Remote Senior Cloud Architect — FedRAMP, HA/DR Expert

Zachary Piper Solutions

Northern (KY)

Remote

USD 125,000 - 130,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to support a long-term federal program. This 100% remote role focuses on cloud infrastructure, virtualization, high availability, disaster recovery, and integration of cloud services for federal environments.

Responsibilities include designing and implementing scalable cloud architectures, monitoring performance, and ensuring security/compliance. Preferred experience with FedRAMP and major cloud providers is highly valued.

Qualifications

7+ years of related professional experience.
5+ years of experience with virtualization and cloud technologies and platforms.
3+ years of experience implementing High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions.
Hands-on experience with cloud computing technologies, platforms, and infrastructure.
Experience designing, implementing, and supporting cloud-based solutions.
Experience with virtualization technologies and virtualized infrastructure.
Experience developing or implementing highly available and resilient infrastructure solutions.
Experience developing or implementing Disaster Recovery solutions.
Experience with Web Services, APIs, and REST services.
Experience integrating cloud applications, services, and infrastructure through APIs and REST-based services.
Experience with cloud management and monitoring technologies.
Experience supporting enterprise or federal cloud environments.
Ability to troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure and service issues.
Ability to develop technical documentation, architecture designs, implementation plans, and operational procedures.
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across engineering, infrastructure, application, and operations teams.
High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
CompTIA Cloud+ certification or ability to meet the applicable IAM I certification requirement

Responsibilities

Design, implement, configure, and optimize cloud-based infrastructure, platforms, applications, data, and services.
Manage and monitor cloud computing resources to ensure optimal performance, availability, reliability, and interaction between applications and services.
Leverage major commercial cloud provider technologies and private cloud platforms to support enterprise and federal environments.
Design and implement scalable and resilient cloud architectures aligned with application and infrastructure requirements.
Support the ongoing operation and optimization of cloud-based applications, services, and infrastructure.
Design, implement, and maintain High Availability (HA) solutions for critical applications and cloud services.
Design, implement, and test Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions to support business and mission continuity.
Develop cloud architectures that address availability, resiliency, scalability, performance, and recoverability requirements.
Support virtualization technologies and virtualized infrastructure within cloud and enterprise environments.
Monitor cloud environments and identify performance, availability, capacity, and reliability issues.
Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, application, and service issues and support root cause analysis and resolution.
Work with cloud management and monitoring tools to maintain visibility into infrastructure, applications, data, and services.
Integrate cloud-based applications and services using Web Services, APIs, and REST services.
Design and support RESTful API integrations between cloud services, applications, and enterprise systems.
Evaluate cloud services and technologies to identify opportunities for improved performance, reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Support cloud migrations, modernization efforts, and integration of existing enterprise services with cloud environments.
Collaborate with software engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevOps, and operations teams to develop and implement cloud solutions.
Develop technical designs, architecture documentation, implementation plans, and operational procedures.
Support cloud infrastructure lifecycle management, including implementation, configuration, maintenance, upgrades, and optimization.
Assist with the development and implementation of cloud standards, architecture patterns, and technical best practices.
Ensure cloud solutions appropriately support federal security, compliance, and operational requirements.
Work with FedRAMP-approved commercial cloud providers and cloud environments supporting federal customers.
Analyze system and application dependencies to identify potential availability, performance, and disaster recovery risks.
Participate in technical planning, architecture reviews, design discussions, and implementation activities.
Provide technical guidance on cloud infrastructure, virtualization, HA/DR, and cloud service integration.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, configuration documentation, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides.