Req ID: RQ179426

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: MBI (T2)

Job Family: Cloud

Skills:

Cloud Architectures,Cloud Development,Windows Azure Cloud

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as an Azure Cloud Architect supporting the United States Postal Service (USPS). GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an Azure Cloud Architect , you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a n Azure Cloud Architect joining our team to manage specific technology that forms the foundation of the enterprise-wide Cloud Architecture with USPS.

HOW AN AZURE CLOUD ARCHITECT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Advises and assists with analytics functional groups to define and implement solutions aligned with a Cloud based Microservices / Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for infrastructure or business applications.

• Creates architecture deliverables describing cloud solutions in sufficient detail to develop bill of materials, technology components, vendor components, cost estimations, and design parameters suitable for handoff to implementation teams.

• Prepares solution descriptions, assumptions, technical approach, and content that explains why solution is recommended, risks and mitigation plans.

• Leads cultural change for cloud adoption.

• Creates and communicates cloud policies, procedures, standards, design patterns, and reference architectures that define repeatable solutions.

• Identifies training and development needs required to support cloud-based solutions standards.

• Interfaces with vendors to ensure standard architectures are adhere to and implemented for projects within a specific technology area.

• Provides technical direction to management and systems professionals engaged in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of business information systems.

• Ensures alignment of infrastructure and application solution design to the overall architecture for Enterprise applications and compliance with defined technology standards, policies, processes, and best industry practices.

• Researches and analyzes the technology industry and market trends relating to cloud technologies to determine potential impact upon the IT enterprise; makes recommendations to capitalize on trends and industry best practice.

• Ensures the architecture governance structure is applied in a defined solutions area based on business and IT organization strategies.

• Ensures publication and update of solution standards pertaining to cloud hosted solutions and manages individual projects related to the release and propagation of standards across IT.

• Provides leadership and technical assistance in problem solving regarding the analysis, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of business information systems.

• Develop cloud-based architectures to meet the requirements of new and existing applications and services.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education :

• Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science or related technical discipline (preferred)

• Azure Solution Architect certification (preferred)

• AWS Solution Architect certification (preferred)

Required Experience :

• 8+ years of experience with Azure cloud architecture

Required Skills & Abilities :

• Demonstrated experience using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

• Demonstrated understanding of databases such as MySQL

• Demonstrated experience using open source technologies

• Demonstrated ability to develop cloud native design patterns to provide scalable, performant, highly resilient yet cost-effective technology solutions

Security Clearance Level :

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting

• This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Location :

• 100% remote in the U.S.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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The likely salary range for this position is $106,371 - $177,632. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.