Cloud Solutions Architect 2Austin, TX (Remote within US)2 months Contract with possibility to extensionThe Client requires the services of One Cloud Solutions Architect hereafter referred to as Worker, who meets the general qualification of Cloud Solutions Architect 2 and the specifications outlined in this document for the Clients’ Applications team. The Cloud Solution Architect will provide strategic guidance in the development process, make technical decisions regarding solutions and explain how they will impact the organization.As part of Client’s IT Applications – Social Services Applications initiatives, the Cloud Solution Architect 2 will be responsible for:Creating and leading IT system integration processes to meet the organization’s needsConducting regular evaluations of the system architecture and collaborating with project management teams to improve the designsEvaluating any project constraints and devising alternatives to reduce risks, whilst performing process re-engineeringAnalysing and finding any impacts that technical changes may have on a client’s business proceedingPlanning and engineering of an organization's cloud computing infrastructure and applications. Implements and designs infrastructure and software.Defining and developing blueprints and roadmaps for building solutions in the cloudEnsuring solutions are engineered and deployed in the cloud.Building roadmap for cloud Strategy, implementation and monitoringEnsuring compliance with enterprise security configuration standardsProviding Production support and ensuring system is up and running.Providing operational guidance both internal to the team, and for external operations teamsPerforming continuous research on emerging technologies to stay updated with the best alternatives, investigate and provide feedback on new services and solutions offered by the CSPProviding technical oversight, review, and quality control throughout the life cycle of the implementationsEngaging with Cloud service provider around solving technical problems in the Cloud ecosystemSupporting DevOps functions to best utilize cloud resources with software configuration management and continuous integration tools.Leading and ensuring HHSC best practices and methodologies are applied to the design, deployment, and operations in the cloud.The Cloud Solution Architect will perform other duties as assigned.Education:Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in computer science, computer information systems, engineering, or management information systems is preferred.Certification:Cloud Solutions Architect CertificationCloud Infrastructure CertificationsNote: Cloud Solutions Architect Certification and Cloud Infrastructure Certifications are preferred but not listed in the table matrix.Candidate Skills and QualificationsYears - Required/Preferred - Experience7 - Required - Hands on experience in designing, executing, and supporting IT cloud solutions.7 - Required - Experience with technical architecture, cloud platform development, cloud strategy, IT strategy, and infrastructure strategy7 - Required - Hands-on development experience implementing applications utilizing any J2EE Application Server, Authentication and Authorization, Caching strategies7 - Required - Hands-on programming experience in the following languages: Java, J2EE, HTML5, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, CSS3, Bootstrap, SASS, Angular, Typescript, Spring, Java Server Pages, JSON, XML, ES5/ES6, NPM, Maven and/or other UI frameworks/libraries.7 - Required - Experience implementing Client-facing applications with responsive design and development7 - Required - Experience implementing SPA (Single Page Applications) with JS or with libraries/frameworks like Angular7 - Required - Experience in development of self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components7 - Required - Experience in Test-driven development and test creation using frameworks such as Katalon, Karma, Jasmine, Selenium7 - Required - Experience developing, optimizing, and maintaining an enterprise-level Angular application including complete ownership of the front-end stack (JavaScript/Angular/HTML/CSS).7 - Required - Experience with implementing the best practices in application design, performance, scalability, and maintainability.7 - Required - Experience with deployment and orchestration technologies (such as Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, OpenShift)7 - Required - Hands-on experience participating in all phases of Agile development7 - Required - Experience with cloud technology, including Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).7 - Required - Hands-on experience with adjacent technology areas including Security, Identity / Access Management and Monitoring.7 - Required - Experience with virtualized environments (VMware vSphere 5.x) and knowledge of provisioning hardware, storage, resources, and configuration/administration, including high-availability and failover services for cloud infrastructure6 - Preferred - Hands-on experience with IBM WebSphere Application Server 8 or later and JBOSS6 - Preferred - Hands-on experience with CI/CD methodology4 - Preferred - Hands-on development experience for mobile and tablet platforms