Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - Defenseat SMX(View all jobs) (https://www.smxtech.com/careers/)

　　United States

　　SMX is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Solutions Architect with a passion for problem solving, envisioning solutions and systematic execution - with the ability to rapidly learn new technologies independently and communicate their impact to enterprises. This person will be a problem solver and engage with internal stakeholders as well as potential customers and must be comfortable in a small operationally focused team with a startup feel.

　　The ideal candidate will have experience in eliciting and understanding customer needs, then leading the transformation of those needs from concept to design and into implementation. The successful candidate will have a background in and understanding of Defense customers with the ability to rapidly learn new technologies independently and communicate their impact to enterprises.

　　In this role you will provide senior level advisory for clients and internal account growth opportunities by mapping customer needs to existing or potential capabilities and service offerings, align cloud technology solutions to solve client business challenges and goals and be confident conversing with both client business and technical leaders and should develop relationships with key clients and acts as a trusted advisor.

　　This position requires a DoD Security Clearance which requires US citizenship for work on DoD contract.

　　Essential Duties & Responsibilities

　　Think big and be able to focus on strategic business outcomes, while also able to dive deep on technical solutioning

　　Lead consulting and planning efforts through the phases of customer problem solving and solutioning including developing: business case, cloud strategy, organization change management, as well as higher order processes such as governance strategy, roadmap development, and application portfolio rationalization, or hands on development and programming to deliver the best solution design

　　Participate in customer advisory and capture activities including workshops, client presentations, and proposal development

　　Collaborate with a variety of product and business owners to help understand business requirements and provide guidance on solution architecture/approaches

　　Define reference architectures and help build guidance around those architectures’ best practices and usage recommendations

　　Support technology implementations to include development, configuration, networking, security, data services, Cloud Best Practice configurations, and governance controls)

　　Provide input to technology investments at many different levels in the organization

　　Support the development of account plans to build long-term relationships with customers and identify new opportunities

　　Support pre-sales business capture and development functions

　　Required Skills & Experience

　　Required Clearance: Secret or above with ability to obtain a TS/SCI DoD security clearance

　　Experience designing, migrating, and delivering highly complex cloud solutions, balancing costs, security, and risk with stated business objectives

　　Ability and experience leading or supporting multi-stream cloud transformation programs and initiatives for mid and large-scale organization in all the following areas: quantifying the business value of cloud, evaluating the organizational impact of cloud adoption, defining cloud architectural principles, and articulating key security considerations for public cloud moves

　　Experience with modern development and testing techniques such as continuous delivery and continuous integration

　　Experience in cloud infrastructure, development, and operations

　　Strong technical writing and proposal writing skills required

　　Be willing to learn, collaborate, contribute and improve

　　Ability to prioritize tasking, adapt and self-motivate

　　Be ready to roll up your sleeves

　　Achieve and maintain Public Cloud Professional level certifications (eg AWS SA Professional, AWS Development Professional, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and Google Cloud Architect)

　　Desired Skills & Experience

　　Government client experience including classified environments and support

　　10+ years of broad IT and Cloud technical experience

　　Big4 or equivalent consulting experience highly desired

　　Proven ability to articulate and clearly communicate complex problems and solutions in a simple, logical and impactful manner

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　　At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.

　　We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.

　　SMX is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability status, protected veteran status, race, color, age, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or genetic information. SMX is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including disability and veterans.

　　Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation.