Solutions Architect (FinOps)

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Cloud

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

AWS Cloud Operations, Linux, System Administration

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Solutions Architect (FinOps) supporting CMS and their Hybrid Cloud application teams to ensure value is achieved through adoption of FinOps methods, processes, and tools. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Solutions Architect (FinOps) you would support CMS and their Hybrid Cloud application teams to lead design reviews, builds, and architect along with cloud tools to ensure rightsizing (the process of resizing cloud resources to better match the workload requirements), workload management (only running resources when they are needed), removing unused resources, and monitoring for spending anomalies. 

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Assess and recommend cloud-based infrastructure, network operations, capacity, and resource management for the cloud program ensuring a cost effective
• Drive thought leadership around optimizations and frugal architectural designs
• Provide troubleshooting support for standard problems encountered by end-users.
• Work with internal and external customers to diagnose and resolve issues with cloud infrastructure and services as they arise.
• Use many different tools and technologies within the AWS Cloud ecosystem including AWS EC2, RDS, S3, Route53, AWS ECS/EKS, AWS VPC etc.
• Position will require some work during non-traditional business hours to support largescale cloud platform that support mission critical applications, take point on end-to-end support and smooth operations of cloud-based infrastructure, support change windows, incident response and resolution and other scheduled maintenance activities.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Relevant and related technical training, certification(s), or degree
• Required Experience: 8+ years of experience in cloud operations or system administration; Including 3 to 5 years of experience in Cloud, with experience as a FinOps practitioner
• Required Technical Skills: Experience with cloud infrastructure and services, such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform; Knowledge of Linux Operating System and Command Line Tools; Knowledge of Windows System Administration
• Security Clearance Level: None
• Required Skills and Abilities: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; Excellent communication, both written and verbal; Must be able to give presentations to leadership; Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team; Must have good collaboration skills
• Preferred Skills: Knowledge of, and experience, with cloud financial operations best practices, methodologies, and processes; Familiarity with Agile methodology; DMV residents preferred; Certification could include AWS Cloud Practitioner or AWS Solutions Architect (Associate)
• Location: 100% Remote USA; Must be willing to travel occasionally to the MD/VA/DC area on an as needed basis
• US Residency: Applicants shall have lived in the United States at least three (3) out of the last five (5) years prior to submitting an application for a Federal ID Card.
• Working Hours:  Monday-Friday 9am to 5:30pm eastern time. All resources on the program must support occasional incident/issue during non-core business hours.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE: 

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $123,250 - $166,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.