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Posted August 01, 2026

Security Architect

Novalink Solutions LLC
Columbia, SC, US Full Time
78USD - 85USD per month

Job Description

Job Description
The Department of Technology Operations needs assistance with supporting deployment and
management of the State-Wide Information Technology Shared Services Cloud initiatives and
projects. This position will be used to further develop the State of South Carolina Cloud Strategy,
work with State agencies for adoption and support the managed cloud broker.
Why is this position open (new role, increased workload, new dept, resignation, promotion)?
New Position
Background screenings required for all Admin postings:
7 year standard Background check
Credit history
Driving Record (MVR)
E-Verify
Sled Check
CJIS certification will be required for this position and processed by client
Yes
Scope of the project:
Assist with day to day operations and migrations to AWS\Azure Cloud infrastructure as
the organization transitions to a managed cloud broker.
Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
• Perform system administration, automation, and development tasks for the Cloud Management
Platform (CMP).
• Work with DTO and customer personnel to facilitate migrations to the DTO cloud infrastructure.
• Maintain continuity of shared services offered across AWS and Azure.
Required skills
• 10 years infrastructure, systems
engineering, DevOps, or architecture
• 8+ years technical architecture
Preferred Skills
• Expertise in Terraform infrastructure as
code, understanding of scaling technologies
and solutions, experience with AWS or
other clouds, familiarity with Kubernetes,
Docker, or other container platforms,
• 5-7 years AWS (IAM, Organizations,
Networking Architectures, Cost Mgmt
controls, etc.)
• 3-5 years Azure (RBAC, Azure AD,
Networking Architectures, Cost Mgmt
controls, etc.)
• 3-7 years enterprise cloud architecture or
governance
• 3-5 years Terraform and infrastructure as
a code
• 3-5 years cloud migrations and platform
operations
• 3+ years technical leadership and
knowledge transfer
• Public Cloud infrastructure expertise
security, penetration testing and threat
detection tools, and experience
wServiceNow, Datadog, Dome9, and/or
Aviatrix.
• Background in DevOps, Software
Development, Site Reliability, or Systems
Engineering.
• Experience with configuration management
and continuous deployment.
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or
information systems and 8+ years of
technical architecture experience and
relevant hands-on engineering.
Required / Preferred Certifications:
AWS and\or Azure certifications
preferred
First week on site to get acclimated to team.
After that, consultant should plan 3 days per
month onsite. Remainer of time is remote.
Onsite cadence will be scheduled with the
manager after start. Vendor partner needs to
be aware they will be an onsite element and
plan accordingly

RequirementsRequired Skills
Skill Type
Skill Name
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
Bachelor's degree in computer science or information systems and 8+ years of technical architecture experience and relevant hands-on engineering.
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
10 years infrastructure, systems engineering, DevOps, or architecture
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
8+ years technical architecture
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
5-7 years AWS (IAM, Organizations, Networking Architectures, Cost Mgmt controls, etc.)
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
3-5 years Azure (RBAC, Azure AD, Networking Architectures, Cost Mgmt controls, etc.)
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
3-7 years enterprise cloud architecture or governance
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
3-5 years Terraform and infrastructure as a code
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
3-5 years cloud migrations and platform operations
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
3+ years technical leadership and knowledge transfer
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
Public Cloud infrastructure expertise
Preferred Skills
Skill Type
Skill Name
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
AWS and\or Azure certifications
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
Expertise in Terraform infrastructure as code, understanding of scaling technologies and solutions, experience with AWS or other clouds, familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, or other container platforms, security, penetration testing and threat detection tools, and experience wServiceNow, Datadog, Dome9, and/or Aviatrix.
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
Background in DevOps, Software Development, Site Reliability, or Systems Engineering.
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill
Experience with configuration management and continuous deployment.


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