Cloud Architect

Cloud Architect IIRemoteContract roleDESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND TASKS:Statement of Work:Overall contractor responsibilities shall encompass:• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Provision and maintain and optimize cloud accounts, Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), compute, storage, and networking resources for performance and cost efficiency, utilizing strategies such as reserve instances and compute savings plans. Implement infrastructure automation, identity and access management, and security boundaries aligned with federal requirements.• Developer Enablement: Deliver self-service platform services, Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipelines, and shared tooling to empower application teams with rapid, secure deployments. Focus on building and maintaining infrastructure that enables developers to provision and manage resources securely and efficiently. Adhere to FSA DevSecOps standards for observability, monitoring, and alerting capabilities to support continuous delivery and operational excellence.• Security and Compliance: Enforce Zero Trust principles, maintain compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) 20x, and FISMA standards, and implement continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and disaster recovery strategies.• Incident Management and Monitoring: Operate 24x7 monitoring and alerting systems, manage incident response processes, and ensure Service Level Agreement (SLA) adherence for service availability and performance.• Support for Cloud Consolidation: Plan and execute migration of existing environments into a consolidated, standardized cloud architecture. Activities include discovery, assessment, migration planning, execution, and optimization.• Business and Program Operations: Provide program management, documentation, compliance tracking, and cost optimization reporting to ensure transparency and accountability.Task Description: • Cloud solution architecture and design; cloud requirements analysis; technical design documentation; cloud infrastructure engineering; application and development team support; solution troubleshooting and technical problem resolution.Required skills/Level of Experience :• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field; 3+ years of relevant cloud architecture, cloud engineering, or infrastructure experience; experience designing cloud solutions; Intermediate-to-advanced knowledge of cloud infrastructure; Hands-on experience with at least one major enterprise cloud platform such as AWS or AzureNice to have skills:AWS Cloud certification.