Minimum Job-Specific SkillsQualifications Required (in order of relative importance) Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or relevant field. Minimum of 5 years technical experience designing, executing and supporting IT cloud solutions Excellent knowledge of cloud computing technologies and current computing trends. Experience in various infrastructure migrations techniques including bulk application transfers into the cloud. Experience in the identification and recommendation of top cloud architecture solutions to successfully meet the strategic needs of an organization. Microsoft certification andor LinuxUnix certification Experience working on multiple simultaneous IT projects throughout the entire life cycle from design to deployment. Experience managing technical projects, including conflict resolution, issue escalations, status reporting and resource management. Knowledgeable of enterprise network infrastructure design concepts such as o Client server system architecture o System security policies and procedures o Data center technology infrastructure o Multi-vendor platform integration o PKI administration o Infrastructure capacity planning o Networking concepts routing, switching, security, remote access, proxy o Cloud migration Ability to convert business requirements into a technical design and implementation plan. Ability to analyze issues from system documentation and recommend solutions. High level of technical writing experience. Excellent oral, written, analytical and communication skills with the ability to lead a technical discussion to both technical and non-technical staff. Excellent presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences, including creating and presenting executive summaries to management and technical committees. Excellent analytical, verbal and conflict resolution skills. Additional SkillsQualifications Desired Professional certification with one of the Cloud Service Providers (CSP) to include but not limited to AWS, Azure or Google Cloud. Subject matter expertise of at least one operating system Linux, Unix, Solaris, Ubuntu, Windows. Linux operating system (e.g., Ubuntu or Red Hat). Prior experience as an administrator or architect in any of the well-known operating systems. Expert level understanding of networking TCPIP, IP addresses, HTTP, DNS. At least a minimum of five (5) years experience with a programming or scripting language. High level understanding of key security concepts in firewalls, network security, server security, and security tools such as Crowd Strike and Fortinet. Prior technical cloud engineering experience working with local, state or federal government entities Cloud Architect Certification with Cloud Service Provider (CSP) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification ITIL4 certification