Senior Cloud Architect: Azure/AWS & Modern Cloud Solutions

CapTech; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid workforce and flexible benefits

Tuition support and learning & dev.

Mental health and wellness platform

Fertility/ family-forming coverage

Fringe stipend program

401(k) matching

Job summary

CapTech is an award-winning consulting firm that helps clients achieve more through technology. CapTech Architects lead across assessments, strategy, and development projects for Fortune 500 clients and government agencies, partnering with client teams to architect and deliver critical systems.

As a Cloud Architect, you will guide technical direction, mentor developers, and collaborate with business units to define priorities and scope.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent degree and/or experience.
• Cloud architecture experience utilizing Azure or AWX.
• Demonstrated software development experience over 7+ years with a broad range of development tools and technologies.
• Solution, Design and Development of applications using .Net Framework 4.7 - .Net Core 3.1.
• Demonstrated experience in Web development using ASP.NET MVC, C#, and the Entity Framework.
• RESTful API development using Web API and Swagger.
• Database development including SQL Server, Azure Cosmos, or Mongo DB.
• Front end development using JavaScript, CSS, and popular libraries including Angular, Bootstrap, Vue, or React.
• Ability to think strategically and relate architectural decisions/recommendations to business needs and client culture.
• Ability and desire to lead multiple technical project teams.
• Ability to compromise and build consensus on architectural issues.
• In-depth experience with cloud concepts: IaaS, Serverless, Containers, PaaS, IAM.
• Knowledge of IDEs, CI, UNIX/Linux, TDD, SDLC methodologies (Waterfall, Scrum, XP, Kanban, SAFe).
• Cloud Architecture Certifications recommended but not required.
• Extensive knowledge of IDEs, CI, UNIX/Linux, TDD, SDLC methodologies (Waterfall, Scrum, XP, Kanban, SAFe).

Responsibilities

• Position yourself as a trusted advisor to CapTech clients.
• Oversee and set the technical direction of client projects, collaborating directly with client staff to define and adhere to architectural standards.
• Lead internal teams and act as a Service Offering liaison
• Design, implement, integrate, and support Cloud solutions
• Work closely with clients, subject matter experts and the CapTech team to understand requirements, establish priorities and project scope, and manage expectations and project delivery
• Define the technical and solution architecture for phased software development
• Provide hands‑on technical direction to other developers to review code and resolve issues
• Create documents that specify strategy, assessment, or design in a way that delivers obvious value to the client and is understandable by any stakeholder
• Articulate architectural differences between solution methods and the challenges and approaches to integrating solutions built on different platforms
• Apply detailed knowledge of organizational procedures to make independent decisions and serve as a credible resource for the client’s senior management team
• Collaborate with CapTech business development team members during sales efforts to demonstrate CapTech’s technical capabilities, create a vision for a solution that CapTech can build, and produce estimates and work plans

Skills

Cloud architecture experience

Azure

AWX

Software development

ASP.NET MVC

C#

Entity Framework

RESTful API

SQL Server

JavaScript

UNIX/Linux

Leadership of technical teams

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent

Tools

ASP.NET MVC

Web API

Swagger

Angular

React

Vue

Bootstrap

SQL Server

Job description

CapTech is an award-winning consulting firm that helps clients achieve more through technology. CapTech Architects lead across assessments, strategy, and development projects for Fortune 500 clients and government agencies, partnering with client teams to architect and deliver critical systems.

As a Cloud Architect, you will guide technical direction, mentor developers, and collaborate with business units to define priorities and scope.