Tetra Tech · 1 month ago
Senior Cloud Architect-SmE
Washington, DC
Part-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expTetra Tech is a leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services. They are seeking a Senior Cloud Architect-SME to provide engineering and architectural expertise for the design, development, integration, and deployment of cloud-based systems within FAA enterprise environments.
ConsultingEnvironmental EngineeringInfrastructureNatural ResourcesRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Leads the design and implementation of enterprise-scale cloud architectures across multiple service providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Develops and maintains cloud strategy, governance, and architecture frameworks to support FAA mission systems
Defines and implements infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, and related automation tools
Provides systems engineering expertise in requirements analysis, architecture definition, and technical design reviews
Ensures all architectures are compliant with federal security policies, FAA standards, and NIST frameworks
Directs the integration of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins) into FAA development environments
Designs and manages enterprise network architectures, including IPv6 adoption, IP address allocation and management, and firewall policy implementation
Provides security engineering support, including configuration and integration of Palo Alto firewalls and network security appliances
Implements and optimizes observability and monitoring solutions such as Datadog to ensure availability, performance, and reliability of FAA systems
Performs system trade studies, risk assessments, and performance evaluations to inform decision-making
Implements cloud security, networking (IPv4/IPv6), firewall engineering (Palo Alto), and IP address allocation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline. Master's degree preferred
A minimum of 10 years of systems engineering experience, with at least 5 years in cloud architecture or cloud engineering roles
Demonstrated expertise with at least one major cloud service provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Experience with automation and orchestration frameworks (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
Proficiency in cloud security, networking (IPv4/IPv6), firewall engineering (Palo Alto), and IP address allocation
Experience implementing federal IT security compliance requirements (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST)
Experience with observability/monitoring platforms (Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus)
Strong leadership and communication skills with demonstrated ability to engage both technical teams and executive stakeholders
Preferred
FAA or federal systems engineering experience
Cloud architect certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Architect)
Experience with container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift)
Advanced knowledge of network configuration and management, including IPv6 transition strategies
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
401(k) match
Flexible Spending Accounts
EAP
Education Assistance
Parental Leave
Annual Leave
Holidays
Company
Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2023-08-17Post Ipo Debt· $500M
1991-12-17IPO
Leadership Team
Dan Batrack
CEO
Craig Christensen
SVP - CIO
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