Director of Cloud Engineering

Job Title : Cloud / DevOps Engineer (DevOps & Solution Architect)

Location : Onsite Sacramento, CA

Contract : 6 Months Contract (with possible extensions at clients discretion)

Work Type : Full-Time, Onsite

Role Category : Architecture DevOps Architect & Solution Architect

Strong preference for USC and Locals

Position Overview

Client seeks a highly skilled Cloud / DevOps Engineer who will serve as a DevOps Architect and Solution Architect supporting mission-critical applications within the ecosystem. This consultant will act as a technical SME, supporting both on-premises and cloud-hosted environments (Azure / AWS) while guiding the ARTS team in architecture, CI / CD modernization, monitoring, technical documentation, and knowledge transfer.

The consultant will evaluate legacy systems, identify improvements based on platform engineering standards, design modernization strategies, and provide ongoing architectural, DevOps, and platform engineering guidance. This position requires strong expertise in CI / CD, automation, observability, cloud optimization, security compliance, and technical mentoring.

Project Scope : The scope of this project encompasses the following deliverable base tasks :

• The consultant will provide application architecture and monitoring and DevOps / Platform Engineering expertise and mentoring to the ARTS team members, to support and service the critical state- wide application subsystems.
• The consultant will act as a Subject-Matter Expert (SME), assisting ARTS technical team members in the design, architecture, analysis, troubleshooting, review, and documentation of products supported by the ARTS Unit.
• The products are both on-prem and in the Azure or AWS cloud.
• The consultant may also act as the technical subject-matter expert on complex projects or may participate with other team members on projects of a complex nature or broad scope.
• Consultant responsibilities also include ensuring that all work performed under this agreement will comply with Information Technology Services Branch (ITSB) policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• The consultant is to submit to the technical project manager a written monthly status report as part of this agreement and provide mentoring to team members to expand their functional knowledge, analysis skills, and technical skills sets throughout the contract.

1 : Solution Architecture, Development and Test Support

2 : Dev Ops Discovery and Assessment

3 : Roadmap & Strategy

4 : Implementation of Approved Changes

5 : Knowledge Transfer

Minimum Qualifications