Senior Cloud Architect

Job Title : : GTA - Senior Cloud Architect

Location : : Atlanta, GA Locals, Hybrid

Duration : : Long Term Contract

Do not submit candidates previously submitted for GTA Senior Cloud Architect positions.

This position is available for extensions.

Candidate must be willing to be on-site 1 day a week.

Responsibilities :

• Develop and Implement cloud migration, modernization, and multi-cloud acumen to craft highly scalable, flexible and resilient cloud architectures that solve customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of AWS services.
• Serve as a technical expert in AWS, supporting customers with complex commercial and technical challenges
• Lead cross-functional, cross-organization initiatives that drive thought leadership on multi-cloud and AWS migration scenarios.
• Broad technology experience across AWS cloud architecture, applications development, relational databases, NoSQL databases, analytics, machine learning, networking, security, storage, DevOps, containers, server less, CI / CD, cloud migrations, or IT transformations.
• Strong problem-solving skills. Demonstrated ability to analyse problems, develop actionable tactical plans quickly, up-level the insights to strategy.
• Demonstrated ability as a "trusted advisor" to customers. Able to facilitate relationships with senior technical executives, as well as easily interact and give guidance to software developers, IT operations staff, and system architects.
• Assists GTA and State agencies with architectural decisions and design to optimize applications for cost and performance
• Review and evaluate existing systems architectures and software products to identify cloud platforming and refactoring opportunities
• Reviews and provides input to the development of standards.
• Builds relationships, communicates office goals.

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

(Preference will be given to candidates who, demonstrate some or all the following skills / experience) :

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount of Experience

IT Architecture

Required

5 years

Design, development, and deployment of application software at scale

Required

7 years

AWS Cloud Architecture

Required

5 years

AWS Cloud Implementation

Required

4 years

Cloud Migrations Experience

Required

3 years

Private, public and hybrid cloud models (including IaaS, PaaS)

Required

5 years

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Highly desired

Azure Experience

Highly desired

State & Local Government Experience

Highly desired

Enterprise architecture principles and best practices

Highly desired