Senior Cloud Architect

FTI is hiring a Senior Cloud Architect to provide the United States Space Force (USSF) Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) for the Digital Bloodhound program (DBH). A successful candidate should be a proven leader and problem solver with the ability to deliver superior results as part of a high-performing team in a high-profile, fast-paced environment. The position will provide direct cloud architect and engineering support to the USSF/SSC's SZWO/Defensive Cyber Operations-Space (DCO-S) organization to drive data-informed decisions at speed, maximizing the Service's flexibility and efficiency in delivering cybersecurity capabilities to protect the USSF's Operational Enterprise. The successful candidate will possess a deep understanding of private, public, and hybrid cloud architectures and services, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. In office attendance is required, however, flexible telework days may be authorized based on command directed policies that determine the number of telework days authorized.

Why choose FTI? Our products and technologies are exciting and innovative! Many of these have come from significant investments via the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) culture; they truly empower our customers to feel confident in how their organizations are supported. You will also be joining a team united in a common mission; supporting U.S. national defense and the federal government. Our culture revolves around the 4C's: Core Values, Commitment, Compassion, and Charity. Every day we strive to show our passion for our employees and customers, while showing love to our neighbors in the community.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Study, analyze, recommend, and ultimately design and build new hybrid cloud-based environment(s) for DCO-S cloud initiatives, ensuring that critical applications are designed and optimized for high availability and disaster recovery.
• Integrate capabilities and models into the new cloud-based environment.
• Define requirements for the DCO-S throughout the software development lifecycle
• (SDLC) to include integrating, upgrading, and sustaining the hybrid cloud-based environment.
• Back decisions with research and the "why/so what", and articulate options, pros and cons for each recommendation.
• Develop solutions architectures and evaluate architectural alternatives for hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services.
• Guide the migration of legacy systems to a modern cloud platform solution and assist with the adoption into the DCO-S solution.
• Design enterprise and systems security throughout the cloud development life cycle; translate technology and environmental conditions into security designs and processes.
• Design and develop security requirements that mitigates risk while maintaining a cyber security operational capability across the USSF enterprise.
• Maintain overall knowledge of, stay up to date with, and research industry best practices, trends, and emerging technologies, evaluating their potential impact on the DCO-S software development strategies and possible implementation.
• Verify architecture against DCO-S program requirements and goals. This includes participating in technical discussions, trade studies and working groups.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, UX/UI designers, and quality assurance, to define and deliver software solutions that meet DCO-S requirements and customer needs.
• Interface with USSF Test Enterprise leadership, and training and program managers to explain security goals and mitigations relative to their priorities of cost, schedule and performance.
• Provide regular updates, reports, and presentations on DCO-S software development progress, achievements, and challenges to stakeholders and senior management.
• Establish and enforce quality assurance protocols to guarantee the provision of dependable, secure, and regulation-compliant software solutions.
• Champion process automation to reduce manual steps and improve reusability of solutions.
• Utilize cloud services and technologies to architect and develop scalable and reliable software solutions.

Required:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess an active DoD Top Secret (TS) security clearance (with SCI and SAP eligibility).
  • Willingness to submit to a Counterintelligence polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related STEM or engineering discipline required.
• Minimum of 15 years' hands-on SOF experience is required.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant technical architect in designing large and complex IT operations in large organizations or a research environment for government and/or private industry.
• Demonstratable knowledge of cloud architecture and implementation features (OS,
• multi-tenancy, virtualization, orchestration, elastic scalability).
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience deploying capabilities to DoD Cloud Service
• Providers, such as AWS, Microsoft, Google Support Services, Oracle.
• Demonstratable knowledge of DevSecOps tool chains and processes, including
• infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with Big Data (e.g., Hadoop, NiFi, Spark, PySpark, Dask, etc.).
• Experience in application migration.
• Agile development experience.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in related discipline.
• Experience working on-site in a government client environment.
• Familiarity with security procedures while working in a SCIF/SAPF environment.
• Cloud Security Implementation experience.
• Familiarity with security procedures while working in a SCIF/SAPF environment.
• Azure Solutions, Google Professional Cloud, AWS Certified Solutions, and/or Red Hat
• Certified Architect.

For this role, the annual compensation range for candidates in Colorado is ($155,156.00 - $267,644.00). Note: Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. FTI has a location-based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in other locations.

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