AWS Lead Cloud Architect-DC Metro Area

Lead Cloud Architect 

GDIT is looking for an experienced Lead Cloud Architect/AWS to join our cloud infrastructure team as lead architect. In this role you will work hand in hand with our client to help this agency modernize and grow its cloud footprint. You will join an existing, high performing team managing three cloud environments, AWS, GCP, and Azure.  

 In this role you will work with our team and agency leadership to help advocate for the cloud, work to synthesize requirements from across the agency into technical architectures and collaborate with engineers who will be building these systems. You will be expected to provide technical leadership and experience managing multi-tenant cloud environments. 

 In this role, the candidate should have a strong experience using AWS well-architected framework, AWS services and technologies, infrastructure, application, server, compliance, and hands-on automation experience.  

• Work across the agency to develop new cloud solutions to meet the needs of application teams moving to the cloud.  
• Work with GDIT stakeholders to develop solutions that meet the needs of their customers and build out the agencies cloud vision.  
• Lead a team of DevOps/SecOps Engineers to architect AWS, Azure, or GCP solutions with the responsibility to ensure the customer maintains an overall cohesive integration with itself, partner systems, and solutions. 
• Develop a deep understanding of our current systems to identify and develop solutions which will help our team scale its cloud support. 
• Support and advise on application assessment, migration and modernization. 
• Design cloud infrastructure, virtual private cloud, virtual private network, relational database services, auto scaling, and computing resources to meet customers’ requirements.  
• Create and maintain a roadmap of customer enhancements according to the customer’s decisions and directions.  
• Provide expertise in high availability, contingency planning, and automated provisioning.  
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture team and other stakeholders to determine enterprise tools, technologies, and processes. 

 WHAT YOU’LL NEED:  

• U. S. Citizen and/or Green Card holder or Perm Resident 
• Ability to secure a Public Trust clearance. 
• Hybrid
• 3+ years’ AWS, Azure, or GCP experience in a solutions delivery role. 
• 3+ years’ experience with solutions delivery using well-architected cloud frameworks, services, and technologies. 
• 10+ years total IT, development or architecture experience. 
• Experience designing and building applications in one or more Infrastructure as Code frameworks. 
• Experience leading cloud teams in a federal or state environment. 
• Strong experience leading the development of multi-tenant AWS systems including landing zone development, multi-account networking, security automation solutions.  
• Demonstrated ability to develop cloud solutions and see projects through to successful implementation.  
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and demonstrated experience working with senior level stakeholders and development teams. 
• Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing to convey cloud technologies and solutions to all levels of customer personnel. 

 PREFERRED Experience 

• 2+ years’ experience working within a DevSecOps/DevOps environment, utilizing AWS, Azure, or GCP services, solutions, and provisioning/automating cloud infrastructure, services and tools. 
• Experience in deploying infrastructure following CI/CD practices, including building pipelines.