN A REQUIRED AREA

Soft Tech offers competitive BENEFITS in the areas of : MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, 401K, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, PTO, AND PAID HOLIDAYS

Soft Tech Consulting is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect / Engineer (AWS) to join our team and help us work across multi-layered environments (i.e. varying security levels) to support the Authority-to-Operate (ATO) of applications. In this role, you will be responsible for working within a hybrid environment for both on-prem and cloud environments to implement / incorporate cutting edge technology, while coordinating requirements with other teams in the agency as needed to ensure cloud projects are implemented as specified and within scope.

Responsibilities

  • Supporting on research, design, development and implementation of cloud architecture and strategy.
  • Consulting on issues and requests from stakeholders that require the implementation of complex AWS solutions.
  • Educate stakeholders and teams on the implementation of AWS services and associated application onboarding and initiatives.
  • Troubleshooting AWS-related integration, configuration, or operational issues.
  • Building highly scalable and highly available solutions deployed within AWS.
  • Assisting working with other teams for cloud on-boarding and migrations.
  • Assisting in providing tactical direction and operational support for the networking and security of cloud applications and platforms.
  • Evaluating cloud networking infrastructure capacity and recommend solutions to address demand.
  • Responsible for fixing POA&Ms in routers and helping to configure / troubleshoot the routes from classified networks to AWS.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
  • 6 years of experience working as an AWS Architect / Engineer to support the provisioning and management of resources to support both custom, COTS and GOTS tools.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of cloud infrastructure components such as compute, storage, load balancing, network management, and monitoring (network and security).
  • Knowledge with WAF as a Service (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Experience with cloud networking (includes Transit Gateways, VPN gateways, VPCs, load-balancers, private endpoints).
  • Knowledge of IAM technologies (Azure AD, AD AWS SSO).
  • Experience working with Docker and developing CI / CD automation pipelines.
  • Experience provisioning AWS resources using tools such as CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform, etc.
  • Experience with AWS on cloud migrations and use Gitlab for CI / CD automation pipelines
  • Ability to automate the DevSecOps processes and to perform some programming / scripting
  • Experience developing in CDK, designing applications, building automated security / compliance, improving data governance or improving ETL pipelines.
  • Must have Cloud programming skills
  • Possess strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot complex cloud networking infrastructure issues.
  • About Us

    Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is a woman and minority-owned business headquartered in Chantilly, VA. With contracts in both the public and private sectors in the DC metro area and across the country, Soft Tech is an organization made up of highly successful and talented Information Technology professionals offering enterprise class solutions for any size organization at great value. Soft Tech's mission is to help government organizations design, implement, and maintain mission critical Information Technology solutions. By focusing jointly on our employees and our customers, we are able to achieve our mission by providing each and every one of our customers with continuous quality customer support.

    Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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