AWS Cloud Architect
- Sonitalent Corp
96 Days Ago
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Boston-MA
8-10 Years
Required Skills: AWS and Azure, Python, PowerShell
Job Description
- Collaborate with cloud migration teams to design, implement, and optimize AWS and Azure
- solutions for MassDOT’s infrastructure and enterprise applications.
- Participate in the integration of IoT/ITS technologies with AWS and on-premises systems, contributing to the department's Intelligent Transportation Management initiatives.
- Provide architectural designs for hybrid environments to support transportation management systems, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
- Assist with the documentation of logical and physical designs following MassDOT policies, standards, and patterns.
- Support ongoing efforts to modernize on-premises systems, with a focus on effective data flow and system integration between transportation management and cloud-based services.
- Participate in design reviews, cloud roadmap discussions, and project planning efforts with cross-functional teams.
- Assist in drafting technical requirements and ensuring adherence to MassDOT's cloud governance and security policies.
- Conduct performance analysis and capacity planning to ensure that the cloud environments are appropriately configured and optimized.
- Collaborate with vendors and internal teams on product selection, integrations, and deployments, particularly in relation to IoT/ITS solutions.
- Stay informed about the latest in cloud, IoT, and ITS technologies to bring innovative ideas to
- MassDOT’s infrastructure.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in infrastructure delivery and support, with significant exposure to cloud architecture.
- Demonstrated experience with AWS and Azure, including cloud-native application development, application migration, and hybrid environments.
- Solid experience integrating IoT/ITS technologies, particularly in a transportation or government setting, is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of networking, cloud security, disaster recovery, and data management in hybrid cloud environments.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, or other similar languages.
- Familiarity with transportation management technologies and protocols (ITS standards, transportation signal controllers, etc.).
- Experience working in agile project environments, with the ability to diagram and present cloud architectures.
- Proficient in utilizing GitHub and GitHub Actions for efficient code management, automation, and deployment processes.
- Experience in implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipeline deployment strategies using Terraform.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or substantial career experience in Information Technology, Computer
- Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
- AWS Cloud Certification (AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional) preferred.
