Cloud ComputeStorage Architect

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If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive then keep reading becauseLeidos is seeking a qualified Cloud & Compute/Storage Architect to support a proposed large-scale transformational IT infrastructure program.

A successful candidate thrives on designing resilient cost-effective multi-cloud environments alongside modernized on-premise compute and storage. An individual understands how to balance a hybrid cloud/on-prem footprint and bring the technical credibility to serve as the trusted architecture authority for a high-visibility federal infrastructure transformation program.

*This position isonsite /hybrid remote. Candidates will need to be locatedwithin the DMV preferably near Bethesda MD and Gaithersburg MD.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the senior technical architect for end-to-end Compute Storage and Backup Services spanning dedicated/shared physical compute virtual compute hybrid compute and compute containers across FDAs data centers and cloud environments.

• Own the distributed server strategy (e.g. VMware or high-availability system clusters) including policies architecture standards and requirements for server operations across Windows and Linux environments.

• Architect storage and data management solutions spanning Backup & Archive Distributed Storage File & Object Storage and Networked Storage (SAN/NAS) including capacity planning tuning and hyperconverged compute/network/storage capabilities.

• Own backup and recovery architecture across FDAs hybrid environment ensuring solutions meet FDA retention archive and disaster-recovery requirements and align with NIST 800-88/FIPS 200 media sanitization guidance.

• Serve as the lead architect for FDAs Container-as-a-Service (CaaS) environment (Docker Enterprise Edition Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Docker Swarm NeuVector Portworx) ensuring high availability secure container images and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).

• Architect and own FDAs Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) approach across AWS Azure and GCP landing zones ensuring consistency interoperability and integrity between public/private cloud and on-premise CaaS environments.

• Provide architecture guidance and support to development and product teams deploying applications to AWS Azure and GCP leveraging DevSecOps best practices including infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform CloudFormation).

• Own the technical design of FDAs cloud governance model entitlements/administrative role access to CSP accounts and the Dedicated Master Payer Account structure across each CSP.

• Support the Cloud Business Service Management function by architecting the technical underpinnings of the Cloud Service Catalog metering/chargeback cost forecasting and tagging/allocation activities across AWS Azure and GCP.

• Drive continuous service improvement including modernizing technical capabilities reducing vendor management costs and identifying opportunities for simplification consolidation automation and deduplication across compute storage and cloud services.

• Ensure compute storage and cloud services adhere to Federal mandates security standards (e.g. NIST SP 800-117) and FDA internal policies and support FDA Server Security Assessments and Audits. Participate in FDA Change Control Board (CCB) meetings related to server storage and cloud infrastructure changes; coordinate with application server groups and other Task Area leads as required.

• Mentor and provide technical direction to Cloud Engineers Server/Storage Administrators and CaaS platform staff; provide Tier 3 subject-matter-expert support for complex incidents problems and change requests.

• Support the Transition Manager and Program Manager during the three-phase transition (Transition Planning Transition Cutover to Managed Services) by validating the as-is compute/storage/cloud architecture and informing the technical migration plan.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and 8 years of progressive experience in program/operations management and/or service delivery management on large federal IT infrastructure or managed-services contracts. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• A minimum of 35 years in a senior architect or technical lead role on large enterprise-scale federal or commercial IT environments.

• Demonstrated hands-on architecture experience across multi-cloud environments (AWS Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform) including IaaS provisioning infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform CloudFormation) and DevSecOps practices.

• Strong working knowledge of enterprise compute environments (physical virtual hybrid) and server virtualization platforms (e.g. VMware).

• Experience architecting enterprise storage and backup solutions (SAN/NAS file & object storage backup/recovery/disaster recovery) at scale.

• Hands-on experience with container orchestration and Container-as-a-Service platforms (e.g. Kubernetes Red Hat OpenShift Docker Enterprise Edition Docker Swarm).

• Familiarity with cloud cost management/chargeback concepts (metering tagging/allocation cost forecasting) across multiple CSPs.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills with demonstrated ability to coordinate across cross-functional technical teams subcontractors and hyperscale cloud providers.

• U.S. Citizenship required.

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Additional Professional-level certifications across a second or third cloud provider (AWS Azure and/or GCP) reflecting genuine multi-cloud depth.

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or equivalent container-platform certification.

• TIL Foundation certification (or higher).

• Prior experience directly supporting FDA another HHS operating division or a comparable federal health/regulatory science agency.

• Experience with FedRAMP-authorized cloud service offerings and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.

• Familiarity with ServiceNow or comparable enterprise ITSM/service-catalog platforms.

• Experience supporting large-scale phased cloud migrations for a federal civilian agency.

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