Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Information Technology, or related fields., 5+ years of experience with AWS cloud services and application migration., Strong knowledge and practical experience with AWS and cloud architecture., AWS cloud certification is desirable..

Key responsibilities:

Lead analysis and research for technology roadmaps and AWS cloud migration.

Collaborate with stakeholders to define solution requirements and architectural patterns.

Develop strategies for transitioning IT services to AWS and ensure compliance with architectural standards.

Monitor cloud resources for compliance and propose solutions for data transformation and application integration.

Job description

Astor & Sanders Corporation (Astor) is an award-winning IT solutions provider headquartered in McLean, VA seeking a Cloud Engineer. This is 100% remote.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Responsible for leading the analysis and research to roadmap existing technologies and plan for future upgrades/enhancements, AWS cloud migration, reengineering, and products/solutions replacement
Work closely with stakeholders to understand solution requirements and identify architectural patterns
Develop a unified strategy for transitioning IT services to AWS cloud-hosted services
Perform trade off analysis between various AWS service offering and recommend optimal service for the requirement
Serve as the ‘go-to-person' for cloud-related solutions and for designing end-to-end scalable and resilient cloud architectures and defining cloud migration strategies
Monitor compliance of cloud resources to see if they fit industry guardrails and best practices
Research and propose solutions for AWS data transformation, data connections, operational frameworks, and application integration
Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, evaluate alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyze for total systems
Ensure clarity and compliance with the organization's architectural standards and documents functional and non-functional requirements
Additional duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Information Technology, or other related fields
Demonstrated hands on experience migrating several on-prem applications to AWS
5+ years of experience with public, private, and/or AWS hybrid cloud services and the planning, development, migration, administration or integration of applications and services from on-premises infrastructure to cloud-based Platform-as-a-Service and/or Infrastructure-as-a-Service formats
Expertise in the procedures that ensure effective and efficient use of cloud computing
Strong experience in architecting AWS cloud migration solutions
Strong knowledge and practical experience with AWS
Experience with building and delivering Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions using SAML, LDAP, and related technologies
Experience with cloud relational and NoSQL databases
Able to explain complex problems to stakeholders and customers in layman’s terms
Exposure to cloud managed services and microservices like Function as a Service, Containers, and managed databases
Expertise in Amazon AWS Cloud Administration which includes services like EC2, S3, EBS, VPC, ELB, AMI, SNS, RDS, IAM, Route 53, Autoscaling, AWS cost management, Cloud Front, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, Cloud Formation, Terraform, OPS Work, Security Groups
AWS cloud certification desirable
Experience with Government cloud migrations is a plus

Benefits

Astor & Sanders Corporation (www.astor-sanders.com) offers a unique, stimulating and challenging environment that fosters individual growth and rewards performance. Astor & Sanders Corporation ( #Astor ) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Some of our competitive benefits include: