**Overview** **Who We Are** Steampunk is the explosive collision of human-centered design and traditional government contracting. An employee-owned company with a startup mindset and time-tested approaches tailored for the federal government, we’re passionate about creating solutions that are impactful, practical, scalable, and most importantly, that meet our clients’ ever-changing needs. At Steampunk, we believe in disrupting the status quo and setting the pace in the ecosystem of government contractors, while repurposing tried-and-true methodologies. We believe in empowering our people to find creative solutions to intractable problems. We believe the best environment in which to grow and thrive is outside our comfort zone. While good design makes for a good product, we believe human-centered design makes for an excellent one. We also believe effective teams are powered by diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. To that end, Steampunk is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability status, and protected veteran status, amongst our ranks. Additionally, we participate in the E-Verify program. **Contributions** As a **Cloud Architect** , you will work within our growingDevSecOpspractice delivering features to support cloud migration, cloud optimization and cloud deployment. We are looking for candidates with8-10years experiencewith cloud platform services and DevOps practices such as infrastructure as code and confirmation management automation.Responsibilities include: + Identifyand implement the mostoptimalcloud-based solutions for the customer + Design cloud environments anddemonstratetechnical cloud architectural knowledge, playing a vital role in the design of production, staging, QA, and development of cloud infrastructures running in 24×7 environments + Implement and oversee cloud strategies include migrations and optimization + Establishing development tools and infrastructure for automation + Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers + Automate and improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes + Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results + Perform root cause analysis on complex business processes and technical components + Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats + Identifyingtechnical problems, performing root cause analysis, and developing software updates and ‘fixes’ + Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended + Support enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure through infrastructure as code including any activities around automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, andmonitoringand testing, such as CI/CD  + Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations  + Leverage virtualization and containerization tooptimizeand modernize software systems + Actas an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members + Engineer and implement solutions andproviderecommendations for continuous improvement for the servicesprovided + Present regular status updates andprovidecross training to other team members **Qualifications** **Required:** + Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance + BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience + 8Years of Experiencearchitecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions + 8Years of Experience with one or more clouds (i.e.AWS, Azure, or GCP) + 8Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket + 8Years of Experience with systems development in an Agile environment + 8Years of Experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestration + 8Years of Experience integrating deployments with industry standardDevSecOpstooling and orchestration + 5 Years ofExperience in several of the following areas: database architecture, ETL, business intelligence, big data, machine learning, advanced analytics + Certification such as: + AWS Certified DevOps Engineer + AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional + Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert + Microsoft Certified Solution Architect Expert + SAFeDevOps Certification **Preferred:** + MS Degreein an IT-related field + Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills + Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred + Experience with scripting in Code Deploy, Concourse, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby + Experience implementing docker containers andutilizingplatforms such as Kubernetes + Experience with automation tools, including Code Deploy, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible **About** **steampunk** Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $130,000 to $190,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. Steampunk is a **Change Agent** in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our **Human-Centered delivery methodology** , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an **employee owned company** , we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com . _We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program._ Refer a Friend (https://careers-steampunk.icims.com/jobs/5741/cloud-architect/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&in\_iframe=1&hashed=-336029103) **Need help finding the right job?** We can recommend jobs specifically for you! **Job Location** _US-VA-McLean_ **Posted Date** _2 weeks ago_ _(10/18/2024 11:38 AM)_ **_Job ID_** _5741_ **_Clearance Requirement_** _Public Trust_