Lead Cloud Architect

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

NACI (T1)

Job Family:

Cloud

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Cloud Architectures, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Development, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Technology

Certifications:

Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect - Microsoft

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as the Lead Cloud Architect supporting one of the U.S. Government's premier Agencies. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As the Lead Cloud Architect, you will educate, plan and lead one of the largest U.S. Government Departments in creating a cloud modernization strategy, providing options for cloud service provisioning, user story capture and refinement, and enhancing cloud capabilities to solve mission problems. 

HOW A LEAD CLOUD ARCHITECT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Lead a team that supports a nationwide organization that ensures that everyone in the United States has an affordable, healthy place to live.
• Accept the challenge to strengthen Cloud systems and infrastructure within one of our nation’s largest Departments.
• Design and define Cloud Solutions architecture for 215 operational IT systems and other Development, Modernization, and Enhancements (DME) projects.

  

In this role, a typical day will include: 

• Serves as the senior SME for architecting and delivering cloud and on-prem hosting solutions.  
• Provides senior expertise to teams for application migration/modernization assessments.  
• Provide recommendations to optimize cloud usage costs by analyzing usage patterns and trends.  
• Leads assessments that include cloud deployment type (public/hybrid), cloud provider (AWS, Azure, and Google), OS, COTS, codebase, database, cloud services, application dependencies, disaster resilience requirements.  
• Maintain an understanding of advancing cloud capabilities, IT, and business needs, while identifying and proposing cost and functional efficiency options for ED’s collaborative decisions and actions.  
• Create and maintain a roadmap of enhancements according to the customer’s decisions and directions.  
• Provide expertise in high availability, contingency planning, and automated provisioning.  
• Help agency rationalize, architect, and plan application/system migration.  
• Leads annual architecture review with critical design recommendations.  
• Continuously analyze, research, identify, and recommend the most effective and efficient application of technology to meet HUD’s mission requirements.   

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

• Experience: 15+ years of relevant experience

• Technical Skills:
  • 8+ years of systems engineering experience
  • 5+ years cloud solutions delivery using well-architected cloud frameworks, services, and technologies.
  • Solutions Architect Associate certification or higher from a major cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, or Google.   
  •  2+ years working within a development team, delivering cloud services & solutions, and provisioning/automating infrastructure, services, and enterprise management tools.  
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing, maintaining, and contributing to technical and process documentation.     

• Security Clearance Level: Must be able to obtain a Position of Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting.

• Skills and abilities:
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience working with stakeholders and development teams.    

• Location: Hybrid in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
   

• Timeline: This is a contingent posting, expected to start in January, 2025.

VISA SPONSORSHIP WILL NOT BE PROVIDED FOR THIS POSITION.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
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