Senior Computer Application  Support Specialist - Contract - 18027 About the Opportunity Our Public Sector client is seeking a Senior Computer Application Support Specialist to provide technical support in the modernization and update of cloud computing platforms. This role will involve the development of technical architecture frameworks and strategies, ensuring compliance with security policies, and overseeing cloud-related operations. The selected candidate will support the ongoing enhancement of enterprise cloud services, contributing to digital transformation initiatives by optimizing security, compliance, and technical functionality. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Modernizing and updating Google Landing Zones and obtaining necessary approvals for implementation
• Transferring firewall operations to next-generation firewall solutions, such as Palo Alto
• Building and managing a virtualized airgap offering to support testing and development of private cloud capabilities
• Enabling privileged access management for Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Assessing, recommending, and implementing complex security requirements to ensure compliance with government cloud security guardrails
• Evaluating and recommending new products or processes to enhance cloud service efficiency
• Planning and participating in system upgrades, ensuring minimal disruption to operations
• Conducting regular compliance audits and providing oversight on cloud spending

About You The successful candidate will have the following:

• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience, within the past 10 years, working as a certified* Technical Architect or Special Advisor in the federal government in internationally dispersed secured environments comprised of over 100,000 users and at least 3000 servers, performing all of the following tasks:
  • Concurrently, program managing multiple IT Microsoft infrastructure or cloud related projects valued at least $15M including activities such as preparing, managing and reporting on project scope, deliverables and budget and articulating project status, including financial schedule, risks, options to internal manager and clients
  • Providing technical architecture expertise on all of the following security elements: endpoint security, group policy, and identity management, Virtual Private Network (VPN) design and network architecture
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience within the last 7 years working on a Cloud project for a large public sector organization of at least 100,000 users performing all of the following tasks:
  • Developing broad strategic business and technical roadmaps for cloud adoption in a large enterprise environment
  • Designing and implementing base cloud architectures for AWS, Azure and GCP
  • Developing technical architecture for Software as a Service (SaaS) M365 (including SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, Teams and Exchange Online) and public cloud services including AWS, Azure and GCP
  • Engineering connectivity patterns between on-premises infrastructure and hyperscale providers including Azure, AWS and GCP. Designing and assessing identity management approaches to support internal and external users with cloud-based (Azure, AWS, GCP) or private on-premises services (Active Directory)
• Advanced English communication skills, both oral and written
• Must hold valid security clearance at the level of Secret Level II

About the Job

• Duration: Approximately March 31, 2025, to February 27, 2026
• Location: West end Ottawa (Hybrid, 1 day in office)

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