VITA Azure Cloud Architect 4

REPLACING 778459

Deadline to submit : No later than 4 pm EST on Tuesday 12 / 2 (due to the holiday)

MAX VENDOR RATE : $117.24

ON SITE REQUIRED : 2-3 days / week (parking available on site at no cost for contractors)

REPLACING 778459. Pls note : The mgr has not been able to find candidates with the combination of SR level technical experience as an Azure Cloud Architect

along with solid communications skills needed for this role. Candidates so far have not been about to clearly articulate the experience that is on their resume during the interviews.

Pls make sure you are technically vetting anyone you plan to submit and make sure they are not using any AI tools to assist them during your vetting process.

• Pls note : Mgr will do initial Virtual (Web based IV) but reserves the right to do a follow up IN PERSON interview if they deem necessary. Pls make sure your candidate is aware.

Lastly pls note that some on site is REQUIRED; do not submit if they cannot agree to this arrangement.

VITA - Sr Azure Cloud Architect

ON SITE REQUIRED : 2-3 days / week (parking available on site at no cost for contractors)

DURATION : 1 year expected

ABOUT THE ROLE / DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Azure Architect will be advising agency on architecture and security concerns associated with Azure including in-place migrations / refactoring.

Architect will need to make recommendations on lift and shift and on-premise to cloud native migrations.

Architect will need to make recommendations with refactoring within Azure environment.

Architect will need to conduct testing within Azure to show minimal viable product of an architecture.

Architect will need to understand available offerings from COV MSI and other connected parties.

Architect will make configurations to Azure in support of agency-level objectives. Configurations will be primarily to Azure-based services.

Architect will need to sign Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Required / Desired Skills

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Strong knowledge of cloud fundamentals

Required

Years

Knowledge of single and multi-cloud strategies and implications

Required

Years

Knowledge and experience in designing cloud solutions encapsulating all aspects of design that meet business requirements.

Required

Years

Strong knowledge and experience with Azure network and storage architectures

Required

Years

Strong knowledge and experience with Azure Services (examples Azure Key Vault Entra ID etc.)

Required

Years

Strong knowledge and experience with Azure Functions Azure Web App / App Service Containers micro-services architecture and server-less architecture.

Required

Years

Demonstrated knowledge of cloud security principles including zero-trust network segmentation just-in-time access conditional access etc.

Required

Years

Knowledge of availability options. Demonstrated experience architecting solutions that meet RPO and RTO objectives in Azure.

Required

Years

Effective documentation writing. Candidate should be able to write professional documentation including position papers architecture documentation a

Required

Years

Experience in managing cloud-based security posture activities including vulnerability remediation perimeter defense architecture encryption in tran

Required

Years

Knowledge and experience in DevOps including Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise Cloud.

Required

Years

Knowledge and experience in data storage products like SQL Server Oracle. Knowledge of non-relational data storage products like Cosmos DB.

Required

Years

Experience as a on-premise architect 5 years

Required

Years

Strong communication skills. Candidate should be able to effectively communicate with technical and business staff.

Required

Years

Microsoft Certification in Azure Solutions Architect (Pls upload cert under reference tab)

Required

Years

Questions

No.

Question

Question1

Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment

Question2

Please list candidates email address.

Question3

In what city and state does your candidate permanently reside Local Richmond candidates preferred bc of on site requirements. If your candidate is local to Richmond have you (vendor) taken the necessary steps to verify this residency

Question4

Microsoft Certification in Azure Solutions Architect is REQUIRED. Please upload a copy of this cert under the Reference tab in Vector. If no cert is uploaded then we will bypass this candidate without notifying you - so pls make sure its in Vector before you click on submit!

Question5

If selected this role requires your candidate be ON SITE 2-3 days / week (NO EXCEPTIONS). Does your candidate agree to this arrangement Parking IS available at no cost to contractors at this location.

Question6

Mgr will do initial Virtual (Web based IV) but reserves the right to do a follow up IN PERSON interview if they deem necessary. Does your candidate agree to this interview arrangement

Question7

Make sure to HIGHLIGHT (or BOLD) the required skills on their resume that match the skills matrix. This helps us (and you) to identify if your candidate is truly a match and has the experience that support what the agency requires for this role!

Question8

This job req is replacing REQ 778459 (same title / agency and mgr). If your candidate was forwarded previously for consideration and no interest expressed OR if they interviewed and were not chosen - pls do not submit them again. They will be rejected and you will lose a spot. We want NEW candidates only.

Question9

Do you attest that your candidate has been personally and technically vetted by your staff and has been found to possess the skills / experience reflected on their resume

Key Skills

APIs,Pegasystems,Spring,SOAP,.NET,Hybris,Solution Architecture,Service-Oriented Architecture,Adobe Experience Manager,J2EE,Java,Oracle

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1