Cloud Architect (Remote) - Washington DC

Company: Analytic Search
Location: Washington, DC
Posted On: 05/05/2025

Analytic Search Group, Princeton NJ - Full timeWashington, United States - Posted on 04/27/2025Growing IT Professional Services firm and 2024 Top Work Places to Work recipient seeks a Cloud Architect to design and implement hybrid infrastructure strategies, integrating on-premises systems with multi-cloud platforms. You'll partner closely with our federal clients to analyze system requirements, identify optimization opportunities, and ensure secure and seamless cloud integration. Your role will also include leading migrations, ensuring the hybrid infrastructure performs efficiently, and maintaining compliance with security and governance frameworks
Responsibilities

• Architect and Design Hybrid Infrastructure Solutions: Lead the design of secure, scalable infrastructure that spans both on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring seamless integration and operational efficiency across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI platforms.
  
• Advise Senior Leadership: Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership, including CIOs and IT directors, on cloud adoption, system performance, and infrastructure strategies that align with the organization's goals. Offer insights into cost/benefit analysis, migration plans, and long-term cloud integration strategies.
  
• Lead Cloud Migrations: Oversee the migration of on-premises systems and applications to cloud environments, ensuring minimal disruption, optimal resource allocation, and enhanced performance across hybrid infrastructures.
  
• Develop and Implement Cloud Security Best Practices: Ensure all cloud and on-premises environments adhere to security best practices, government regulations, and industry standards, while integrating robust identity management, data encryption, and network security controls.
  
• Collaborate on Cloud and Infrastructure Strategies: Work closely with federal clients and internal teams to analyze system requirements, provide architecture recommendations, and ensure infrastructure strategies support business needs and compliance requirements.
  
• Monitor, Troubleshoot, and Optimize Performance: Continuously assess the performance of cloud and on-premises systems, optimizing hybrid environments for scalability, reliability, and efficiency. Lead functional testing to ensure seamless operability and integration of new solutions.
  
• Ensure Compliance with Policies and Standards: Interpret and apply relevant government policies, regulations, and IT standards to all infrastructure-related projects, ensuring full compliance and alignment with agency guidelines and federal laws.
  Qualifications
  
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
    
  • 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure design and management, including hybrid architectures that integrate on-premises environments with multi-cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI).
    
  • Deep expertise in cloud technologies, including Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
    
  • Proven experience in migrating on-premises systems to cloud environments with a focus on optimizing performance, security, and scalability.
    
  • Strong knowledge of on-premises infrastructure components (servers, storage, networks) and how they integrate with cloud platforms.
    
  • Expertise in cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), data encryption, and network security for hybrid environments.
    
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, with strong collaboration and leadership skills.
    
  • Experience in documenting infrastructure strategies, including architecture designs, project plans, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
    
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