Cloud Solutions Architect

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

NACI (T1)

Job Family:

Cloud

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Building Architecture, Cloud Based Services, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Technology

Certifications:

None

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Cloud Solutions Architect supporting The United States Postal Service (USPS). GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

Be part of the USPS Office of Chief Information Officer (CIO) Architecture, Strategy, & Innovation (CASI) team by contributing as a Cloud Solutions Architect by researching and producing enterprise architectural assessments that will ultimately support all business areas with which USPS CASI interacts. You will provide types of services including: Assessment, Evaluation, Requirements analysis, Architecture, Design, Technical planning, Process management, & Reporting.

HOW A CLOUD SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Providing in-depth knowledge in areas of requirements elicitation, stakeholder engagement, application design, programming, testing, documentation, implementation, maintenance, and management.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate existing and proposed business systems and procedures.
• Ensure that requirements are met and deliverable products comply with the CIO architecture and business needs.
• Develop requirements and identify system solutions in detailed measurable terms that achieve optimum performance and cost effectiveness.
• Writing architecture assessment documents.
• Understanding of scripting or coding skills, or tools (e.g., shell, Python, Ruby, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, or Puppet).
• Creation and submittal of reports, analysis, advice, studies, alternatives, evaluations, models, and/or similar documents

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Required Experience:

• 15+ years of hands-on experience

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field or equivalent experience – not required.

Required skills:

• Strong proficiency in technical illustration using tools such as draw.io, Microsoft Visio, PowerPoint.
• Have practical experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Anthropic, agentic AI approaches.
• Must have current hands-on experience implementing cloud technology infrastructure, network, compute, storage, and virtualization.
• Expert knowledge of cloud services from one or more of the primary Cloud Service Providers (CSPs)(Amazon, Microsoft or Google), and the ability to integrate cloud services with on-premises technologies such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, Linux, SAP, etc.
• Exhibit high level of technical competence in using operating environments, tools, and technologies commonly used in best-practice solution architectures.
• Strong communication skills including writing and presentation skills.
• Be able to develop technical briefings and present to leadership.

Location:

• Must be able to work from one of these locations for a hybrid schedule – 4 days in office 1 day remote.
  • Washington DC; Eagan, MN; St Louis, MO; Wilkes-Barre, PA; San Mateo, CA; Raleigh or Morrisville, NC

Security Clearance Level:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
• This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• The internal mobility team is dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities include paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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The likely salary range for this position is $144,410 - $195,378. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA NC Raleigh

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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