A$ A' "A' ?The DevSecOps Cloud Architect calls for a unique combination of being adept at developing Application and Solution architectures on multi-cloud platforms (AWS major), leveraging complete infrastructure automation, CICD pipelines creation with code quality, and security gates. The role calls for being very hands-on, guiding R&D teams in a startup-incubation environment. Expertise in cloud-native technologies, containers, micro-services is very desirable. Preference is for candidates with demonstrable experience releasing production code, developing PaaS/SaaS offers on AWS and other cloud platforms. Having a domain in security and compliance is a bonus. The candidate must have a "can do attitude "and a go-getter when it comes to innovation, proactively designing and implementing the technical solutions, and talented problem solver.Essential Job Duties:A cents € cents Innovate, and develop cutting edge cloud solutions through automation - IaC (Infrastructure as code), DevSecOps tools (CICD, Code quality, security, and monitoring), and cloud servicesA cents € cents Ensure the infrastructure, services, and applications developed meets all standards including, security, monitoring, performance, and SLAs.A cents € cents Proactively learn and expand expertise on newer technologies and industry best trends to support new and existing business programs.A cents € cents Consult, and collaborate with project teams on technology and solutionsA cents € cents Communicate architecture guidelines and technical details to technical and non-technical audiences.A cents € cents Lead efforts of virtual teams. Understand regional cultural considerations and forms tight working relationships.A cents € cents Participate in Innovation activities by commenting and generating ideas and leading a team that can be multisite.A cents € cents Coach and mentor various teams regarding Cloud best practices, cost optimizations, and efficiencies.A cents € cents Participate and contribute to FedRAMP security audits, documentation, AWS Well-Architected reviews.Position is remote in Washington DC area only, and will periodically require being onsite at the Maximus McLean, Virginia office. Education and Experience:A cents € cents Computer Science/EE undergraduate/Engineering degree and a minimum of 12+ years of experience in software architecture/development with last 4-5 years working on DevSecOps, CICD in Cloud environments - preferably AWS cloudA cents € cents Certifications- AWS Solution Architect or AWS DevOps EngineerA cents € cents Demonstrated experience leading and developing complex applications using Terraform, Cloud formation, Python, setting up CICD pipelines, AWS ecosystem, Elastic Search, and Agile frameworkA cents € cents Hands-on working experience in Terraform (IaC), Jenkins groovy scripts, and Python. Must have a development background and thinking.A cents € cents Extensive experience in installing, configuring, integrating, and maintaining tools and technologies like Jenkins, JIRA, SonarQube, Fortify, Git, ZAP, Nessus/Anchore - etc. and automating monitoring using ELK / Grafana stacksA cents € cents Extensive experience in consuming and configuring AWS services - ECS, EKS, ECR, S3, RDS, KMS - etc.A cents € cents Must have a working knowledge of Kubernetes or container technologies like ECS, EKS, OpenShift, etc.A cents € cents Ability to articulate and explain the high-level architectures and design ideas to larger audiences and stakeholders.A cents € cents Solid Understanding of Cloud-native pillars such as Cost, Security, Performance, ResiliencyA cents € cents Team Player, leader, and mentorA cents € cents Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Speak clearly in plain English and comprehend others.Desired Skills: A cents € cents Developing reference architectures and developing code based on reference architecturesA cents € cents Customer-focused with a bias for rapid prototyping, designing, and scalingA cents € cents Understanding of newer AWS offerings like SageMaker, Kubeflow, Rekognition, and other AI/ML services.A cents € cents Understanding of IDM solutions like AWS Cognito, Okta, and KeycloakA cents € cents Knowledge of security & encryption using Vault, HCM, KMS, etc.A cents € cents Knowledge of event driven architectures, streaming data using Kafka streams etc.A cents € cents Knowledge of Security industry frameworks like FedRAMP, NIST, CIS Benchmarks - etc. is desirable. Experience in building IaaS/PaaS/SaaS models with FedRAMP security controls is an additional advantage.A cents € cents Ability to work in small/large teams that are distributed; Hands-on mindset with the ability to guide R&D teams on Cloud and SaaS/Application architectures for CloudA cents € cents Ability to respond to RFI/RFPs and provide technical solutions and strategiesA cents € cents Willing to interact with senior client representatives face to face.A cents € cents Advanced knowledge of engineering concepts/principlesA cents € cents Proactive, analytical, and capable of influencingAdditional Requirements as per contract/client:Green Card Holder / US Citizens only