Lead SME 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:

Job Family:

Cloud

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Cloud Architectures, Cloud Platform, Cloud Technology, DevSecOps

Certifications:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional - Amazon AWS - Amazone, Certified Network Defender (CND) - EC-Council, Security+, CE - Sec+ CE

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Lead SME Cloud Architect
 

Secure and expertly apply the latest technologies to advance the mission as a Lead SME Platform Architect with GDIT. Your work in enterprise IT will provide Architecture and Solution Design, Engineering, Implementation and Operational Support Services to design, engineer, implement and maintain emerging, evolving, and developing Information Technology (IT) strategic solutions for our customer’s enterprise. Own the opportunity to build your skills and accelerate digital modernization for our clients as you accelerate your career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Lead SME Platform Architect supporting US Citizenship and Immigration Services, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

As the Lead SME Platform Architect, you will manage and facilitate the engineering and operations of the hybrid cloud-based platform IT infrastructure the Enterprise. The position requires expert knowledge and experience in support of all aspects of the Enterprise Platform Infrastructure including enterprise directory services, on-prem cloud hosting services including distributed processing ad hosting platforms, and performance and capacity planning.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Architect, design and lead the implementation of the distributed processing environment, including unified computing platforms, virtualization platforms, and their management suites
• Drive and manage improvements with an emphasis on automation, proactive monitoring across environments, and ongoing maintenance.
• Support and manage server lifecycles - provisioning, maintenance, security compliance, decommissioning of hardware
• Active Directory and GPO implementation
• Support the implementation of complex identity management solutions
• Implement and continuous compliance to information security policies and technical standards, report and remediation of non-compliances
• Maintain the security baseline compliance via automation, scanning, configuration, implementation, and remediation activities
• Architecture and engineering support to repair and recover from hardware or software failures and communicate with impacted constituencies.
• Troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
• Integrate new technologies into new and existing systems

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education: Bachelors’ Degree Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience

Required Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience with architecting and developing platform-based solutions, establishing throughput and setting baselines for acceptable performances standards.
• Significant experience with managing and using DevSecOps concepts.
• Experience in evaluation and analysis of workloads that are running in public and private cloud environments.
• Expertise working with virtualization, storage and enterprise backup solutions using automation technologies.
• Expertise working with Active Directory technologies.
• Expertise working with application streaming and desktop virtualization technologies.
• Current relevant Microsoft Certification: MCSE core infrastructure

Desired Experience

• Experience with any DHS agencies or entities
• Knowledge and experience with tools including, but not limited to:
  • Identify Management: PKI, ADFS, Azure AD Connect, and Microsoft Identity Manager
  • Directory Services: Active Directory, ADFS, Azure AD, ICAM, ASW IAM
  • Hosting Services: Netapp OnCommand, Microsoft VMM and HyperV, Microsoft System Center, VMWare ESXi, Cisco Flexpod
  • Automation ad Orch