Architect (Cloud Architect Skillset)

Evolv Consulting; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolv Consulting in Dallas seeks a talented Architect to design scalable cloud solutions and lead modern deployments for diverse clients. You will translate strategic requirements into robust architectures and drive reliability and security across projects.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in cloud engineering, strong Java development, and hands-on experience with AWS or Azure, Spring Boot/Spring Cloud, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture and engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• Production experience coding in Java.
• Experience with AWS or Azure and API management.
• Knowledge of IAM, SSO, encryption, and data security.
• Experience deploying cloud infrastructure in production.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic requirements into scalable cloud designs.
• Lead security and disaster recovery initiatives for cloud environments.
• Architect provisioning of AWS or Azure services and configure them.
• Develop complex solutions from business requirements and specs.
• Drive governance and best practices across client engagements.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver reliable, maintainable architectures.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS/Azure

Java development

CI/CD pipelines

Security best practices

IAM & SSO

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

API management

Terraform

Job description

Description

Do you want to support innovative clients at the intersection of cutting-edge technologies and impactful relationships?

Do you want to support innovative clients at the intersection of cutting-edge technologies and impactful relationships?

evolv’s culture of integrity, humility, passion, and drive and have been named "Best Places to Work" by Dallas Business Journal in 2021 and 2022, "Top Workplaces" by Dallas Morning News in 2023, ranked #368 on Inc. 5000's list of fastest growing private companies in 2023 and ranked #14 on the 2024 Inc. Regionals: Southwest list of fastest growing private companies in America.

We are seeking a talented and professional Architect (Cloud Architect Skillset) to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Transform innovative concepts into practical solutions.
• Provides advanced-level engineering design functions.
• Architect provisioning capabilities of Azure or AWS services and configure services, using tools and languages.
• Develops complex solutions from business requirements and architectural specifications; provides input to set or amend architectural specifications.
• Creates presentations and seeks IT managements approval and acceptance of significant replacements or reconfigurations of major business systems serving the enterprise.
• Directs the construction of architecture components (e.g., data architecture, application architecture, technical architecture.)
• Participates in the design of the enterprise architecture.
• Proposes opportunities to improve results based on targeted or continuous assessment.
• Participates in enterprise planning activity, including vendor assessment, technology platform selection and retirement, prioritization, and integration.
• Provide operational readiness for applications that enables seamless 24x7x365 production support and technical support.
• Design performance and capacity plans and work to ensure optimal application health and performance.
• Serve as a strategist and continuously refine our AWS or Azure deployment practices for improved reliability, repeatability, and security.
• Drive effective Security practices (including regular security patching, minimum-permissions accounts, and policies, encrypt everything) in compliance with healthcare and other standards regulations (such as HIPPA, HITRUST, ISO 27000, SOC), implement, and verify them, using tools to analyze and verify compliance.
• Design and implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans for on-prem and Azure or AWS.
• Committed to best practices relating to craft/technology across multiple clients (success metrics involve deliverables within their craft/capability are being met, influencing client decisions and utilizing subject matter expertise to create new work on previous/existing or new clients.)
• Prioritize individual operational excellence by meeting or exceeding all utilization goals (1500 billable hours).
• Contribute to evolv’s culture and personal development through collaborating well internally, displaying our core values, participating in internal initiatives (events/groups), and/or obtaining new certifications approved by leader.
• Help grow evolv by providing team member/client referrals and connecting with our internal network.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Needs 8+ years of experience with either Google, Azure or AWS.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience of production experience coding in Java.
• Experience with API management and integrations.
• Experience in application development using Spring Boot and Spring Cloud.
• Knowledge of IAM: Authentication, Login & SSO, AD Integration.
• Knowledge of data retention and security best practices.
• Experience deploying cloud infrastructure in production.
• Experience in pipeline architecture (CI/CD).
• Experience in end-to-end encryption and key management.Experience in Sequence Diagrams, Deployment Diagrams, and State Diagrams.
• Strong understanding of DNS, ALB vs ELB use cases, HAProxy use cases and limitations, firewall configuration, API gateway use cases, WAF use cases, routing, and troubleshooting connectivity.

We believe in being inclusive of all people regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any attribute not relevant to job performance. We know that an inclusive, equitable and diverse company is a more innovative and successful one. We aim to employ the most talented professionals in the world by casting a wide net to find Team Members with shared values. evolv is committed to creating and maintaining a high-performing workplace in which all Team Members have a fair and just opportunity to contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and authentic perspectives.

EOE/M/F/D/V