Cloud System Architect (Annapolis Junction, MD)
**Active TS/SCI w/Polygraph REQUIRED**
Please do not apply if you do not currently possess this level of clearance. We do not have the ability to sponsor people for clearances. We are a contracting company. Our customer mandates the clearances for positions. Our customer does not care about your current skills, tenacity, or willingness to learn – The #1 thing they care about is if you possess the proper clearance level. And if you do not already have that TS/SCI w/Polygraph clearance, there is nothing we can do for you.
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Job Description:
Required Skills:
Basic Requirements:
Shield Consulting Solutions is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Please do not apply if you do not currently possess this level of clearance. We do not have the ability to sponsor people for clearances. We are a contracting company. Our customer mandates the clearances for positions. Our customer does not care about your current skills, tenacity, or willingness to learn – The #1 thing they care about is if you possess the proper clearance level. And if you do not already have that TS/SCI w/Polygraph clearance, there is nothing we can do for you.
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Job Description:
- The architect will be responsible for deployment of new solutions into existing cloud resources or off-premise infrastructure.
- Must Possess Strong knowledge of a wide range of cloud services and solutions like AWS, OpenStack and Microsoft Azure products.
- Should be able to develop with a DevOps approach for both Linux and Windows workloads using proven, cutting-edge cloud technologies including automation with Amazon Cloudformation, OpsWorks, Ansible, Chef, and Docker.
- Must be able to deploy new cloud production, staging, and test environment.
- Responsible for all aspects of integration and deployment to include, Infrastructure and application deployment, load testing, and disaster recovery.
- Must take planning seriously and strive for a seamless transition with little to no downtime.
- Should be able to identify the most agile, scalable infrastructure, and select the best cloud services and technologies for customer projects and plan all implementation procedures.
- Should be able to automate and deploy cloud infrastructures.
- Is responsible for full documentation of the cloud infrastructure to enable a smooth handoff to application team.
- Should have experience writing software scripts using scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Ruby.
- Demonstrated experience planning and implementing Infrastructure as a Service (iaaS) and Platform as a Service (Paas) using tools like OpenStack, Eucalyptus, OpenShift, and Kubernetes.
Required Skills:
- Must Possess Strong knowledge of a wide range of cloud services and solutions like AWS, OpenStack and Microsoft Azure products.
- Should be able to develop with a DevOps approach for both Linux and Windows workloads using proven, cutting-edge cloud technologies including automation with Amazon Cloudformation, OpsWorks, Ansible, Chef, and Docker
Basic Requirements:
- 12 years of applicable professional experience; must work with little to no prescriptive guidance.
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in related technical discipline.
- 4 additional years of applicable professional experience may be substituted for a degree
- Strong Knowledge of cloud solutions included but not limited to AWS, Openstack, and Microsoft Azure products.
- Experience building cloud applications for performance, resiliency, availability, and scale.
- Demonstrate experience with Linux and Windows workload using cloud technologies with automation including Amazon CloudFormation, OpsWorks, Ansible, Chef, and Docker.
- Experience with container management systems (k8, EKS) in production
- Must possess one active Mid-Level or advanced cloud certification (i.e., AWS, Azure, Open stack).
- Experience with GitHub
Shield Consulting Solutions is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
This is a full time position