Cloud Computing Application Architect

Cloud Computing Application Architect

Requisition ID: 165926

Customer Ref / ATS ID: 167446

Location: McLean, VA

Position Type: Contract (12 Months)

Role Overview

Everyone is trying to "harness the cloud," but not everyone knows how. As a Cloud Computing Application Architect, you will join a dedicated team eager to build, manage, and secure a cloud-native container platform that meets client needs and takes full advantage of cloud capabilities. We need an experienced professional to engineer container management and cloud management solutions to resolve complex challenges.

In this role, you will leverage your technical skills to drive mission-forward change. You will collaborate with your team as they utilize modern cloud technologies to enhance client environments using current container and cloud management solutions for seamless orchestration. Leveraging your DevOps platform expertise, you will contribute to strategy, design, and standard enforcement throughout the containerization lifecycle while recommending resources to guide secure container adoption. Additionally, you will continue strengthening your DevOps skills while supporting the development of critical cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Architecture: Drive strategy, design, and implementation of cloud-native architectures and containerization platforms.

DevOps & Orchestration: Engineer, manage, and optimize container management and cloud orchestration solutions to modernize infrastructure.

Security & Compliance: Ensure strict standards, best practices, and security guidelines are met across all containerized environments and cloud platforms.

Client Advisory: Advise clients on modern resources, tools, and methodologies for smooth, secure cloud and container adoption.

Platform Enhancement: Continuously support, enhance, and scale DevOps practices and critical cloud platforms.

Qualifications & Requirements

Experience: 3+ years of experience in the development of tools and processes to drive DevOps or DevSecOps maturity by automating builds, regression testing, and deployment pipelines.

DevOps & Containers: Proven experience with DevOps platforms, containerization solutions (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud orchestration frameworks.

Cloud Platforms: Hands-on expertise with major public/hybrid cloud environments.

Architecture Design: Strong ability to contribute to enterprise-level cloud strategy, architectural design, and modern deployment practices.