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Cloud Solution Architect II
Job no : 5040336
Work type : Full-Time (Salaried)
Location : Richmond (City), Virginia
Categories : Information Technology
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 Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) is seeking a highly skilled IT professional with advanced expertise in solution development to serve as a Cloud Solution Architect to support a modern cloud-based ecosystem. This role involves implementing technology solutions that enhance business decision-making and processes across all business units, in alignment with the agency's architectural roadmap and enterprise goals.
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
Additional Considerations
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and / or rsum 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.
For any technical assistance with the jobs.virginia.gov website, please contact applicantinquiry@dhrm.virginia.gov.
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.
Advertised : 21 Jan 2025 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close :
Salary : $140,000 - $160,000
