Cloud Applications Architect

Spalding Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Cloud Applications Architect in Lexington Park, MD. Spalding Consulting, Inc. is a professional services company delivering cutting-edge solutions to the Department of Defense since 2001. Our expert-level solutions include software development, information technology, program management, financial management and business intelligence services. Spalding Consulting offers competitive compensation, career development, flexible work schedules and excellent benefits.


Position Type: Full-Time
Salary Range: $125k - $175k (depending on experience)
Work Location: This is a remote position (see on-site requirements below).

**On-Site Requirements: On-boarding will require 1-2 visits to Patuxent River, MD for candidates that are local to the area. Candidates out of state will be onboarded virtually. Training will be virtual and telework maximized/permitted to the greatest extent possible, however for local candidates, training/tasking may require on-site work a few hours per week. Future on-site/telework requirements/schedules may change as additional client direction is received.

Essential Functions:

• Provide System Engineering SME support to software development teams in standardizing microservices architectures by leveraging cloud native services and technologies.
• Develop migration strategies for on-prem to cloud migrations and provide recommendations to modernize legacy applications from monolithic to service-based architectures.
• Help architect, select, and acquire tooling and technologies for the DevSecOps software factory and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and information assurance teams to define and enforce security standards, policies and requirements.
• Provide assistance with overseeing and defining architectures, writing and managing project/program architecture documentation.
• Promote a culture of security and continuous improvement.
• Experience with AWS storage services such as S3, EFS, EBS, FSX, Storage Gateway, etc.
• Experience with AWS database services, e.g.: RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, RedShift, and others.
• Experience with AWS Elastic Kubernetes Services (EKS).
• Participate in a highly functioning development teams utilizing agile methodologies combined with modern DevSecOps software practices and influence the way services are developed by providing best practices and architecture feedback.
• The ideal candidate will have outstanding problem solving and critical thinking skills with desire to continuously learn and apply new skills and technologies while thriving in a fast-paced environment.
• Other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements

Required:

• Experience using Amazon Web Services (AWS), knowledge of Microsoft’s Azure, Google Cloud, or other major cloud computing services.
• Deep understanding of cloud computing technologies, applications, and trends.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, software application, and design.
• Experienced with AWS Cloud Compute …