Cloud Solutions Architect

Overview

Acuity, Inc. seeks dynamic, self-motivated individuals with experience as a Cloud Solutions Architect. The Client office is the force of choice for the development of global infrastructure and delivery of solutions that drive influence operations. The Client requires specialized skills in cloud engineering and full stack development.

Why Acuity?

We’re building more than careers—we’re building a place people genuinely love to work.

• Strong work-life balance and a people-first culture
• Competitive compensation + Health/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Up to $3,000 annually for training and certifications and up to $3,000 for degree seeking programs

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What you 'll be doing:

• Shall participate in software development efforts through all aspects of the software engineering life cycle including scope and work estimation, design, documentation, implementation, testing and integration.
• Shall design and develop new applications to better meet the Client mission design, as well as develop, and provide O&M for multiple tools.
• Shall assist in developing solutions to software architecture problems and broad design solutions.
• Shall manage virtual and physical servers on a virtualization platform (VMware) with Windows Server , Ubuntu, CentOS, and Ubuntu operating systems.
• Shall ensure the security of the server infrastructure by implementing industry best practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Shall use a proactive approach to anticipating, mitigating, identifying, troubleshooting, and correcting hardware and software issues on servers and workstations.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated experience independently designing and developing cloud based applications using current best practices and architectural guidelines.
• Demonstrated experience working in software engineering, applications development or web application development and deployment.
• Demonstrated experience with object oriented development in a modern language (Java, Go, C##).
• Demonstrated experience developing front ends in modern frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.
• Demonstrated experience developing in a Linux environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing in a commercial clouds such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Demonstrated experience developing containerized applications using Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated experience working with orchestration tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.
• Demonstrated experience with networking and Virtual Private Network (VPN) protocols like OpenVPN, Wireguard, and IPSec.
• Demonstrated experience managing end user accounts, permissions, access rights, and storage allocations in accordance with best practices.
• Demonstrated experience installing and managing cloud based applications in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes and containerization.
• Demonstrated experience performing software and hardware upgrades, patches and reconfigs.
• Demonstrated experience managing the physical environment of server racks including cable management, documenting, labeling, and configuration of KVM switching for console and remote access.
• Demonstrated experience installing and upgrading computer components and…