Senior Software/System Architect

Are you a Senior Software/System Architect who would like to have a positive impact for millions of people? If so, we may have an opportunity for you!

TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

• Design, build, and manage scalable, highly available, and secure cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or CloudFormation.
• Administer cloud services such as EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPCs (AWS); and VMs, VNets, Storage, Azure AD, and App Services (Azure).
• Automate system deployment, configuration, patching, and monitoring using Ansible, SSM, Azure Automation, etc.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud environments using CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics.
• Manage identity and access controls, enforce security best practices, and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Support application teams with cloud infrastructure needs including networking, performance tuning, and CI/CD integration.
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response for critical cloud infrastructure issues.
• Collaborate with DevOps, InfoSec, and AppDev teams to deliver cloud-native and hybrid solutions.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure (AWS and/or Azure).
• Proven experience managing EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, etc. in AWS.
• Strong expertise with Azure Virtual Machines, Storage, VNets, RBAC, Azure AD, and related services.
• Experience with CloudFormation or Terraform or Bicep for IaC.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and managing automation solutions using Ansible.
• Hands-on knowledge of Linux administration in cloud environments.
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, PowerShell, or Python.
• Working knowledge of cloud security (e.g., IAM, Defender for Cloud, GuardDuty).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containers (EKS, AKS), and DevOps practices.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Dynatrace, ScienceLogic1).
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, subnets, firewalls, load balancers).

• Must have extensive experience in the coordination of program and project leaders to identify requirements for system architecture.
• Must be able to identify strategies for addressing requirements.
• Must have extensive experience with analysis of requirements against fiscal, schedule, and performance issues.
• Has extensive experience in taking program requirements and is able to create an architecture vision having experience in high volume and high availability networks and systems.
• Experience in creating and conveying to team members the architectural vision for a program or project.
• Is responsible for dictating design choices to software developers, including but not limited to: platforms, coding and technical levels.
• Experience in establishing and enforcing standards and practices.
• Experience in overseeing the development team, they manages the full life cycle of the software development process.
• Has extensive software development experience and thorough knowledge of a variety of programming languages and logic.
• Must be able to function as a A Senior Cloud Administrator with deep hands-on experience in AWS and Azure to lead the design, implementation, automation, and administration of cloud-based infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of our cloud platforms while supporting agile DevOps teams and enterprise workloads.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications (highly preferred): AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate or higher and Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator - Associate or higher.
• Experience with hybrid cloud or cloud migration projects.
• Familiarity with ITSM tools like ServiceNow.
• Experience in highly regulated environments (e.g., FedRAMP, HIPAA).
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently and mentor junior team members.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work in cross-functional teams.

Education:

• Master's degree in computer science, electronics engineering or related technical discipline and 10+ years' work experience.
• Ten (10) years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education (20 years total).

Clearance:

• The ability to pass a Tier 4/HIGH Background Investigation.

Location:

• Department of Veteran's Affairs (100% On-site)
• Monday - Friday (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST Time)
• Austin Information Technology Center (AITC)

1615 Woodward Street,

Austin, TX 78741