Chief Architect (Research) (Senior)
ECS Corporate Services

ECS is seeking a Chief Architect (Research) (Senior) to work in our Morgantown, WV office Please Note: This position is contingent upon [contract award].

Job Description:

ECS is seeking a Senior Chief Architect (Research) to work in our Morgantown, WV office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

ECS is seeking a qualified Senior Chief Architect (Research) to support transformative science and technology solutions for the Department of Energy.

Job Description:

The role requires a comprehensive understanding of the technical and business requirements of the customer, and the ability to map them to the right solutions to build a robust architecture.

Responsibilities may include the following:

• The right candidate will provide new solutions and offer strategies to optimize existing solutions. They will work closely with cross-functional teams including development, support, and regulatory oversight to ensure the correctness and alignment of the system with our objectives.
• Solution Design: AWS Cloud Architects are responsible for designing scalable, cost-effective, and efficient solutions while taking care of compliance and best practices.
• Collaboration: working closely with stakeholders and product teams to gather technical and non-technical requirements and translate them into well-architected solutions.
• Implementation: Implement solutions using AWS offerings such as EC2, S3, Lambda, etc. Configure and deploy solutions using automated solutions such as AWS Cloud Formation and Terraform.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure that the architecture and solutions are compliant with AWS best practices and mitigate any security vulnerabilities that might occur.
• Performance Optimization: Focus on optimizing performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Provide technical support on AWS-related issues, monitor solutions, and implement appropriate strategies to eliminate performance bottlenecks.
• Cloud Governance: Utilize tools such as IAM, resource tagging, cost management, etc. to enforce AWS governance policies and implement monitoring and alerting solutions to address issues proactively.

Required Skills:

• Master's Degree in a related field AND four years of related work experience

OR

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field AND six years of related work experience

OR

• Ten years of related work experience
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or DOE Q clearance throughout the life of the contract.
• Must be a US Citizen per contract.
• Must currently live in Morgantown, WV or willing to relocate.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Twelve (12) years of experience in information systems, including seven (7) years of specialized AWS experience providing state-of-the-art solutions in information systems technology (or, if the particular area of expertise is new state-of-the-art technology, the specialized experience may be less than seven (7) years and more consistent with the age of the cloud technology).
• AWS Solutions Architect, Professional certification.
• Strong knowledge of cloud concepts, architecture patterns, and best practices.
• Proven hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS solutions.
• Implement PaaS and IaaS solutions in AWS platform.
• Knowledge of AWS offerings such as S3, EC2, RDS, RedShift, VPCs , Security Groups, etc.
• Create and maintain a roadmap of enhancements according to decisions and direct and track achievement in collaboration with the customer.
• Experience and understanding of Infrastructure as Code, Automation, and Orchestration.
• Experience with DevOps tools and technologies like Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible, etc.
• Configuration and maintenance of common applications and protocols.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Ruby, Perl, Bash, Powershell, etc.).
• In depth problem-solving skills.
• Cloud governance knowledge.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate technical solutions clearly.
• Experience supporting modern web development.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced and collaborative startup environment.
• Detail oriented, self-motivated, and proactive.

Desired Skills:

• Active Top Secret or DOE Q Clearance with the ability to maintain clearance throughout the life of the contract.
• Two or more years experience supporting US Government customers.
• Project Management Professional certification.
• Experience supporting complex government and programs of a research and development nature.
• Experience with Performance engineering.
• Experience with evaluating new technology and its insertion.
• Familiar with modern software development principles and technologies.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, status as a crime victim, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.

General Description of Benefits

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