Offer summary

Qualifications:

12+ years of hands-on experience in cloud solution development, particularly with AWS and security services., Expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining APIs for cloud environments., Strong proficiency in cloud platforms and understanding of cloud networking and security best practices., Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like AWS CloudFormation and Terraform..

Key responsibilities:

Translate business requirements into tested solution workflows for cloud and on-premises environments.

Design, implement, and maintain technology assets using approved tools for cloud solutions.

Set up monitoring and logging solutions, including alerts and dashboards for cloud infrastructure.

Adhere to compliance policies and procedures while optimizing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Job description

Job Title : Cloud Solution Architect
Client : State of VA
Start Date - 05/12/2025
End Date - 06/30/2025
Experience: 12+ yrs
Client location - 1220 Bank Street, Richmond, VA
Job Mode : Remote
Certification : AWS Cloud Solution Architect Certification
Interview Type - Webcam Interview Only

Full Job Description -
DBHDS - Cloud Solution Architect - Security & Infrastructure Focused
Duration: Depends on the work needed
**Hands-on is a must
**willing to convert to full time in future.
100% Remote
**Must adhere to EST Hours during the week

Qualifications include:
· Expertise in Cloud Solutions: Translate business requirements into fully tested solution workflows by designing, implementing, and maintaining technology assets using approved tools for both cloud (e.g., AWS, Azure) and on-premises environments.
· Proficiency in Cloud Platforms: Strong proficiency in cloud platforms, leveraging native cloud services for solution engineering.
· API Development: Expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining APIs specifically tailored for cloud environments (e.g., AWS API Gateway).
· Cloud Networking and Security: Understanding of cloud networking concepts (e.g., VPCs, subnets, security groups) and cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM). Need to understand AWS Security Finding Format (ASFF), Pulling the data from security services (for example, AWS Security Hub, Amazon Macie, Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon Inspector, AWS Config, Amazon Detective, AWS Identity and Access Management Access Analyzer) and Configuring integrations with native AWS services and third-party services (for example, by using Amazon Event Bridge and the ASFF) to build security dashboards.
· Understand networking and networking security WAF and other related AWS services.
· Serverless Computing: Experience with serverless computing concepts, event-driven architecture, and serverless platforms (e.g., AWS Lambda).
· Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate the provisioning and management of cloud infrastructure using tools like AWS CloudFormation and Terraform.
· Expert Understanding & experience with Networking design, Implementation, Management and Ops, security, Governance and Compliance
· Building Monitoring and Logging Solutions: Experience in setting up alerts, dashboards, and logs for cloud infrastructure and applications.
· DevOps Practices: Strong understanding of DevOps practices, including developing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, version control, and collaboration tools (e.g., AWS CodePipeline).
· Compliance: Adhere to all policies and procedures of the Agency.

Skills Matrix -
Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience
Hands on solution development on AWS cloud using Security and Infrastructure Services. Required 12 Years
Expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining APIs specifically tailored for cloud environments (e.g., AWS API Gateway). Required 12 Years
Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes). Required 12 Years
Automate the provisioning and management of cloud infrastructure using tools like AWS CloudFormation Required 12 Years
Strong understanding of DevOps practices, including developing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, version control, and collaboration tools Required 12 Years
Infrastructure design, debugging, security design for the AWS cloud platform including VPCs, Subnets, Lambdas, API Gateway, WAF, Cloud Front etc. Required 10 Years
Setting up custom dashboards by utilizing the logs and other related data available through AWS services like Security Hub & build runtime audit logs Required 10 Years
Securing inter-VPC traffic within an account or across multiple accounts - securing resources access Required 10 Years
Using orchestration services to build and support applications Lambda, EventBridge, Amazon Managed Workflows for ApacheAirflow Required 10 Years
AWS Cloud Solution Architect, Network and/or Security Specialty Highly desired

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