What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Architect position at CCI- Computer Consultants International, Inc.?
MANDATORY
Bachelor's degree in computer science or information systems and 8 years of technical architecture experience and relevant hands-on engineering.
10 years infrastructure, systems engineering, DevOps, or architecture
8 years technical architecture
5-7 years AWS (IAM, Organizations, Networking Architectures, Cost Mgmt controls, etc.)
3-5 years Azure (RBAC, Azure AD, Networking Architectures, Cost Mgmt controls, etc.)
3-7 years enterprise cloud architecture or
governance
3-5 years Terraform and infrastructure as a code.
3-5 years cloud migrations and platform
operations
3 years technical leadership and knowledge transfer
Public Cloud infrastructure expertise
PREFERRED SKILLS/CERTIFICATION
AWS and\or Azure certifications
Expertise in Terraform infrastructure as code, understanding of scaling technologies and solutions, experience with AWS or other clouds, familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, or other container platforms, security, penetration testing and threat detection tools, and experience wServiceNow, Datadog, Dome9, and/or Aviatrix.
Background in DevOps, Software Development, Site Reliability, or Systems Engineering.
Experience with configuration management and continuous deployment.
The Department of Technology Operations needs assistance with supporting deployment and
management of the State-Wide Information Technology Shared Services Cloud initiatives and
projects. This position will be used to further develop the State of South Carolina Cloud Strategy, work with State agencies for adoption and support the managed cloud broker.
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
Assist with day to day operations and migrations to AWS\Azure Cloud infrastructure as the organization transitions to a managed cloud broker.
OTHER SKILLS/DUTIES:
• Strong communication and knowledge-transfer skills.
•Advanced report writing ability.
•Excellent communication skills and relevant public speaking.
•Experience working on complex projects.
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform system administration, automation, and development tasks for the Cloud Management Platform (CMP).
- Work with DTO and customer personnel to facilitate migrations to the DTO cloud infrastructure.
- Maintain continuity of shared services offered across AWS and Azure.
Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online
Duration of the Contract: 12 months
Possibility for Extension: Yes
Work Location: First week on site to get acclimated to team.After that, consultant should plan 3 days per month onsite. Remainer of time is remote. Onsite cadence will be scheduled with the manager after start.Vendor partner needs to be aware they will be an onsite element and plan accordingly.
Candidate Location: No South Carolina residency required. Open to nationwide candidates; must be able to work eastern time zone hours. All travel-related costs for onsite work will be the responsibility of the resource, regardless of the frequency of onsite work