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KBR is seeking a highly qualified Cloud Computing Architect to support to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED). GED delivers mission-critical capabilities that enable the NRO to plan and execute intelligence-gathering missions from NRO overhead systems and process the resulting collected data into useful information distributed to IC and DoD users.

Responsibilities:

Experience and expertise adopting and integrating into cloud architectures and cloud-enabled platforms

Experience using Agile; DevSecOps, and Modem Software Factory practices that separate data from applications; use APIs and microservices; and emphasize continuous software development and deployment.

Able to identify, evaluate, and recommend architectural improvements/opportunities for both FGA 2.0 and future ground architectures maximizing data centricity, application service-centric concepts; cloud use, software frameworks, microservices, APIs and applications

Skilled in the development/maintenance of reference· Cloud architectures and design patterns

Evaluate and make recommendations to ensure SPO architectures maximize use of cloud services and align with GED's FGA 2.0 vision

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, operations, and security personnel, to ensure alignment on architecture decisions and implementation approaches. Documenting design choices, configurations, and procedures facilitates knowledge sharing and future troubleshooting.

Required Skills: 

10+ years of experience with software engineering

Strong knowledge of enterprise computing and operating systems (OS) and cloud computing platforms, such as Linux, Windows, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Cloud-based solutions experience leveraging large cloud-computing infrastructure and platforms architecting, engineering, developing and deploying systems and applications into a cloud environment.

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Bachelor's degree

Clearance: TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.