Cloud Solution Architect (AWS & AZURE) || Washington, DC (Hybrid) || W2 or 1099

and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor H1b candidates at this time.

Role: Cloud Solution Architecture with AWS & Azure

Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid 1 day/week onsite)- 4 DAYS ONSITE PER MONTH

Rate: $--/hr on w2 no benefits or $--/hr on 1099

USC ONLY

Contract: Long term through end of year and extends

Note:

• Prefer STRONG AWS but will take a mix of Azure and AWS
• FEDERAL GOV EXPERIENCE HEAVILY DESIRED

Technical Skills:

Technical Skills Requirement:

• Developing software according to software development lifecycles (SDLCs), including DevOps, Agile, Lean, Iterative, or Waterfall.
• Designing, deploying, and migrating secure and maintainable systems for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS)
• DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, containers, and related best practices for cloud deployment.
• Service offerings in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure (Government platform experience preferred).
• Understanding of cloud-based architectures, web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, and
• Familiarity with loose coupling, stateless systems, and best practices for designing cloud-ready applications.
• Understanding of cloud federation technologies such as SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect and how to apply these technologies to enterprise and public-facing applications.
• Awareness of cloud information security risks and best practices, especially in highly secure operating environment.
• Understanding of cloud vendor cost structures and the ability to optimize solutions for cost effectiveness.
• Experience transitioning legacy systems to cloud-ready architecture.
• Understanding of RESTful Web Services, XML, or JSON.
• Familiarity with government cloud deployments (FedRAMP, FISMA, high security environments).

Highly Desirable Skills (not mandatory):

• Proficient in at least one high-level programming languages such as Python, PowerShell or Infrastructure as Code (AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM/Bicep, Terraform, etc)
• Experience with direct configuration and management of AWS or Azure components
• Experience with designing or implementing cloud architectures for analytics/data processing/machine learning use-cases, such as data lakes, lake formations, etc
• Experience with containerization as a strategy for cloud-enabling legacy applications
• Familiarity with the Well Architected Framework
• Experience with defining platform requirements
• Experience in managing ADConnect sync scope and customization of sync rules to meet business requirements
• Understanding of high-level M365/ O365 tenant management and strong experience with the migration on-premise Microsoft collaboration platform to Office 365
• High-level understanding in the underpinnings of SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, and ExchangeOnline
• Strong PowerShell background with experience in automating administrative tasks in O365 using modules such as MSOL, AzureAD, AzureRM, PnP, and ExchangeOnlineManagement

Understanding of Azure AD management, including experience in:

• Managing Conditional Access rules
• Assigning Licenses
• Creating dynamic and static groups
• Privileged Identity Management and Identity Protection
• Azure App Principals
• Business to Business (B2B) Trust relationships in M365
• Experience in designing Azure landing zone architecture for IaaS and SaaS deployments

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