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!

At TISTA, you’ll do meaningful, missiondriven work that improves lives alongside teammates you trust and leaders who are transparent and supportive. We invest in your learning and internal mobility so you can build a career that keeps advancing. We’re proud to serve and hire Veterans, and we put people first in everything we do.

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, Professional development reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

Responsibilities

• 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).

Qualifications

• 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