Sr. Principal DevSecOps Architect

Since 1975, Maximus has operated under its founding mission of Helping Government Serve the People, enabling citizens around the globe to successfully engage with their governments at all levels and across a variety of health and human services programs. Maximus delivers innovative business process management and technology solutions that contribute to improved outcomes for citizens and higher levels of productivity, accuracy, accountability and efficiency of government-sponsored programs. With more than 30,000 employees worldwide, Maximus is a proud partner to government agencies in the United States, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit https://www.maximus.com.

The Senior Principal DevSecOps Architect calls for a unique combination of being adept at developing Application and Solution architectures on multi-cloud, hybrid, on-prem platforms (AWS major), leveraging complete infrastructure automation, CICD pipelines creation with code quality, and security gates. The role calls for being very hands-on, guiding R&D teams in a startup-incubation environment. Expertise in cloud-native technologies, containers, micro-services is very desirable. Preference is for candidates with demonstrable experience releasing production code, developing PaaS/SaaS offers on AWS and other cloud platforms. Having a domain in security and compliance is a bonus. The candidate must have a ?can do attitude ?and a go-getter when it comes to innovation, proactively designing and implementing the technical solutions, and talented problem solver.

Responsibilities:
?Innovate, and develop cutting edge cloud solutions through automation ? IaC (Infrastructure as code), DevSecOps tools (CICD, Code quality, security, and monitoring), and cloud services.
?Ensure the infrastructure, services, and applications developed meets all standards including, security, monitoring, performance, and SLAs.
?Proactively learn and expand expertise on newer technologies and industry best trends to support new and existing business programs.
?Consult and collaborate with project teams on technology and solutions.
?Communicate architecture guidelines and technical details to technical and non-technical audiences.
?Lead efforts of virtual teams. Understand regional cultural considerations and forms tight working relationships.
?Participate in Innovation activities by commenting and generating ideas and leading a team that can be multisite.
?Coach and mentor various teams regarding Cloud best practices, cost optimizations, and efficiencies.
?Participate and contribute to FedRAMP security audits, documentation, AWS Well-Architected reviews.
?Provide technical solution support during proposal development process, to include technology stack selection, solution architecture, and implementation methodology.
?Guide and support RFIs, RFPs and RFQs, response development including writing of whitepapers and concept development.

Education and Experience:
?Computer Science/EE undergraduate/Engineering degree and a minimum of 12+ years of experience in software architecture/development with last 6+ years working on DevSecOps, CICD in Cloud environments. 15+ years strongly preferred
?Must have substantial federal government work experience ? led or contributed significantly to the Federal proposals, solutioning.
?Certifications- AWS Solution Architect or AWS DevOps Engineer or equivalent certifications in other clouds
?Demonstrated experience leading and developing complex applications using Terraform, Cloud formation, Python, setting up CICD pipelines, AWS/other cloud ecosystems, Elastic Search, and Agile framework.
?Hands-on working experience in Terraform (IaC), Jenkins groovy scripts, and Python. Must have a development background and developer thinking.
?Extensive experience in installing, configuring, integrating, and maintaining CICD tools like Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD etc. and integrating with pipelines with security and observability tools.
?Extensive experience in architecting and implementing cloud solutions & deployments and supporting microservices, cloud native applications.
?Must have a working knowledge of Kubernetes or container technologies like ECS, EKS, GKE, AKE, OpenShift, etc.
?Ability to articulate and explain the high-level architectures and design ideas to larger audiences and stakeholders.
?Solid Understanding of Cloud-native pillars such as Cost, Security, Performance, Resiliency
?Knowledge of Security industry frameworks like FedRAMP, NIST, CIS Benchmarks ? etc. is desirable.
?Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Speak clearly in plain English and comprehend others.

Desired
?Knowledge of event driven architectures, streaming data using Kafka streams etc.
?Experience in building IaaS/PaaS/SaaS models with FedRAMP security controls is an additional advantage.

Additional Requirements as per contract/client:
Green Card Holder / US Citizens only

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EEO Statement: Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We?re proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.

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Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.