The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking an experienced Solution Architect / Engineer. This resource is responsible to work across the entire Cloud Services organization and ensure cloud solution are implemented as specified

The position responsible for:
oProvide technical leadership for one or more of the following domains: Business Architecture, Application/Software Architecture, Database Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture and Security Architecture.
oResponsible for finding opportunities to improve architecture using cloud and cloud-native technologies.
oHands-on abilities to build MVP (Minimal Viable Product) technology solutions in the cloud.
oPrior experience in digital transformation for large complex applications.
oProvides assessment of current state technology architecture and recommendation of future state technology architecture
oIdentifies architectural risks and plans to mitigate risks, ensures adherence to standards and best practices, and influences and communicates effectively with non-technical audiences including senior ITD and business stakeholders.
oCollaborate with Software Development teams, Product Managers, and Business Owners to ensure smooth deployment and operation of systems.
oGuide/Build CI/CD pipeline configurations to orchestrate provisioning and deployment of both large and small-scale systems.
oBuild and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations.
oDevelop Cloud Operation Framework, and roles and responsibilities for each category in the framework.
oAutomate tools to monitor system health and reliability to support business process requirements, Troubleshoot and resolve issues in development, test, and production environments.
oCommunicate status and risks to the product teams, Help automate and streamline operations and processes.
oEnsure solution designs and implementation meet architecture quality standards.
oGuide Solution Architects / Tech Leads to ensure that application and integration architecture aligns with system design guidelines and enterprise architecture standards.
oMindful of the Healthcare Industry and Digital Health trends.
oSecurity Architecture / Security Controls Implementation
oGap Analysis and Mitigation

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities / Competencies:
oActive status as an AWS Certified Architect (DevOps or Architect preferred)
oImplements technical processes to roll out solutions.
oWorks with the project team to deliver fully functional products in a timely manner
oKnowledge of CI/CD (Jenkins, TravisCI, CircleCI, AppVeyor, etc) is required.
oWorking experience with one of more automation tools and repository such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CHEF, TeamCity, Artifactory, SVN, Bitbucket
oWorking experience with cloud native tools like CloudFormation, Terraform, ELB, Autoscaling, and EC2
oGood understanding of VPCs, Subnet configuration, route table, Internet gateway, VPC peering, Transit gateway, VPC Link, etc
oAWS - Amazon Web Services Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
oActive certification status on any cloud providers: AWS/GCP/Azure Solution Architect (preferred)
oActive certification status on any cloud providers: AWS/GCP/Azure Developer (preferred)
oTrack record of successfully establishing and implementing transformation programs in an Agile and DevOps environment

Minimum Education and Experience:
oBachelor s degree or higher in Information Systems Management, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Management, Engineering, or another related discipline
o5+ years of professional IT experience working with Windows Server or Linux environments.
o4+ Years of AWS Experience, CloudFormation experience
o8+ years of related experience including experience working with Agile Methods and modern technology environments.
o3+ years of Cloud architecture experience and cloud economics
oExperience leading cross functional project teams, workgroups.
oHighly desired - Knowledge of security technologies and methods for securing information
oHighly desired - Demonstrated proficiency in understanding enterprise architecture life cycle methodologies.
oHighly desired - Interpersonal and leadership skills that demonstrate collaboration, facilitation, negotiation, conflict management and influence.

Required/Desired Skills

Skill	Required /Desired	Amount	of Experience
Experience in establishing and implementing governance model for the Cloud Migration and transformation efforts	Highly desired	0
Experience in Migrating from On-prem to Cloud using cloud infrastructure on IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions	Required	2	Years
Experience with cloud infrastructure, specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS) like EC2, S3, RDS, ELB, SSM, EBS AND Cloud formation.	Required	4	Years
Professional hands on IT experience working with Windows Server or Linux environments.	Required	5	Years
Experience with security best practices and implementing security controls in a AWS cloud environment	Highly desired	0
Experience working with Agile Methods and modern technology environments.	Required	8	Years
Experience leading cross functional project teams, workgroups	Required	2	Years
Demonstrated proficiency in understanding enterprise architecture life cycle methodologies.	Highly desired	0
Interpersonal and leadership skills that demonstrate collaboration, facilitation, negotiation, conflict management and influence	Required	4	Years

Questions

No.	Question
Question1	Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?
Question2	Please list candidate s email address.
Question3	Please indicate how soon this candidate is available to start work. Vendors are encouraged to submit candidates that are available for the duration of the assignment.
Question4	Vendor must disclose to the agency if the candidate will be subcontracted at the time of submission. Do you accept this requirement?
Question5	Vendor must notify the agency if any portion of the requirements listed in this task order are to be outsourced to other countries. Do you accept this requirement?
Question6	Candidates submitted above the rate of $110 will not be considered. Do you accept this requirement?
Question7	Payment for all approved hours will be paid at the straight hourly rate regardless of the total hours worked by the engaged resource. It is the responsibility of the supplier to adhere to any applicable compensation laws including payment for overtime hours. Do you accept this requirement?
Question8	Please confirm this candidate is not intending to work multiple jobs simultaneously. Do you accept this requirement?
Question9	The client is requesting that candidates are able to provide 2 references prior to final selection. The references must be recent from a Sr Manager/Director overseeing the candidate's work. Do you accept this requirement?
Question10	Please list AWS based tools and technologies on which the candidate has hands-on experience.
Question11	Please provide candidate's current location (City and state), NOT a Yes or No response.
Question12	Please confirm you have thoroughly validated, and attest to the accuracy of, the credentials listed throughout this candidate s VectorVMS profile and resume pursuant to Section 5.2.5 of ITS-009440. Do you confirm?