Cloud Computing Application Architect

Sparks Group

McLean, VA
1 day ago

$75 Per Hour

Highlights

Qualifications/Background Profile : 2+ years of experience in the development of tools and processes to drive DevOps or DevSecOps maturity by automating builds, regression testing, monitoring, and pushing releases across environments. As a member of the team, you’re eager to build, manage, and secure a cloud-native container platform that meets your client’s needs and takes full advantage of the cloud’s capabilities.

Numbers & Facts

Location	McLean, VA
Industry	Staffing/Employment Agencies
Company Size	50 to 99 employees
Year Founded	1970
Website	https://www.sparksgroupinc.com

Description

Job Summary/Company: Our client is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to serve as a Cloud Computing Architect. As a member of the team, you’re eager to build, manage, and secure a cloud-native container platform that meets your client’s needs and takes full advantage of the cloud’s capabilities. You will use your technical skills to affect mission-forward change. You’ll work with your team as they use the latest cloud technologies to improve your client’s environment with current container and cloud management solutions to ensure seamless orchestration.

Responsibilities:

Contribute to strategy and design while ensuring standards are met throughout the containerization process.
Recommend resources that will help your client manage and securely adopt containers.
Engineer container management and cloud management solutions to resolve some of our clients’ toughest challenges.

Qualifications/Background Profile:

2+ years of experience in the development of tools and processes to drive DevOps or DevSecOps maturity by automating builds, regression testing, monitoring, and pushing releases across environments
Experience developing, managing, and securing cloud-native solutions with a focus on containers in AWS
Experience implementing, maintaining, and updating Infrastructure-as-Code solutions such as AWS CDK, AWS CloudFormation, or Terraform
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of experience in DevOps or DevSecOps, or 8+ years of experience in DevOps or DevSecOps in lieu of a degree

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This job is Hybrid Remote.

Pay Range: Hourly $75.00 to $90.00

We offer several comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and retirement and savings plans to qualifying employees.

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Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.

About Company

Bringing the Best People and the Best Companies Together Since 1970.

Sparks Group (formerly SPARKS, Sparks IT Solutions, and Sparks Personnel) is the Washington DC Area's leading temporary staffing and full-time recruiting services provider. Whether you are seeking your next opportunity or looking to add talent, Sparks Group is the ideal partner for you! Each of our four divisions (Sparks Office, Sparks Accounting & Finance, Sparks IT, and Sparks Creative) specializes in placing professionals in temporary/contract, temporary-to-full-time, and full-time roles across a diverse array of staffing categories, positions and levels including: office/administrative, customer service, human resources and talent acquisition, legal support, government and cleared personnel, mortgage/banking, accounting and finance, contracts and procurement, information technology and creative/marketing.

Sparks Group brings over four decades of experience placing professionals in challenging and rewarding positions at many of the area’s most prestigious organizations. Our primary focus is presenting opportunities that match each candidate’s skill-sets, experience levels, career objectives, and growth needs. Sparks Group has regularly ranked as one of the top US staffing and recruiting firms having been named to Inavero’s Best of Staffing Lists® for Client and Employee Satisfaction (2012-2017). Additionally, Sparks Group is proud to have been recently selected for other awards Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2017 Best Staffing Firms to Work For, Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work (2017), the Washington Post’s Top Workplaces® List (2017, 2014), Forbes® Best Professional Recruiting Firms (2017), and the National Capital Business Ethics Award.