Senior Secret Cleared Cloud Application Architect (S2TT8K)

Our client is seeking a Senior Secret Cleared Cloud Application Architect (S2TT8K)

5 year contract. 100% on-site work in Ottawa, ON

Responsibilities:

• Lead cross functional teams in developing custom solutions and mentoring junior developers in best practices and design patterns,
• Work closely with client teams and other vendor teams,
• Security best practices (ISO 26262, IEC 62443, NIST 800-53, ITSG-33) and Secure communications (securing data in transit and at rest),
• Works well in a fast-paced environment working within client committed timelines.

Must Have Skills:

• Government of Canada Secret clearance
• 8+ years experience in cloud application architecture, design and development within the federal or defense industry
• Low Level Programming and embedded Systems (programming languages: C/C++; Python, bitwise operations and memory management, microcontroller programming, device drivers & firmware development, message-passing protocols, system engineering).
• Networking and communications protocols like serial communication (e.g. UART, RS-232, RS-485), industrial and avionics protocols (e.g. Modbus, MIL-STD-1553B), and custom binary messaging formats.
• Real-time & operating systems like embedded Linux. Excellent understanding of multi-threaded applications (e.g.: critical-sections, memory fencing, locks/mutex) and the ability to investigate and resolve issues related to these applications.
• Knowledge of system architecture and design for custom applications, handling heterogeneous hardware, software modularity and maintainability, data serialization and security in embedded systems.
• Integration and interoperability bridging old and new technologies, middleware development (API gateways, event brokers, service mesh, event mesh).

Nice to Have Skills:

• User Interface Programming - Programming languages- Java Script/ Typescript, Web frameworks Angular, React and backend for front end, node.js.