Cloud Infrastructure ArchitectSan Francisco, CA24 monthsRequired Skills:Minimum of 10 years technical experience with network infrastructure, information security architecture and application system deployment projectsMinimum of 5 years technical experience with state government IT projectsMinimum of 3 years working experience in a government agency and interfacing with other government agencies or entitiesMinimum of 3 years technical experience with tier 3 data center environmentsExperience working on multiple simultaneous IT projects throughout the entire life cycle from design to deploymentExperience managing technical projects, including conflict resolution, issue escalations, status reporting and resource managementKnowledge of Cloud Hosting, cloud architectures, cloud service providers particularly AWS and AzureKnowledge of SD-WANKnowledge of cloud exchange solutions particularly EquinixKnowledgeable of enterprise network infrastructure design concepts such as:Multi-tier application system designClient / server system architectureSystem security policies and proceduresData center technology infrastructureWeb-based application deploymentMulti-vender platform integrationPKI administrationInfrastructure capacity planningTelecommunication infrastructureNetworking concepts: routing, switching, security, remote access, proxyAbility to convert business requirements into a technical design and implementation planAbility to analyze issues from system documentation and recommend solutionsHigh level of technical writing experienceExcellent oral, written, analytical and communication skills with the ability to lead a technical discussion to both technical and non-technical staffExcellent presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences, including creating and presenting executive summaries to management and technical committeesExcellent analytical, verbal and conflict resolution skillsExtensive experience with Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, domain name services, managed file transfer systems, and firewall access control lists.