Aws Architect

Job description
Req. ID: 748062

Role: Solution Architect/Engineer

Location: Raleigh, NC (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Months

Complete Description:
• The position responsible for:
• Provide technical leadership for one or more of the following domains: Business Architecture, Application/Software Architecture, Database Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture and Security Architecture.
• Responsible for finding opportunities to improve architecture using cloud and cloud-native technologies.
• Hands-on abilities to build MVP (Minimal Viable Product) technology solutions in the cloud.
• Prior experience in digital transformation for large complex applications.
• Provides assessment of current state technology architecture and recommendation of future state technology architecture
• Identifies architectural risks and plans to mitigate risks, ensures adherence to standards and best practices, and influences and communicates effectively with non-technical audiences including senior ITD and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Software Development teams, Product Managers, and Business Owners to ensure smooth deployment and operation of systems.
• Guide/Build CI/CD pipeline configurations to orchestrate provisioning and deployment of both large and small-scale systems.
• Build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations.
• Develop Cloud Operation Framework, and roles and responsibilities for each category in the framework.
• Automate tools to monitor system health and reliability to support business process requirements, Troubleshoot and resolve issues in development, test, and production environments.
• Communicate status and risks to the product teams, Help automate and streamline operations and processes.
• Ensure solution designs and implementation meet architecture quality standards.
• Guide Solution Architects / Tech Leads to ensure that application and integration architecture aligns with system design guidelines and enterprise architecture standards.
• Mindful of the Healthcare Industry and Digital Health trends.
• Security Architecture / Security Controls Implementation
• Gap Analysis and Mitigation

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities / Competencies:
• Active status as an AWS Certified Architect (DevOps or Architect preferred)
• Implements technical processes to roll out solutions.
• Works with the project team to deliver fully functional products in a timely manner
• Knowledge of CI/CD (Jenkins, TravisCI, CircleCI, AppVeyor, etc) is required.
• Working experience with one of more automation tools and repository such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CHEF, TeamCity, Artifactory, SVN, Bitbucket
• Working experience with cloud native tools like CloudFormation, Terraform, ELB, Autoscaling, and EC2
• Good understanding of VPCs, Subnet configuration, route table, Internet gateway, VPC peering, Transit gateway, VPC Link, etc
• AWS - Amazon Web Services Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
• Active certification status on any cloud providers: AWS/GCP/Azure Solution Architect (preferred)
• Active certification status on any cloud providers: AWS/GCP/Azure Developer (preferred)
• Track record of successfully establishing and implementing transformation programs in an Agile and DevOps environment

Minimum Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Information Systems Management, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Management, Engineering, or another related discipline
• 5+ years of professional IT experience working with Windows Server or Linux environments.
• 4+ Years of AWS Experience, CloudFormation experience
• 8+ years of related experience including experience working with Agile Methods and modern technology environments.
• 3+ years of Cloud architecture experience and cloud economics
• Experience leading cross functional project teams, workgroups.
• Highly desired - Knowledge of security technologies and methods for securing information
• Highly desired - Demonstrated proficiency in understanding enterprise architecture life cycle methodologies.
• Highly desired - Interpersonal and leadership skills that demonstrate collaboration, facilitation, negotiation, conflict managem