Enterprise Cloud Architect

Job Description

Description

SAIC seeks an Enterprise Cloud Architect to join our team of professionals providing technical and program services to the U.S. Government (USG). SAIC provides research, engineering, design, analysis, acquisition, development, integration, test, and operations support USG Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. We support development and delivery of next generation and generation after next national security systems based on land, at sea, in air, and in space.

The Cloud Computing Architect sought here serves a USG Program Office leading Research & Development (R&D) of evolutionary, revolutionary, and transformational cloud based architectures. This position provides Systems Engineering & Technical Advisory (SETA) support services. Your responsibilities include some or all of the following depending on your personal desires and capabilities:

• Expertise with cloud computing services and architectures
• Working knowledge of the security considerations associated with cloud computing services and architectures
• Understanding of and experience with commercially available cloud computing services such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) and emerging cloud services
• Expertise developing and maintaining cloud architecture diagrams
• Expertise setting up, managing, and optimizing cloud architectures
• Provide recommendations for cloud development strategies, adoption of commercial cloud services, solution architecture, and application and data migration
• Ensure cloud security best practices are implemented
• Active member of enterprise R&D, learning, and innovation environment creating, gathering, and sharing knowledge to grow organizational competency and capability

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly
• Must have bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or math discipline with minimum of fourteen (14) years of relevant work experience or twelve (12) years with master’s degree
• Experience with two or more cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, Google, etc.)
• Working knowledge of networks, compute, storage, virtualization, design and architecture across multiple fabrics (classification levels)

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to describe complex cloud computing architecture concepts and configurations to non-technical audiences
• Proficient skills using Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint)
• Critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Interpersonal and communication skills for written reports, group discussion, and oral presentations
• Working experience in the IC or DoD

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.