TS/ SCI Cleared Cloud Architect
Location
Ashburn, VA | United States
Job description
If you are passionate about technology, have an active TS/SCI clearance, and want to build a successful career in Cloud, Cyber, and Machine Learning, Ampsight is interested in you! We are looking for a Senior Cloud Architect with an active TS/SCI clearance based in the Washington, DC metro area. The Architect will work on a high-performance agile team with other talented Engineers, Architects, and Data Scientists to design/ integrate systems, create cutting-edge solutions optimized for Amazon Web Services (AWS), provide hands-on Cloud analytics and Machine Learning consulting services to defense and intelligence customers in the federal government. Candidates that possess a solid understanding of AWS services and solutions who have years of hands-on experience creating secure, resilient, and elastic systems for AWS and C2S/C2E are preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Solid experience designing, configuring, and optimizing AWS Cloud infrastructure
- A deep understanding of security principles
- Extensive experience leading troubleshooting, capacity planning, systems analysis, and performance analysis activities
- 5+ years of experience with Linux/Unix development
- Extensive experience writing production-quality code in multiple languages (+1 for Scala, Python, Go or any functional language)
- Experience with DevOps
- In-depth knowledge of infrastructure operations and principles
- Experience designing systems architecture to achieve the right balance of performance, risk, and cost
- Solid written and oral communication skills
- A desire to lead, mentor, and coach Engineers
- Experience leading agile development teams
- At least one AWS certification
Responsibilities
- Conducting architecture trade studies, assessments, and prototyping
- Developing Cloud architectures and solutions
- Conducting capability assessments and developing Cloud migration strategies
- Optimizing systems and capabilities for performance and scale in AWS Cloud
- Leading developers during implementation
Requirements
- US citizenship required
- 5+ years of experience designing and developing software systems
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field (+1 for advanced degree)
- An active TS/SCI Security Clearance
- Willing to go onsite as needed
Benefits
- Stock options, our success is your success
- Discretionary performance-based bonus(es)
- 10 paid holidays and 1 paid floating holiday per year
- 20 days PTO per year
- 401k plan with 4% match (assuming 5% employee contribution)
- Health care, dental, and vision with company contribution
- Short and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Hybrid work model
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