Senior Cloud Architect
At a glance
Senior Cloud role at Cohere Technology Group. Chantilly · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $141,200–$188,550.
Cohere Technology Group has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Turn high-level epics into smaller stories that technical teams can build
- Oversee infrastructure operations and steer the teams when they need direction
- Guide backend/API and backend/UI teams as they develop the application
- Shape the project’s DevSecOps approach and oversee its implementation
- Represent the technical work in customer and review-board meetings, and lead the Architecture Review Board
What you bring
- You have at least seven years implementing solutions on C2S architecture
- An active TS/SCI clearance with FSP and a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline
- You have designed and delivered IaaS and PaaS solutions, plus business software at scale
- You bring experience with Java, Spring and Angular, along with databases such as Postgres or Oracle
- You have AWS experience, including its storage services and distributed-system patterns
Who this fits
This senior role suits someone who can direct technical teams while staying involved in architecture and customer discussions. You’ll split your time between Chantilly and Bethesda, with that arrangement negotiable.
From the employer
Cohere is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect! You will take a lead on architecting an existing high-profile application in a cloud DevOps environment utilizing available UC2 and UC2S (AWS) services. You will be responsible for the design, development and the supervision of the teams that are responsible for building the application will utilize UC2S and C2S services in combination with 3rd party solutions. This position will split time between our Chantilly, VA and Bethesda, MD locations - 50% Chantilly and 50% Bethesda (negotiable).
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Duties include but are not limited to:
- Help technical teams break down high level epics into stories.
- Oversee infrastructure operations and guide, as necessary.
- Oversee backend/API team operations and guide, as necessary.
- Oversee backend/UI team operations and guide, as necessary.
- Architect and oversee the development of DevSecOps into the project.
- Act as a technical representative on customer meetings, Requirements Review Board (RRB), Change Control Board (CCB) and run the Architecture Review Board (ARB)
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years’ experience implementing solutions on C2S architecture.
- Active TS/SCI w/FSP
- BS in a relevant discipline
- Designing, developing, and deploying business software at scale
- Architecting and building IaaS and PaaS solutions
- Experience working with Java, Spring and Angular
- Experience working with databases like Postgres, Oracle, or MySQL
- Designing Highly available and fault-tolerant enterprise and web-scale software deployments
- Experience working with distributed systems as it pertains to data storage and computing.
- Experience working with AWS technologies (S3, EC2, SQS, SNS, Lambda, CDK, etc.)
- A solid understanding of C2S storage solutions such as S3, EFS, and EBS.
- Software design patterns (microservices, messaging, distributed architectures)
- Experience with database replication and Transaction processing
- Data management utilizing AWS services.
- AWS Solutions Architect Experience
- A solid understanding of C2S storage solutions such as S3, EFS, and EBS.
- Agile Scrum methodologies
- Jira and Confluence
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a customer focus
Desired Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree
- Continuous integration concepts and tools (bamboo, Jenkins)
- Configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, or Puppet)
- Linux- and Windows-based system administration skills
- Ability to work independently.
- Infrastructure automation through DevOps scripting
- IT compliance and risk management (security, privacy, SOX, HIPPA, etc.