Cloud Architect (Public Health)

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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CACI is seeking a Cloud Architect to join our Health Surveillance and Analytics team. The Cloud Architect will play a key role in assessing, designing, implementing, and supporting high-volume data collection and analysis platforms on the Azure cloud. The architect will collaborate with customers to scale the operating environment and maintain CI/CD functions to automate and streamline deployments.

Location: Remote; Atlanta, GA is preferable (for client site visits)

About the Role: As an Azure Cloud Architect you will:

• Provide expertise for designing and operating a cloud platform ensuring high scalability and availability are maintained to meet customer data flow, storage, and analysis needs are met.
• Work closely with platform owners to understand new requirements and implement appropriate architectural patterns.
• Monitor compliance of cloud resources to ensure they fit agency guardrails and best practices. Utilize Azure Security Center and maintain Azure Key Vault.
• Ensure Azure platform operations adhere with agency AD authentication and role-based authorization.
• Maintain Azure services such as Azure Data Factory and ensure availability of data stores that utilize Azure Data Catalog, Azure Blob Storage and Azure Data Lake.
• Monitor cloud platform and configure Azure for high availability and scalability. Ensure optimal operations utilizing the Azure Service Bus.
• Develop and implement cloud workloads as needed.
• Implement and administer Azure Cloud IaaS services/systems and facets of future planning associated with delivery of Cloud capabilities as defined by the Agency’s enterprise architecture.
• Consult, develop proofs of concepts, and advise the best use of Azure services to solve challenges.
• Develop and maintain software solutions/scripts to support automation of cloud configuration and administration to develop desired state configuration for the Agency’s Azure Cloud Platform.
• Provision, manage, monitor, and decommission Azure Cloud services/systems.
• Support security audits, accreditation, and certification processes, and obtaining authority to operate (ATO) for cloud-platform.
• Participate in daily stand-up meetings to report accomplishments, plans for the day, and any roadblocks encountered.
• Interact with government and contractor staff in meetings and working sessions.
• Maintain documentation of Azure environment in accordance with Agency policy.

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree + 15 years in the industry or MA/MS + 12 years in the industry
• 10+ years’ experience in solutioning, designing, development, and delivering computer systems.
• Proven experience as Cloud Architect with a focus on Azure
• Experience in public or government health industry
• Proven skills in leadership, relationship building, negotiation, collaboration, advocacy, governance, and consensus building.
• Scripting and automation experience
• Experience with Databricks
• Experience with Elasticsearch
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Knowledge of IT Application architecture, design methodologies across multiple platforms
• Ability to communicate (verbally and written) in English, in a clear, concise manner.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
• Understanding of data collection for public health and public health surveillance systems
• Understanding of and experience with Agile Scrum
• Experience using JIRA.

What We Can Offer You:
- We’ve been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.
- Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
- We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.
- We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation’s highest priorities.
- For over 60 years, the principles of CACI’s unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.

 

Company Overview:

CACI 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, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here

Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$104,200-$229,200