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Node.Digital Principal Systems Engineer/Principal Cloud Architect (AWS) in Dulles, Virginia
Principal Systems Engineer/Principal Cloud Architect (AWS)
Location: Dulles, VA
Must have an active Secret Security Clearance
Node is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission-critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats.
Node is seeking a Principal Cloud Architect (AWS) to assess, design, and develop automated cloud-based requirements and architectures and develop derived requirements and systems engineering artifacts into advanced cloud infrastructure, management, and operations.
Responsibilities include:
Partnering with the Chief Engineer to develop advanced, leading-edge, automated, cloud-oriented architectures that provide new cybersecurity capabilities to a major U.S. Government customer
Define and communicate a shared technical and architectural vision
Become a member of an Agile Feature team to design and implement an automated cloud infrastructure supporting advanced, cloud-oriented cybersecurity capabilities
Interfacing directly with customers, stakeholders, and end-users regarding priorities, capability architectures, requirements, use cases, and stories to derive, develop and decompose next-cycle updates and specifications
Full lifecycle oversight of requirements-driven automation architecture
Requirements
Required Skills:
Must be a US Citizen
Active Secret clearance. Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
10+ years of applicable experience
5+ years of cloud architecting experience
In-depth cloud technology automation knowledge and implementation experience
Proven leadership skills and meaningful experience successfully leading technical teams and projects
Able to work effectively as a leader, in a group, or as an individual contributor
Strong working knowledge of Cloud-centric IT products and services
Knowledge of Networking
In-depth Knowledge of Automation techniques, including microservices, pipeline-driven delivery, full-scope automation orchestration, and configuration-driven deployments
Experience in landing zones, guard rails, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Direct experience with scripting in JSON, YAML, HCL, Python, bash/PSH, and/or CloudFormation
Innovative, technical mindset
Independently driven
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization
Ability to analyze information and identify relevant facts
Ability to shape the opinions of key stakeholders and influence outcomes
Proven track record of achieving desired results
Strong and diverse business and technical acumen
Experience working with senior leadership including VP and Director levels
Desired Skills:
Experience with Management and Operation of AWS services in the areas of Identity Management, Security Management, Cloud Management and Governance, Cost Management, Compliance, Migration Services, Networking Services, Infrastructure Automation, and DevOps.
Direct experience with the development of one or more of the following automation technologies in a cloud/Linux environment: Ansible, Nessus, Splunk, DNS, Git, Cloudbees (Jenkins), Terraform, and CloudFormations.
Direct experience with utilization of one or more of the following AWS tools: Systems Manager, Cost Optimization, Security Hub, EKS, and Workspaces.
AWS cloud technology knowledge and implementation experience
Experience with Azure or Google Cloud
Influential communication and ability to achieve alignment
Experience managing many people and projects
Experience working in an agile development environment
Experience working in DevOps and/or DevSecOps environments
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) knowledge and experience
Experience working on projects that implement analytic models into production systems
Experience with AWS technologies, and migrations from on-prem to AWS
Experience with collaboration tools including MS Teams, MS Outlook, MS SharePoint, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence, and Atlassian Jira Align
Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field. Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree-level education.
Desired Certifications:
DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II
AWS Solution Architect – Professional
Company Overview:
Node.Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.
Our Core Values help us in our mission. They include:
OUR CORE VALUES
Identifying theRIGHT PEOPLEand developing them to their full capabilities
Our customer’s “Mission” is our “Mission”. OurMISSION FIRSTapproach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partner
We believe inSIMPLIFYINGcomplex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellence
Our mantra is “SimpleSecureSpeed” in the delivery of innovative services and solutions
Benefits
We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include:
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic Life
Long-Term Disability
Health Saving Account
401K
Three weeks of PTO
10 Paid Holidays
Pre-Approved Online Training