Cohere is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect! You will take a lead on architecting an existing high-profile application in a cloud DevOps environment utilizing available UC2 and UC2S (AWS) services. You will be responsible for the design, development and the supervision of the teams that are responsible for building the application will utilize UC2S and C2S services in combination with 3rd party solutions. This position will split time between our Chantilly, VA and Bethesda, MD locations - 50% Chantilly and 50% Bethesda (negotiable).
Invent your future and make a lasting impact at Cohere!
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Help technical teams break down high level epics into stories.
- Oversee infrastructure operations and guide, as necessary.
- Oversee backend/API team operations and guide, as necessary.
- Oversee backend/UI team operations and guide, as necessary.
- Architect and oversee the development of DevSecOps into the project.
- Act as a technical representative on customer meetings, Requirements Review Board (RRB), Change Control Board (CCB) and run the Architecture Review Board (ARB)
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years’ experience implementing solutions on C2S architecture.
- Active TS/SCI w/FSP
- BS in a relevant discipline
- Designing, developing, and deploying business software at scale
- Architecting and building IaaS and PaaS solutions
- Experience working with Java, Spring and Angular
- Experience working with databases like Postgres, Oracle, or MySQL
- Designing Highly available and fault-tolerant enterprise and web-scale software deployments
- Experience working with distributed systems as it pertains to data storage and computing.
- Experience working with AWS technologies (S3, EC2, SQS, SNS, Lambda, CDK, etc.)
- A solid understanding of C2S storage solutions such as S3, EFS, and EBS.
- Software design patterns (microservices, messaging, distributed architectures)
- Experience with database replication and Transaction processing
- Data management utilizing AWS services.
- AWS Solutions Architect Experience
- A solid understanding of C2S storage solutions such as S3, EFS, and EBS.
- Agile Scrum methodologies
- Jira and Confluence
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a customer focus
Desired Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree
- Continuous integration concepts and tools (bamboo, Jenkins)
- Configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, or Puppet)
- Linux- and Windows-based system administration skills
- Ability to work independently.
- Infrastructure automation through DevOps scripting
- IT compliance and risk management (security, privacy, SOX, HIPPA, etc.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience implementing solutions on C2S architecture
- Active TS/SCI with full-scope polygraph
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline
- Experience designing, developing, and deploying business software at scale
- Experience architecting and building IaaS and PaaS solutions
- Experience with Java, Spring, and Angular
- Experience with PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL databases
- Experience designing highly available and fault-tolerant enterprise and web-scale software deployments
- Experience with distributed systems for data storage and computing
- Experience with AWS technologies including S3, EC2, SQS, SNS, Lambda, and CDK
- Understanding of C2S storage solutions including S3, EFS, and EBS
- Knowledge of software design patterns including microservices, messaging, and distributed architectures
- Experience with database replication and transaction processing
- Experience managing data using AWS services
- AWS Solutions Architect experience
- Experience with Agile Scrum methodologies
- Experience with Jira and Confluence
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a customer focus
- Master’s degree
- Knowledge of continuous integration concepts and tools such as Bamboo or Jenkins
- Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
- Linux and Windows system administration skills
- Ability to work independently
- Infrastructure automation through DevOps scripting
- IT compliance and risk management experience, including security, privacy, SOX, or HIPAA
What We Do
Cohere Technology Group provides software and systems design and engineering, concept development, and technical staffing solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. The company focuses on full-spectrum information warfare, cyber-mission assurance, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities that enable joint, multi-domain operations. Its mission emphasizes delivering specialized expertise, innovative solutions, and strong partnerships to national-security customers and mission partners.
