Technical Advocate Engineer

About the role

The Technical Advisory Engineer serves as a trusted technical advisor, partnering with diverse organizations, technical teams, and stakeholders to assess existing IT environments and develop practical cloud adoption and migration strategies. This role is highly consultative, focusing on discovery, technical engagement, infrastructure assessment, and solution recommendations rather than direct implementation. The successful candidate will engage with multiple geographically dispersed sites and independent technical organizations to understand current infrastructure, governance, security policies, storage architectures, networking requirements, and operational constraints. Using these assessments, the engineer will formulate cloud architecture recommendations, migration approaches, and modernization roadmaps that align with organizational objectives, security requirements, and technical best practices. This position bridges business objectives and technical execution by translating complex technical environments into actionable cloud transformation strategies.

Required Skills

• Active Secret Clearance required
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, cloud engineering, systems architecture, or technical consulting
• Experience engaging directly with technical stakeholders across multiple organizations or business units
• Strong understanding of:
  • Enterprise networking
  • Storage technologies
  • Virtualization platforms
  • Windows server infrastructure
  • Identity and access management
  • Enterprise security principles
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud platform
• Detailed understanding of on-prem desktop application infrastructure
• Knowledge of cloud migration methodologies and workload assessment
• Experience supporting federal, defense, or regulated environments
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business-focused recommendations

Desired Skills

• Experience with hybrid cloud architectures
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture principles
• Familiarity with enterprise governance frameworks
• Experience conducting infrastructure assessments or technical discovery engagements
• Experience with migration assessment tools and cloud readiness evaluations

Pay

$120,000 - $160,000

Benefits

General Description Of Benefits