Target/Cloud Architect

Transform technology into an opportunity as a Cloud Architect with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As Cloud Architect, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Cloud Architect joining our team to ensure success of infrastructure and operations needs for USPS.

HOW A CLOUD ARCHITECT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Cloud focus is currently Azure but could include work within Google Cloud Platform.
• Deploy, configure, and manage Cloud services
• Assist Network and Compute Technologies (NCT) Innovation staff with following best practices for Cloud, maximizing efficiency of cloud resources, and general knowledge sharing of cloud expertise with NCT Cloud Staff
• Assist with Operationalizing deployments and support of Cloud services for NCT Operations. This will include standardizing and automating processes and workflows, creating documentation/knowledge articles, and overall assist Operations staff who have limited experience in Cloud
• Written and oral presentation to high level CIO management on statues of current efforts

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Strong skills and experience with Cloud Operations support in Azure and Google Cloud Platform
• Strong Experience supporting large scale/enterprise level Cloud environments
• Strong Experience supporting several cloud services related to compute, network and databases,
• Experience of automation/orchestration using any of the following: Ansible, Ansible Tower, Terraform, YAML, Jenkins, or equivalent
• Fluency in at least one scripting language (Python, Perl, Ruby or equivalent)
• Ability to troubleshoot cloud resource problems and perform complex system tests
• Develop and maintain accurate documentation for internal procedures and services
• Ability to automate solutions to repetitive problems/tasks
• Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud services
• Integration of Git, in continuous deployment
• Experience with DevOps monitoring tools
• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
• Creative thinking skills
• Detail-oriented personality
• Ability to communicate well to other members of the development team

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REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Experience with the following cloud technologies: ROSA, Apigee Hybrid, Kafka, Kubernetes, Confluent Cloud, Mirror Maker 2.0, ISTIO Service Mesh, Enterprise Event Broker, DevSecOps tools (ArgoCD)
• Strong understanding of cloud networking at scale
• Ability to break down complex networking concepts and present them in a concise way
• PowerShell scripting experience
• Kubernetes

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: 10+ years of related experience.

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Candidates should have a Cloud Architect certification with at least one of the major cloud providers (Azure, GCP or AWS).

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution in a computer science, information system or related field preferred

LOCATION:  

• Candidates should be within commuting distance of the following client sites: Eagan, MN; Raleigh, NC; San Mateo, CA.
• Hybrid work schedule of 2 days in the office and 3 days remote

SECURITY CLEARANCE LEVEL: 

• Ability to achieve a Public Trust clearance - the security clearance for this program requires the selected candidate to have resided in the US for the past five years. The selected candidate cannot have left the country for longer than 90 consecutive days and no more than 180 cumulative days.