Cloud Solution Delivery Lead Advisor

Req ID: 301096 

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Cloud Solution Delivery Lead Advisor to join our team in Rockville, Maryland (US-MD), United States (US).

NTT DATA is seeking an Enterprise Architect to join our program, driving innovative solutions, and transforming the technological landscape for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – the leading biomedical research institution in the United States.

Our program is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing all enterprise infrastructure for hosting applications and solutions to include both on-prem and cloud.  In your role as an Enterprise Architect, you will be at the forefront of designing and implementing cutting-edge systems, leveraging your deep technical knowledge to address complex business and scientific research challenges.  Your strategic vision and collaborative approach will be instrumental in guiding our customers towards scalable and efficient solutions that meet their evolving needs.  If you’re passionate about crafting transformative solutions and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we invite you to bring your skills to our program.

 

HOW A SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Work closely and regularly with all relevant stakeholders to design and implement solutions for NIH’s Center for Information Technology (CIT) Hosting and Storage Services (HSS) portfolio to include solutions for cloud and on-prem infrastructure and application hosting, data life cycle management for large scientific datasets, and data protection and backup.
• Use second-order thinking to identify the short, medium, and long term consequences of any particular architecture and decisions to identify risks, understand impact, meet requirements, and continue to drive value. 
• In partnership with technical team leads and SME’s, develop technical roadmaps to outline 12 – 36 month plans to achieve strategic goals and continually improve services across portfolio.
• Write clear and concise documentation and diagrams.  Create slides and give presentations to engineers and executive leadership pitching new technology solutions and ideas to continually improve services to support scientific research.
• Teach and mentor team members on system design, codifying best practices, and automation techniques through 1:1 learning sessions and formal webinar tech talks.
• Develop Minimally Viable Products (MVPs) to try new emerging technologies and solutions and encourage the adoption of new innovative technologies and ways of working.

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 12 years of related experience.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience as an architect with cloud and enterprise infrastructure technologies in a medium to large enterprise.
• 5+ years of hands-on AWS and/or Azure architecture experience, including:
  • Completed or worked on a medium-to-large scale on-premise to AWS/Azure migration, including structured and unstructured data and applications.
  • Networking experience, including Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), VNet, Direct Network (DX), ExpressRoute, Transit Gateway (TGW), etc.
  • Designing a secure and scalable multi-account architecture.
  • Creating cloud-native solutions for new and refactored applications.
  • Securing AWS/Azure infrastructure.
  • Designing and building CI/CD pipelines.
  • Using Git to manage shared software configuration code bases.
  • Understanding of the software development lifecycle.
  • Infrastructure-as-code experience, including extensive experience with Terraform, writing custom modules from scratch, and guiding the evolution of a large and growing codebase.
  • Strong understanding of containers and container orchestration.

 

Security Clearance Level:

• Must be able to obtain a NIH Public Trust.

 

Preferred Skills:

• Excellent communication s