Cloud Solutions Architect (Bid role starting in 8-10 weeks) TS/SCI w/ FS Poly
Active TS/SCI w/ FS Poly required
Introduction
The Sponsor's portfolio consists of products which protect sensitive co-mingled data. The Sponsor requires support in the form of a group level security and architecture team that will assist with the research, design, development, accreditation, and maintenance of complex systems that span all network fabrics. The Sponsor requires technical experts who have experience working with and on systems and components that protect highly sensitive data.
Work Requirements
The Contractor Team shall assist with the Authorization & Assessment (A&A) process of all systems in the Sponsor's portfolio, across all network fabrics, for highly sensitive, co-mingled data.
The Contractor Team shall be the focal point for responding to Computer Network Attacks (CNAs), malicious code incidents, data spills, and other cyber incidents on Sponsor systems and networks.
The Contractor Team shall track Plan of Action and Milestones (POAMs) to see them through closure, to include regular reporting.
The Contractor Team shall understand and be able to articulate policy engine rules as it relates to the Sponsor's portfolio.
The Contractor Team shall serve as a Point of Contact (POC) for IT operations.
The Contractor Team shall be part of a Sponsor working group that deals with extremely sensitive data. The Contractor Team shall track and optimize cloud costs to include developing cost models for IC and DoW partners.
The Contractor Team shall support the Sponsor's technical forums and review boards
The Contractor Team shall review proposed technical solutions and architectures and provide findings. The Contractor Team shall research and provide whitepapers on potential solutions to the Sponsor's technical needs.
The Contractor Team shall be familiar with Cloud Service Provider offerings and evaluate them for use with highly sensitive data.
The Contractor Team shall have expertise on encryption techniques and products, and articulate the best option for a problem set.
The Contractor Team shall be the focal point for cyber security vulnerabilities.
The Contractor Team shall have an in depth technical understanding of the Sponsor's tools and assist external partners with adoption and use.
Requirements
Required Skills and Demonstrated Experience
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, or maintaining systems that handle extremely sensitive data.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, or maintaining systems on multiple network fabrics.
• Demonstrated experience with Cloud Service Providers (CSP) offerings, specifically AWS, Azure, and Oracle.
• Demonstrated experience optimizing cloud hosted systems for cost and performance efficiencies
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, or maintaining systems used globally
• Demonstrated experience with hybrid cloud architectures
• Demonstrated experience designing or maintaining on prem architectures
Highly Desired Skills and Demonstrated Experience
• Demonstrated experience on Service of Common Concern (SoCC) programs.
• Demonstrated experience designing and standardizing DevOps processes.
• Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor's suite of tools.
• Demonstrated experience supporting IC and DoW programs
• Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor's Configuration Management Database (CMDB) processes and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor's system accreditation suite of tools
• Certification(s): Cloud Service Provider certification
Benefits
Leading Path is an award-winning Information Technology and Management Consulting firm focused on providing solutions in process, technology, and operations to our government and Fortune 500 clients. We offer a professional and family friendly work environment with a strong work-life balance. Leading Path provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including fully paid medical/dental/vision premiums, generous PTO, 11 Paid Holidays, 6% 401K contribution, annual training and tuition reimbursement, SPOT Award bonuses, regular team events, opportunities for professional growth and advancement and much more!
Skills Required
- Demonstrated experience in software design and development using Enterprise SecDevOps tools
- Full stack web application development using Vue and FastAPI
- Experience in cloud infrastructure-as-code and networking
- Implementing cloud infrastructure resiliency practices
- User interface engineering and usability standards
- Architecting and developing large-scale data solutions
- Facilitating Assessment and Authorization processing
- Experience in IT security compliance and auditing
- Developing configuration management plans for applications
- Experience with operating systems like FidOS and CLSE
- Developing containerized applications using Podman
What We Do
Leading Path is a people first, award-winning, minority owned (NMSDC / MBE) management and technology consulting company that brings top talent and creative solutions to our clients. At Leading Path we help clients tackle their hardest challenges and build customized solutions that deliver stunning results.
