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Senior Cloud Architect

VTG

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IT - Hardware
Beavercreek, OH (On-Site/Office)

Overview

VTG is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Cloud Architect to join our VAULT Data Platform (VDP) team in Beavercreek. The Cloud Architect will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure systems comply with new VDP requirements, security policies, standards, and best practices. The position requires hands-on experience implementing security compliance, cloud automation, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) and DevSecOps best practices to enhance the security, scalability, and efficiency of mission-critical applications.

What will you do?

Enterprise Data Platform Architecture:

• Design and architect a federated Enterprise Data Catalog that provides DAF-wide visibility of authoritative data sources and assets

• Develop cloud-native solutions with intuitive self-service interfaces and advanced data product search capabilities

• Implement domain-specific governance frameworks with granular access controls and automated metadata ingestion

• Ensure interoperability with existing data systems and catalogs across diverse environments

API Management & Integration:

• Architect secure, scalable Enterprise API Management solutions for standardized data sharing across the DAF

• Design real-time monitoring, analytics, and alerting systems for performance optimization

• Implement comprehensive audit logging and data exchange management capabilities

• Develop automated tools for managing data product recalls and consumer notifications

Security & Identity Management:

• Integrate Identity Credential Access Management (ICAM) capabilities including Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC)

• Ensure secure data discovery and sharing frameworks meet DoD security standards

• Design and implement enterprise-grade authentication and authorization systems

Platform Modernization & Migration:

• Lead the technical evaluation and sunset planning for legacy analytic and visualization capabilities

• Develop migration strategies and technical roadmaps for transitioning users and workloads to new solutions

• Architect cost-effective solutions that optimize Compute and Store (C&S) resources

MVP Development & Delivery:

• Design and deliver Minimum Viable Products (MVP) for Enterprise Data Catalog, API Management, and ICAM capabilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure rapid prototyping and iterative development

• Balance immediate operational needs with long-term strategic architectural goals

• You will work closely with the VDP Program Management Office and Functional Management Office to ensure technical solutions align with mission requirements and strategic objectives.

• Make application software and operating system configuration changes necessary to resolve trouble tickets or to comply with Sponsor requirements and IT best practices.

• Evaluating and mitigating software security vulnerabilities.

• Continuous monitoring from a security perspective.

• Obtaining Certification and Accreditation within the VDP environment.

• Executing O&M tasks as necessary to support the VDP's software and hardware infrastructure.

• Managing Windows services and devices. This experience should be related to managing a Windows based enterprise, such as maintaining Server ISOs and related

AMls, COTS updates, managing domain forests and group policy objects, user role-based authentication in active directory.

• Managing LDAP authentication with COTS applications, load balancing and gateway services related to remote desktop service deployments.

• Troubleshooting errors utilizing Event Viewer and Splunk logging.

Do you have what it takes?

• Must be a US Citizen

• Extensive knowledge of Best Practices for implementing the security services provided by Amazon AWS (such as Identity Management, Secure Tokens, Cloud Watch and Cloud Monitoring).

• Demonstrated experience with knowledge of security constraints and required protections for enclave accreditation in an AWS cloud.

• Demonstrated experience making virtual machine configuration changes necessary to resolve trouble tickets or to comply with security requirements and IT best practices.

• Demonstrated experience, within the last two (2) years, setting up and maintaining an AWS- cloud based VPC.

• Demonstrated experience deploying and maintaining Windows environments in AWS.

• Demonstrated experience, within the last six (6) months, managing MS Product Suite.

• Demonstrated experience, within the last six (6) months, managing MS SQL.

• Demonstrated experience, within the last six (6) months, managing MS Server 2012/2016/2019/2022.

• Demonstrated experience, within the last six (6) months, deploying and managing log aggregation systems, such as Splunk

• Demonstrated experience, within the last six (6) months, maintaining system accreditation.

• Certification(s): AWS Cloud Solutions Architect - Professional.

Desired Skills

• Understanding and implementing Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) with AWS.

• Demonstrated experience with knowledge of security constraints and required protections for enclave accreditation in an AWS cloud in the Sponsor's environment.

• Demonstrated experience with knowledge of security constraints and required protections for enclave accreditation in an AWS cloud in the VDP environment.

• Demonstrated experience making application software and operating system configuration changes necessary to resolve trouble tickets or to comply with Sponsor requirements and IT best practices.

• Demonstrated experience evaluating and mitigating software security vulnerabilities.

• Demonstrated experience with continuous monitoring from a security perspective.

• Demonstrated experience obtaining Certification and Accreditation within the Sponsor's environment.

• Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor's unique IT infrastructure and ongoing projects.

• Demonstrated experience executing O&M tasks as necessary to support the Sponsor's software and hardware infrastructure.

• Demonstrated experience understanding and implementing Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) with AWS.

• Demonstrated experiencing managing Windows services and devices. This experience should be related to managing a Windows based enterprise, such as maintaining Server ISOs and related AMls, COTS updates, managing domain forests and group policy objects, and user role-based authentication in active directory.

• Demonstrated experience managing LDAP authentication with COTS applications, load balancing and gateway services related to remote desktop service deployments.

• Demonstrated experience with troubleshooting errors utilizing Event Viewer and Splunk logging.
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VTG delivers force modernization and digital transformation solutions that expand America’s competitive advantage in the modern battlespace. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, VTG provides full lifecycle engineering for naval, aerospace, network, and digital requirements. Whether at sea, in the air, on land, or in cyberspace, VTG delivers Tomorrow’s Transformation Today.

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