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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Job Title: Cloud Solutions Architect Job Code: 45387 Job Location: Herndon, VA Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off Job Description: L3Harris Technologies is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to leverage Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud) in delivering solutions to improve customer operations and provide information management services. As a member of the L3Harris team, you will work alongside various cross-functional teams to define requirements, architectures, APIs, serverless frameworks and libraries to ensure the mission critical readiness of programs and Independent Research and Development (IR&D) projects. As Solution Architect, you will collaborate with teams to implement Cloud & hybrid solutions while following proven best practices which may include fast prototyping, trade studies, COTS integration, and deployment. The Cloud Solution Architect will work with internal and external customers to design, develop, and field Cloud architectures to satisfy customer requirements. Collaboration with cross-functional teams throughout pursuits, systems development lifecycle, deployment, and operational sustainment is integral to this role. As a technical expert in the latest industry trends, tools and methodologies, the Solutions Architect is essential to continuous optimization and modernization of our solutions. Essential Functions: • Support Business Development team by writing white papers, performing trade studies, participating in fast prototyping and writing technical responses for proposals & new program pursuits. • Interface with customers to understand use cases and define requirements, design Cloud capable solutions, support system level testing, and field the solution in customer environments to support the mission. • Leverage existing domain experience hosting solutions in Cloud environments. • Design large-scale distributed systems using microservices and containers. • Create and maintain virtualized, containerized and/or Cloud ready environments used by the software teams. This includes periodic updates to components and tools to stay current with latest revisions and security updates. • Work with security teams to help define and implement security controls. • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert on Cloud, Microservices, IaC, and DevSecOps topics to lead teams in supporting enterprise solutions. • Ability to obtain and maintain an FAA public trust suitaiblity. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. • 6+ years of software development experience. Preferred Additional Skills: • 5+ years direct experience leading teams to deliver enterprise solutions that implement RESTful Web Services, Microservices and/or Cloud components (AWS preferred). • 3+ years of experience in leveraging CSPs to host Cloud based solutions involving Cloud computing, Containers, VPC, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Security Groups. • 3+ years designing a scalable infrastructure and automated deployment in Cloud environments leveraging tools to support pipelines and containers such as Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes. • AWS Solutions Architect and AWS Sys Ops certification(s). • Kubernetes Administrator certification(s). • Experience using scripting languages such as Python, Bash or other shell scripting. • Experience developing applications that leverage relational and noSQL databases (Cassandra, MariaDB, InfluxDB, EnterpriseDB). • Experience with IaC tools like CloudFormation, Terraform, Puppet or Ansible. • Experience with iterative software development processes (Agile, SCRUM, Kanban). • Multi-Cloud Domain experience The salary range for this role in Virginia is $153,00.00 - $284,000.00. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. #LI-DK2 L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law. Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions. L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish . For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for English or Spanish .

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Job Title: Cloud Solutions Architect
Job Code: 45387
Job Location: Herndon, VA
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Support Business Development team by writing white papers, performing trade studies, participating in fast prototyping and writing technical responses for proposals & new program pursuits.
Interface with customers to understand use cases and define requirements, design Cloud capable solutions, support system level testing, and field the solution in customer environments to support the mission.
Leverage existing domain experience hosting solutions in Cloud environments.
Design large-scale distributed systems using microservices and containers.
Work with security teams to help define and implement security controls.
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert on Cloud, Microservices, IaC, and DevSecOps topics to lead teams in supporting enterprise solutions.
Ability to obtain and maintain an FAA public trust suitaiblity.
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
6+ years of software development experience.
3+ years of experience in leveraging CSPs to host Cloud based solutions involving Cloud computing, Containers, VPC, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Security Groups.
3+ years designing a scalable infrastructure and automated deployment in Cloud environments leveraging tools to support pipelines and containers such as Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes.
AWS Solutions Architect and AWS Sys Ops certification(s).
Kubernetes Administrator certification(s).
Experience using scripting languages such as Python, Bash or other shell scripting.
Experience developing applications that leverage relational and noSQL databases (Cassandra, MariaDB, InfluxDB, EnterpriseDB).
Experience with IaC tools like CloudFormation, Terraform, Puppet or Ansible.
Experience with iterative software development processes (Agile, SCRUM, Kanban).
Multi-Cloud Domain experience
L3Harris Technologies is an E-Verify Employer. Please click here for the E-Verify Poster in English or Spanish . For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here for English or Spanish .

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5+ years direct experience leading teams to deliver enterprise solutions that implement RESTful Web Services, Microservices and/or Cloud components (AWS preferred).

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