Security Architect at Novalink Solutions LLC
Columbia
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Jul 27, 2026
Columbia
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract position with South Carolina's Department of Technology Operations supporting the state's cloud strategy and managed cloud broker initiative. The role involves day-to-day administration, automation, and development on a Cloud Management Platform, facilitating agency migrations to AWS and Azure infrastructure, and maintaining shared cloud services. It suits a seasoned cloud/infrastructure engineer with deep AWS and Azure experience and a background in DevOps or systems engineering.
Senior level · 10+ years · Columbia, SC · Bachelor's required · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 5 people in the Columbia, SC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2–7
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $126,093 (middle half $92,102–$151,490).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting's 'Required Skills' and 'Preferred Skills' sections are inconsistently structured — the structured requirements table at the bottom lists AWS (5-7 yrs), Azure (3-5 yrs), Terraform (3-5 yrs), cloud migrations (3-5 yrs), and enterprise cloud architecture (3-7 yrs) alongside the 10-year overall experience gate, all under 'Required Skills'. The narrative 'Preferred Skills' block is where Kubernetes, Docker, ServiceNow, Datadog, Dome9, Aviatrix, and CI/CD appear, so those are marked preferred.
The role is primarily hybrid, not fully remote: the first week is fully on-site in South Carolina, then approximately 3 days per month on-site thereafter.
CJIS certification is listed as required and will be processed by the client — this is a background/credentialing requirement, not a technical skill, so it is not included in the skills list.
AWS and/or Azure certifications are listed as preferred, not required.
The SOC classification is a close call: the role involves both building/automating cloud infrastructure (pointing toward Software Developers) and operating/administering existing cloud environments (pointing toward Network and Computer Systems Administrators). The automation, development, and CMP work tipped the classification toward 15-1252.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): enterprise cloud architecture.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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