IT Principal Architect - Cloud Solutions

Description & Requirements The IT Principal Architect - Cloud Solutions is responsible for public cloud enablement at Maximus, as a team member of the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE).

Part of the CCoE role is to assist with the adoption of public cloud through architected frameworks, developing reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC), pipeline and sharing success stories where public cloud has been adopted.

The IT Principal Architect - Cloud Solutions is responsible for Cloud IaC Automation, modular code pipelines, such as self-service portals that enable teams to easily consume the public cloud(s) to manage AWS accounts, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) projects and Microsoft Azure subscriptions and tagging for mandatory cloud account tags and feeding that data into Splunk.

Cloud governance is a key role of the CCoE where the IT Principal Architect - Cloud Solutions will work with Maximus to build infrastructure, enact delivery, manage operations and guide project and security teams to enforce the written standards as guardrails within the public cloud(s).

These guardrails help the project / product team operate safely keeping the infrastructure they build compliant with the standards.

The IT Principal Architect - Cloud Solutions encourages continuous learning through demonstrating CCoE services that are available to projects and products deployed in the public cloud.

The IT Principal Architect - Cloud Solutions must also develop and manage relationships and maintain healthy collaboration with key external technology partners and 3rd party vendors.

Reports to the Senior Director of CCoE. Essential Duties and Responsibilities : - Oversee the automation processes for daily activities, build activities, new feature and functionality with public and private cloud - Interact with other team members and groups within the IT organization - Help enforce the standards for server builds and services deployed in AWS and the private cloud by the cloud solutions teams - Perform other duties assigned by leadership - Establishes technology strategy, architecture, and plans for the project modernization effort.

• Understands the organizational and project direction, goals, and the technology eco system to determine how architecture frameworks should be implemented.
• Interface with engineering and other cloud teams across the organization to establish and enforce best practices and standards as guardrails with manual and auto-remediation, for non-compliant cloud resources.
• Provides direction on implementing feasible, cost-effective solutions to the overall solution architecture using cloud services and products considering both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Collaborates and coordinates with MAXIMUS IT security and infrastructure teams to develop strategies to fulfill security and performance requirements and assess effectiveness of the solutions.
• Provides feature / functionality to enable cloud teams through self-service portals. -Performs and leads POC (proof of concept) development and recommendation to adopt to ever changing technology trends.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Requirements - Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required.
• 10-12 years of related experience required. - AWS and / or Azure Certification(s) desired -Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science or a related field with at a minium10 years of relevant experience or master's degree (Preferred) in computer engineering, computer science.
• At least 5 years of Software Engineering Management experience including architecting cloud solutions at an enterprise level.
• Knowledge, experience and exhibits strong thought leadership in digital architecture domain and applications, in developing web services and emerging technologies such as micro services in cloud-based environments and virtualization.
• Experience of building products & services in "As a Service" models (e.g. SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) and platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure), GCP.
• Development experience with programming / scripting languages : Java / JEE, C# / Net, JavaScript frameworks (NodeJS, Angular), Web Services.
• Experience with Agile / continuous integration / DevOps. -Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to influence peers and superiors (technical and business) the strategic direction of overall solution. -Must be able to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment of competing and alternating priorities.

EEO Statement Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce.

We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country.

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Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.

Pay Transparency Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment.

Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards.

Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off.

Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience.

An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Annual Base Pay Minimum for this Position $ 116,700.00 Annual Base Pay Maximum for this Position $ 220,560.00 *