Cloud Architect

About the role

Kegman Inc. is a Women Owned/Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered in Melbourne, FL and provides engineering and technical support services to U.S. Government clients. We are seeking a Cloud Architect to join the team supporting the Air Force Technical Applications Center at Patrick Space Force Base in Melbourne, Florida. This is not a remote/telework job.

Responsibilities

• Implement time-critical cloud solutions to deliver, monitor mission data using modern software tools and applications
• Interpret software requirements, information needs, system flows, and detailed designs into cloud solutions for data usage, and work processes
• Lead the performance of technical troubleshooting in a cloud environment
• Perform analysis to determine assignable failure, recommend and implement cloud-based solutions, assist with testing infrastructure and application testing on in-house and third-party software
• Coordinate with customer customers to understand and document data flow requirements suitable for cloud environments
• Assist with establishing priorities for overall cloud integration projects through a DevSecOps pipeline while working hardware, software and data delivery issues
• Assist customer in operationalizing software applications in a secure, scalable and reliable cloud environment

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree with a major in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or other relevant field of study
• Relevant 5+ years of experience
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification
• Understands cloud networking and security frameworks
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills are necessary to coordinate and communicate with executives, external partners, and project stakeholders
• Knowledgeable on concepts in DevSecOps principles
• Demonstrate proficiency in programming languages and frameworks utilized in cloud software developments
• Experience with RESTful APIs, scripting in Shell, Bash, and yaml
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification (or obtain within 180 days of hire)
• Hands-on experience with virtualization, container technologies (Docker, container) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Helm)
• Experience with Linux, installing software, patches, and updates on cloud platforms
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps principles
• Demonstrated proficiency in Python and Golang coding languages

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification

Additional requirements

• U.S. citizenship required
• Must have a fully adjudicated (not an interim) Government clearance
• Must pass a drug test