We are searching for an IT Cloud Architect to join our Information Technology Service Office at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University. ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intel Community (IC). This role will help design and implement a secure, cloud-based infrastructure to support mission critical operations.

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

You will:

• Oversee the development and coordination of cloud architecture across diverse areas; including application development, identity and access management, network and data management, and security

• Lead the security solution design, development, testing and implementation of a new Microsoft 365 (M365) Government - GCC High tenant

• Assist in developing security baselines and standards for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and on-premises resources, hardening and strengthening security to exceed the latest best practices

• Collaborate with peer architects and technical leaders; finding opportunities to refactor code, improve product capabilities or perform capability rationalization

• Participate in high-level enterprise architecture analysis, evaluation, design, integration, documentation, and development

• Work with a highly-skilled research and engineering staff to develop and execute complex solutions

This position will be filled as a Level 4. Typical requirements include a Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required skills/experience areas include:

• Development of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Terraform and/or CloudFormation

• Past success designing, developing, deploying, or testing in cloud services from AWS and using tools, including EC2, S3, ELBs, RDS, VPCs, security groups, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, or IAM permissions and Azure

• Past experience with microservices and containerization; such as orchestration, cluster management, and container storage, including Docker, Kubernetes, or Rancher

Preferred skills/experience areas include:

• Active government security clearance

• Cloud Certifications (Azure, AWS, or GCP)

• Experience working within the parameters detailed via DISA STIGs

• Past success managing and migrating workloads to the Public Cloud

• Experience in implementing GCC High M365 tenant for US government entities

• Experience in both setting up of a green field tenant and/or migrating from on premise to M365

Your working location can be fully on-site or hybrid on-site/work from home in any of the State College PA, Warminster, PA (Philadelphia) or Freeport, PA (Pittsburgh) areas.

ARL at Penn State is an integral part of one of the leading research universities in the nation and serves as a University center of excellence in defense science, systems, and technologies with a focus in naval missions and related areas.

You will be subject to a government security investigation, and you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

ARL is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; we believe this is central to our success as a Department of Defense designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). We are at our best when we draw on the talents of all parts of society, and our greatest accomplishments are achieved when diverse perspectives are part of our workforce.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our web site at www.arl.psu.edu .

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here .

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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