Senior Cloud Architect

Role: Senior Cloud ArchitectLocation: Boston, MA, Rhode Island or New Hampshire – Hybrid (4 Days REMOTE AND – 1 Day from office per week) Length: 12-MonthsTop Skills' Details: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Preferred 1. 8+ years of experience dealing with infrastructure delivery and support to business units 2. 5+ years of experience designing and implementing cloud architecture 3. 3+ years of cloud migration experience (AWS & Azure) Position Overview: A highly skilled Senior Cloud Architect to join our IT Cloud Architecture team. This individual will play a crucial role in the department’s ongoing migration to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure while supporting the integration of cutting-edge Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. • The Senior Cloud Architect will not be leading the cloud migration but will actively participate in architectural design and implementation efforts, ensuring seamless integration of cloud and on-premises environments. Key Responsibilities: • Collaborate with cloud migration teams to design, implement, and optimize AWS and Azure solutions for client infrastructure and enterprise applications. • Participate in the integration of IoT/ITS technologies with AWS and on-premises systems, contributing to the department's Intelligent Transportation Management initiatives. • Provide architectural designs for hybrid environments to support transportation management systems, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security. • Assist with the documentation of logical and physical designs following client policies, standards, and patterns. • Support ongoing efforts to modernize on-premises systems, with a focus on effective data flow and system integration between transportation management and cloud-based services. • Participate in design reviews, cloud roadmap discussions, and project planning efforts with cross-functional teams. • Assist in drafting technical requirements and ensuring adherence to client cloud governance and security policies. • Conduct performance analysis and capacity planning to ensure that the cloud environments are appropriately configured and optimized. • Collaborate with vendors and internal teams on product selection, integrations, and deployments, particularly in relation to IoT/ITS solutions. • Stay informed about the latest in cloud, IoT, and ITS technologies to bring innovative ideas to client infrastructure. Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: • Minimum of 8 years of experience in infrastructure delivery and support, with significant exposure to cloud architecture. • Demonstrated experience with AWS and Azure, including cloud-native application development, application migration, and hybrid environments. • Solid experience integrating IoT/ITS technologies, particularly in a transportation or government setting, is highly desirable. • Strong understanding of networking, cloud security, disaster recovery, and data management in hybrid cloud environments.• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, or other similar languages. • Familiarity with transportation management technologies and protocols (ITS standards, transportation signal controllers, etc.). • Experience working in agile project environments, with the ability to diagram and present cloud architectures. • Proficient in utilizing GitHub and GitHub Actions for efficient code management, automation, and deployment processes. • Experience in implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipeline deployment strategies using Terraform. Skill Matrix: infrastructure delivery and supportCloud architectureAWS and AzureIoT/ITS technologiesPython, PowerShellInfrastructure as Code (IaC)GitHub