What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Infrastructure Architect position at xFusion Technologies?
Minimum Technical Qualifications
1. One or more of the following certifications:
a. AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
b. Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
c. Certified Kubernetes Administrator
2. At least five (5) years of experience with infrastructure as code (IAC) using tools like Terraform, Ansible,
AWS CloudFormation or something similar.
3. At least five (5) years of experience developing automation scripts and managing cloud functions using
Python, Ruby, Go or something similar.
4. At least five (5) years of experience providing operational support, maintenance, monitoring, and
incident resolution for cloud-based infrastructure services, including server-based workloads hosted in
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or comparable public cloud platforms.
5. At least ten (10) years of experience performing IT infrastructure engineering, administration, and
operations support for enterprise computing environments, including physical and virtual servers, cloudbased instances, storage systems, backup platforms, and related infrastructure components.
6. At least ten (10) years of experience supporting, maintaining, and troubleshooting Microsoft Windows
Server and/or Linux server operating systems in a production enterprise environment, including server
patching, vulnerability remediation, and system hardening.
Desirable Technical Qualifications
1. Experience providing consulting services to State and/or Federal agencies in the USA.
2. Experience with modern architecture patterns and standards, and designing cloud solutions for
availability, reliability, scalability, security and cost-effectiveness.
3. Experience architecting for high-performance serverless computing and managing applications in
containers at scale using Docker and Kubernetes.
4. Experience with public cloud infrastructure services, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or
Microsoft Azure, such as, Amazon Elastic Block StoreAWS (EBS), Amazon Virtual Private CloudAWS
(VPC), AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Azure Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks,
Storage Accounts, and identity and access management services.
5. Experience with virtualization technologies, including Microsoft Hyper-V and/or comparable enterprise
virtualization platforms, supporting server provisioning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.
6. Experience with enterprise backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions, including backup
scheduling, restore testing, and recovery procedures for both on-premises and cloud-hosted workloads
using tools like Veeam.
7. Experience with server patching, update management, and configuration management processes to ensure
system security, stability, and compliance using tools like Tanium.
8. The proposed project person will be able to adhere to the hybrid working model by working on-site 2-3
days per week at, West Sacramento, CA.