IT Security Architect/ Cloud Engineer

IT Security Architect - Consultant (Cloud Engineer)- 13017
Location: REMOTE/EST
Duration of the Contract: 12 months
Possibility for Extension: Yes

Why is this position open: New Position - 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 is a repost of posting ID 12901 due to location requirement changes - resources may be submitted if they were previously submitted.
Will close to submissions on: 08/06 at 5:00 PM EST
Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online

Work Location: First week on site to get acclimated to team. After that, consultant should plan 3 days per month onsite. Remainder 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. Position Title: Cloud Engineer
Division: Office of Information Technology Services
Project Overview
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.
Why is this position open (new role, increased workload, new dept, resignation, promotion)?
New Position 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. 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.

Required Skills

• 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

• 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 with ServiceNow, Datadog, Dome9, and/or Aviatrix.
• Background in DevOps, Software Development, Site Reliability, or Systems Engineering.
• Experience with configuration management and continuous deployment.

Required Education
Bachelor''s degree in computer science or information systems and 8+ years of technical architecture experience and relevant hands-on engineering. Required / Preferred Certifications

• AWS and\or Azure certifications preferred

Onsite Requirement
First week on site to get acclimated to team. After that, consultant should plan 3 days per month onsite. Remainder 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.

About our Company
DataSoft Technologies is a highly recognized provider of professional IT Consulting services in the US. Founded in 1994, DataSoft Technologies, Inc. provides staff augmentation services for Information Technology and Automotive Services. Our team member benefits include:

Paid Holidays/Paid Time Off (PTO)
Medical/Dental Insurance Group
Accident/Critical Illness Insurance
Life Insurance
401 (K)