Senior Cloud Architect- W2 Only (No H1b or OPT)

Job Description

Title: Senior Cloud Engineer / Architect

Location: Remote (1 day/week Onsite at Boston, MA)

Duration: 12 months

Top Skills Details

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Preferred

1. 8+ years of experience dealing with infrastructure delivery and support to business units

2. 5+ years of experience designing and implementing cloud architecture

3. 3+ years of cloud migration experience (AWS & Azure)

Position Overview:

* The client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Architect to join our IT Cloud Architecture team.
* This individual will play a crucial role in the department’s ongoing migration to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure while supporting the integration of cutting-edge Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.
* The Senior Cloud Architect will not be leading the cloud migration but will actively participate in architectural design and implementation efforts, ensuring seamless integration of cloud and on-premises environments.

Location:

The primary work location will be remote, with the requirement to be on-site at client’s headquarters at Boston MA, one day per week, depending on operational needs.

Key Responsibilities:

* Collaborate with cloud migration teams to design, implement, and optimize AWS and Azure solutions for client’s infrastructure and enterprise applications.
* Participate in the integration of IoT/ITS technologies with AWS and on-premises systems, contributing to the department Intelligent Transportation Management initiatives.
* Provide architectural designs for hybrid environments to support transportation management systems, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
* Assist with the documentation of logical and physical designs following client’s policies, standards, and patterns.
* Support ongoing efforts to modernize on-premises systems, with a focus on effective data flow and system integration between transportation management and cloud-based services.
* Participate in design reviews, cloud roadmap discussions, and project planning efforts with cross-functional teams.
* Assist in drafting technical requirements and ensuring adherence to client’s cloud governance and security policies.
* Conduct performance analysis and capacity planning to ensure that the cloud environments are appropriately configured and optimized.
* Collaborate with vendors and internal teams on product selection, integrations, and deployments, particularly in relation to IoT/ITS solutions.
* Stay informed about the latest in cloud, IoT, and ITS technologies to bring innovative ideas to client’s infrastructure.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

* Minimum of 8 years of experience in infrastructure delivery and support, with significant exposure to cloud architecture.
* Demonstrated experience with AWS and Azure, including cloud-native application development, application migration, and hybrid environments.
* Solid experience integrating IoT/ITS technologies, particularly in a transportation or government setting, is highly desirable.
* Strong understanding of networking, cloud security, disaster recovery, and data management in hybrid cloud environments.
* Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, or other similar languages.
* Familiarity with transportation management technologies and protocols (ITS standards, transportation signal controllers, etc.).
* Experience working in agile project environments, with the ability to diagram and present cloud architectures.
* Proficient in utilizing GitHub and GitHub Actions for efficient code management, automation, and deployment processes.
* Experience in implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipeline deployment strategies using Terraform.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Education & Certifications:

* Bachelor’s degree or substantial career experience in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
* AWS Cloud Certification (AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional) preferred.

Enterprise Requied Skills

Cloud, aws, azure, github, IaaS