AWS Cloud SME

Job Description Job Title: AWS Cloud SME Type of Engagement: 12-month contract (Not open to 3rd party C2C consultants. Visa sponsorship is not available) Work Location: Onsite position located in Washington, DC Due to the nature of this project, eligible candidates must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance Essential Job Responsibilities Tasks – might include (neither exhaustive nor restrictive): • Advises and assists USPS IT functional groups to define and implement solutions aligned with a Cloud based Microservices / Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for infrastructure or business applications. • Creates architecture deliverables describing cloud solutions in sufficient detail to develop bill of materials, technology components, vendor components, cost estimations, and design parameters suitable for handoff to implementation teams. • Prepares solution descriptions, assumptions, technical approach, and content that explains why solution is recommended, risks and mitigation plans. • Leads cultural change for cloud adoption. Actively participates in the development and socialization of Infrastructure Solution roadmaps related to public cloud offerings. • Creates and communicates cloud policies, procedures, standards, design patterns, and reference architectures that define repeatable solutions. • Identifies training and development needs required to support cloud based solutions standards; develops materials for training and awareness, and delivers messages to intended audience. • Interfaces with vendors to ensure standard architectures are adhered to and implemented for projects within a specific technology area. • Provides technical direction to management and systems professionals engaged in the analysis, design, development, implementation and maintenance of business information systems. • Ensures alignment of infrastructure and application solution design to the overall architecture for Enterprise Required Skills & Experience • Expert knowledge of AWS cloud services and have an Active AWS Cloud Associate or Professional certification. • Demonstrated ability to research, analyze, and evaluate existing and proposed business systems and procedures, develop requirements and identify AWS cloud centric system solutions in detailed measurable terms that achieve optimum performance and cost effectiveness. • Knowledge of industry developments, business information systems and practices, development methods, procedures, standards, techniques, Agile application life cycle, test driven development, continuous integration of code development, and current cloud technologies, in particular AWS cloud. • Experience leading the design, development and deployment of performant cloud business software, in particular AWS cloud, at scale or current hands on technology infrastructure, network, compute, storage, and virtualization experience. • Ability to integrate cloud services, in particular on AWS cloud, with other SaaS or on premise technologies from leading vendor products Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, Linux, SAP, etc. • Experience with IT compliance and risk management requirements in a regulated environment such as SOX and PCI for cloud applications, in particular on AWS cloud. • Ability to automate complex tasks, in particular on AWS cloud, using scripting or coding skills, or similar current automation tools (e.g., shell, Python, Ruby, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, or Puppet). • Knowledge of information systems enterprise-wide architecture including knowledge of a wide range of foundational technology such as cloud services, servers and storage, virtualization, high availability, performance analysis and management, and enterprise infrastructure monitoring for highly available web-scale systems. Big Bonus Points If You Have • Ability to communicate, orally and in writing, sufficient to develop and present management briefings; provide written and/or verbal guidance on technical issues; and prepare/present recommendations and reports. • Proficiency in Generative AI and prompt engineering. • Using design patterns for building scalable and maintainable applications/solutions. • Clearly document code, models, and technical solutions. • Continuous learning and adaptability in a very large IT organization. • Communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and executive stakeholders. • Troubleshooting software and technical implementations in large-scale enterprise ecosystems. • Understanding of concepts like CI/CD, containerization, and deployment strategies for kafka components in large-scale production environments. • Querying and managing data in both SQL and NoSQL databases. • Proficiency creating technical diagrams with products like Microsoft Visio or Draw.io. • Proficiency creating technical design and architecture documents in Microsoft Word. • Proficiency creating business and technical presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. • Proficiency creating data representations, charts and reports in tools such as Microsoft’s Excel worksheets and Power BI. Job Requisition # 39733 A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role is $80.00 - $85.00 per hour. The disclosed pay range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case, such as skills and experience levels. Meet APC APC is a professional staffing and services organization focused on engaging people and positively impacting lives. As “Professionals serving Professionals”®, we take pride in providing our employees and contractors with the highest level of customer service and support. APC is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status.