Enterprise Cloud Architect

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Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is searching for a Enterprise Cloud Architectto join our team.

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work: Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
• 100% Employee Ownership: we have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success: We have grown every year since our founding in 1993

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.

MTSI is looking for an enterprise cloud architect to design and construct scalable software development and test environments for multiple high-profile acquisition efforts. This is a role with a wide berth that will have a focus on transitioning on-prem workloads to one or more hyperscale environments.

* Collaborate with multiple organizations with similar and diverging requirements on cloud architecture & strategy
* Understand organization's strategic needs and develop/maintain implementation plan supporting customer requirements
* Advise leadership on technical feasibility of network plans and proactively advocate for recommendations to mature environment offerings
* Evaluate new cloud technologies and make substantiated recommendations for improvement
* Identify the best cloud solutions to successfully meet the strategic architecture needs of the organization
* Regularly evaluate existing cloud infrastructure to identify risks or opportunities for improvement
* Assess legacy mission infrastructure and functions to determine the best candidates for transition to a cloud-based solution
* Develop cross-domain solutions to manage the transfer of unclassified software and data to classified networks
* Support continuous integration/continuous testing/continuous delivery (CI/CT/CD) software development processes in a hybrid cloud environment
* Support prototyping & troubleshooting of complex systems spanning between on- and off-premises cloud environments
* Offer guidance in capability/service movement techniques, including bulk application transfers into the cloud
* Be part of an agile team to cross-functional boundaries and mentor others on cloud services
* Support preparation and submission of accreditation packages to acquire an Authority to Operate (ATO)
* Identify and proselytize best practices for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), & Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud solutions
* Document engineering standards, proposals, and/or recommendations for system design, engineering changes, and configuration management relating to cloud infrastructure
* Prepare and present detailed road maps and plans to transition to the defined end-state cloud architecture; estimate cloud total cost of ownership (TCO) and potential return on investment (ROI)
* Assist in the development of required organizational processes and structure for cloud adoption & management
* Support assessment and consolidation of disparate existing services into a comprehensive, maintainable offering
* Assist in the development and training of client personnel for adoption and management of cloud assets.

Required Skills:

* Minimum of 7 years working experience in one of/many of a DevOps, Security Engineering, or SRE role.
* Outstanding communication skills, including briefing technical recommendations to organizational leaders, and the ability to work in an environment with evolving requirements.
* Highly proficient in modern cloud providers, especially Azure and Google Cloud.
* Highly proficient with agile methodologies and tools including source control and CI/CD.
* Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, etc) and container tools (Kubernetes, Docker, Podman etc).
* Programming ability in one or more general purpose languages (C++, Rust, Python).
* Understanding of public cloud networking concepts.
* Experience deploying complex and scalable cloud applications.

Preferred Skills:

* Experience with one or more existing DoD classified development networks

Required Education:

BS in a technical field (preferably computer science or electrical engineering)

Required Experience:

12+ years in software development, infrastructure design, or DevOps

Preferred Experience:

12+ years in software development in a classified working environment

Clearance Requirements:

• TS with ability to obtain an SCI
• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.

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