Cloud Services Architect - Boulder, United States - IBM

Description

Introduction

The infrastructure running industries likes transportation, energy, insurance, banking or healthcare is quickly changing as the world's relationship with technology evolves. Companies have more choices than ever before between on-premise, off-premise, or a hybrid approach. Our Infrastructure Architects are responsible for keeping up with the latest and greatest of these changes and using their expertise to deliver solutions that meet the needs of our customers and products.

Your Role and Responsibilities

***US Citizenship is required for this role. Candidates for consideration must EITHER have a Secret OR Top Secret Clearance and be able to sit onsite in Colorado Springs CO ***

The Cloud Architect will:

Architect, Design & Implementation of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) on AWS or other cloud service providers

Identify & define technical requirements to build new AWS (or other cloud service providers) based applications and architectures as well as migrate on-prem applications to the cloud leveraging cloud native services

Use Terraform/Cloud Formations to deploy infrastructure as code (IaC) for AWS resources (or other cloud service providers)

Deploying and provisioning in an production environment AWS (or other cloud service providers) resources including IaaS: EC2, S3, RDS, EBS, ELB, IAM, Security Groups, Cloud Watch, VPC, Route53, Subnets, Routing Tables, Internet Gateways, certificates, autoscaling groups, PaaS services: EKS, ECR, ECS, Fargate, Code Deploy, Code Commit, and other SaaS services

Evaluate Cloud Application requirements and make architectural recommendations for implementation, deployment, and provisioning in AWS or other cloud service providers

Design a hybrid architecture using key AWS (or other cloud service providers) technologies such as the Virtual Private Network (VPN), Transit Gateway, and Direct Connect (DX)

Work with and mentor a team of highly skilled engineers in building a state-of-the-art cloud environment that has the ability to scale and grow

Must have experience in a client-facing environment and interacting with technical and business stakeholders

Security Clearance Required:

Minimum Secret clearance, prefer TS/SCI

Minimum Qualifications:

Degree: BS in an engineer field or applicable years of experience in Cloud Architecture development and implementation

At least 3 years of relevant experience

Demonstrated experience in/with:

Deploying cloud assets on any provider (AWS, Azure, Oracle, etc..)

Proficient in Terraform or Cloud Formations and at least one other major programming language

Work with a team to conceptualize and implement a full system architecture on cloud assets with a mix of managed and un-managed services

Working independently, anticipating, and adapting to changing mission requirements and priorities, and managing multiple tasks with minimal guidance.

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Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Certifications: SAFe for Teams Certification.
• Security Clearance: Pre-existing, Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Degree: BS in an engineer field or applicable years of experience in Cloud Architecture development and implementationAt least 3 years years of relevant experience with a BS degree and at least 5 years without degreeMust have experience in a client-facing environment and interacting with technical and business stakeholdersDegree: BS in an engineer field or applicable years of experience in Cloud Architecture development and implementationAt least 5 years of demonstrated experience in/with:Deploying cloud assets on any provider (AWS, Azure, Oracle, etc..)Proficient in Terraform or Cloud Formations and at least one other major programming language

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Relevant DoD and/or Industry work experience in Space Systems Command Experience with Cyber Operations Branch (SSC/SZYO) program office

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Location StatementIBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being - Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs - Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law - Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals - Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. US Citizenship Required.

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