Description:
Highrise Consulting, Inc. (www.highriseconsulting.com) is seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Architect to work remotely full-time, supporting a client at NIH (National Institutes of Health).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10+ years of experience of leading the design, development, and deployment of IT systems for an enterprise organization in a cloud environment (preferably AWS)
• Strong background with infrastructure automation through DevOps scripting including shell, Ansible, Python and/or PowerShell
• Experience delivering solutions and administering systems in a cloud environment using laaS and PaaS offerings
• Hands-on Experience with Linux (RHEL and Amazon Linux preferred) and Windows operating systems in a cloud environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working in a highly collaborative on-site environment
• Experience working in Agile environment
• Experience with the Atlassian information management tools such as Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, etc.
• Proven experience preparing and presenting technical documentation to various audiences
• Hands-on experience in maintaining and supporting large enterprise systems
• Experience managing and orchestrating AWS Infrastructure using cloud-native tools such as AWS Systems Manager
• Ability to work on multiple assignments or projects in parallel, balancing time and schedule based on the business priorities of the organization

Education/Certification:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in a System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Certification

Clearance: Must be able to obtain a Public Trust
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Highrise Consulting, Inc. is a growing Information Technology (IT) company headquartered in Bethesda, MD. Our goal is to provide our clients with the best technology services that contribute to building the most powerful, reliable and cost-effective solutions in the IT industry. Our company has established excellent working relationships with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and formed strong partnerships with many leading IT businesses in the Health Services industry. We are committed to success and are continuously seeking to develop new opportunities across the public sector and beyond.

BENEFITS SUMMARY:

• Health Insurance Plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield (CareFirst)
• Dental and Vision Benefits from Blue Cross and Blue Shield (CareFirst)
• Life, and Long-Term Disability Insurances
• 401K Plan with Company Matching
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Accounts support for Health, Travel, and Dependent Care expenses
• Profit Sharing
  Highrise Consulting provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Highrise Consulting complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company does business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. EOE M/F/D/V
  Highrise Consulting, Inc. participates in the E-Verify program as required by law. Learn more
  Highrise Consulting, Inc. reserves the right to change any or all the above benefits from time to time. Highrise cannot be held responsible if one of the listed benefits has been modified, deleted, or otherwise changed

• Design, develop, and manage AWS services to support highly-available and scalable infrastructure operations that host high volume applications
• Serve as the Subject-Matter Expert (SME) in automation by leading automation projects, CI/CD practices and process automation
• Maintain and ensure the ongoing stability and continuous operations of custom-build enterprise
• Research and prototype new FedRAMP approved products, tools, and technologies
• Develop and maintain architecture processes and technical documentation
  Requirements: