<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:16.866667px;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-style:normal;"><span style="font-weight:400;"><span style="white-space:normal;"><span><span><span><strong><span style="line-height:18.4px;"><span style="color:#000000;">Previous experience with a government client is required.</span></span></strong><br><br><b><span style="line-height:18.4px;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>This is a remote position with a federal client who is based in Lanham, MD. Candidates must reside and perform work within the United States.</strong><br><br><span><span><span>Position Overview</span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br><span style="line-height:16.866667px;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-style:normal;"><span style="font-weight:400;"><span style="white-space:normal;"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="line-height:18.4px;"><span style="color:#000000;">We are seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Architect to support a federal Enterprise Data Platform modernization initiative. The selected candidate will design, implement, and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure supporting secure, scalable, and highly available data platform services. This role will focus on cloud architecture, networking, platform resilience, automation, and operational excellence.</span></span><br><br><b><span><span><span>Key Responsibilities</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><ul style="margin-bottom:13px;"><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style="color:#000000;">Design and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise-scale data platform operations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style="color:#000000;">Develop architecture solutions utilizing VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, PrivateLink, and other AWS networking services.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style="color:#000000;">Support high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity strategies.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style="color:#000000;">Implement Infrastructure as Code solutions utilizing Terraform and related automation tools.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style="color:#000000;">Collaborate with cloud engineers, data engineers, and cybersecurity specialists to deliver secure and scalable solutions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style="color:#000000;">Support platform modernization, performance optimization, capacity planning, and infrastructure lifecycle management.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style="color:#000000;">Develop and maintain technical architecture documentation, standards, and operational procedures.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style="color:#000000;">Participate in architecture reviews, deployment planning, and operational readiness activities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style="color:#000000;">Support monitoring, observability, and operational support initiatives across cloud environments.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:16.866667px;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="line-height:18.4px;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span>Required Qualifications</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><ul style="margin-bottom:13px;"><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">Minimum seven years of experience supporting cloud infrastructure, systems engineering, or platform operations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">Minimum five years of experience designing and supporting AWS environments.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">Experience with AWS networking, security, storage, and compute services.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code solutions utilizing Terraform or similar tools.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">Experience supporting highly available and resilient enterprise environments.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles and operational best practices.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:16.866667px;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="line-height:18.4px;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span>Preferred Qualifications</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><ul style="margin-bottom:13px;"><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate certification.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">AWS Advanced Networking certification.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">Experience supporting federal government or highly regulated environments.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">Experience supporting Databricks or large-scale analytics platforms.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">Experience with Kubernetes, EKS, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoListBullet" style="margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000;">Familiarity with FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST security frameworks.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>