Assured Consulting Solutions · 2 days ago
Cloud Architect - Expert
Springfield, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$184K/yr - $205K/yr
18+ years expAssured Consulting Solutions (ACS) provides strategic and innovative solutions for customer needs across the business, technology, and organizational spectrum. They are seeking an Expert Cloud Architect to lead and oversee the planning and development of cloud services architectures, ensuring the design and implementation of secure and scalable cloud architectures in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
Big DataCyber SecurityEnterprise ApplicationsInformation ServicesManagement ConsultingNational SecurityNatural Language ProcessingSecuritySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Drive Cloud Transformation: Lead and support cultural and organizational change initiatives that promote successful cloud adoption across NGA and related mission environments
Architect Cloud Solutions: Oversee the design, development, and coordination of integrated cloud architectures that meet NGA’s operational, security, and mission requirements
Strategic Cloud Planning: Develop and refine enterprise cloud strategies to guide the adoption, migration, and optimization of cloud-based solutions within NGA’s technical ecosystem
Leadership & Oversight: Provide technical direction, mentorship, and quality assurance for teams of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level Cloud Architects, ensuring alignment with NGA standards, enterprise policies, and best practices
Qualification
Required
Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess a current and active TS/SCI clearance granted by the Department of Defense or an Intelligence Community agency
Must be able to pass a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph
Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program
18 years of experience in cloud-based systems architecting is required and may be considered in lieu of degree
One or more Cloud Certifications
Cloud Certified Solutions Architect
AWS Certified
Cisco Certified Networking Administrator – Cloud
Cisco Certified Network Professional – Cloud
IBM Certified Cloud Solution Architect
MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure
VMware Certified Professional (VCP7-CMA)
Experience working with NGA
Ability to work in a SCIF environment, potentially co-located with govt customers
Ability to work 8 hour days at a desk
Ability to effectively communicate, in writing and orally, complex architectural concepts
Ability to assimilate NGA architectural knowledge into drawings, schema, data inputs, and written summaries
Preferred
Previous working experience in government or industry, within Cloud Architect profession
Experience architecting solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data
Experience architecting solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies
Experience architecting solutions using Model Based Systems Engineering
Company
Assured Consulting Solutions
Rewarding Work. Generous Benefits. Committed to You.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Erin Willett
Managing Partner
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Mandy Parmer
Managing Partner
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