Job Description

Job Summary

The Cloud Architect will be responsible for the creation of a technology framework and providing technical leadership in support of AJG initiatives in cloud computing and automation, with a focus on the design of systems and services that run on cloud platforms. Lead technical teams across the across the organization to achieve cloud transformation goal. Coach members of the team, drive solutions forward and be able to take a pragmatic approach to ensure success in challenging environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and architecting Azure cloud solutions in enterprise environments
• Taking responsibility for the end-to-end technical solution
• Technical leader and providing guidance to all cloud projects
• Analyzing divisional business requirements and translating these to the right technical solution
• Leading divisional workshops and working as part of agile teams
• Documenting technical strategy, solutions and reviewing component designs
• Actively sharing knowledge within the team and cloud Community
• Contribute to DevOps development activities and complex development tasks
• Define optimal design patterns and solutions for high availability and disaster recovery for cloud applications
• Work on designing/implementing/automation procedures for deployment, configuration, patching and upgrading of systems and applications
• Conduct analysis of production systems and performance testing results to identify areas of improvement within the application or infrastructure
• Conduct feasibility studies for existing and emerging cloud technologies
• Provide mentoring and guidance for mid and junior level staff, offering feedback targeted at individual development
• Work closely with vendors, internal groups, and outside agencies to provide technical leadership and solutions
• Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.
• Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
• Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.

Skill Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, systems analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of experience spanning at least two IT disciplines, including technical cloud architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management or operations
• Experience with Azure Shell scripting/PowerShell scripting
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments
• Knowledge of all components of technical architecture
• Knowledge of business process re-engineering principles and processes
• Strong understanding of network architecture and application development methodologies
• Strong understanding of SOA, object-oriented analysis and design, and/or client/server
• Strong client-facing consultative skills, able to act as a customer advocate;
• Understanding of Windows Server architecture –Windows 2016, Windows 2019 and IIS;
• Understanding of Linux Server architecture – RHEL, Oracle Linux, Amazon Linux, etc.
• Experience with containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) technologies;
• Familiar with one or more server-side scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash)
• Familiarity with server hardware selection, design and troubleshooting;
• Understanding of High Availability and Networked Storage solutions including Clustering, Failover and Disaster Recovery products and concepts such as MS Clustering Services, Load Balancing, Routers, LUNS, SAN and NAS;
• Understanding of application layer protocols, such as HTTP/S, TCP/IP, UDP and Web sockets;
• Demonstrated abilities with SSO-related software such as AADConnect, ADFS, Ping Identity, OpenSSO, oAuth, Okta or other SAML & OpenID Connect providers;
• Understanding of Web application security and concepts, such as Ticketing, header injection, XSS, SSL, HTTPS, Kerberos, certificates, Active Directory, LDAP, reverse proxies and firewalls;
• Hands on experience designing and deploying complex solutions in Azure, AWS, Google Cloud or other cloud providers;
• Excellent presentation and communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Hands-on Cloud Architect with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure
• Extensive experience in both Azure PaaS and Azure IaaS services.
• Candidate should be capable of designing, architecting, and deploying solution.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for all deployments.
• Good understanding of Terraform, DevOps practices.
• Experience with Azure App Services for hosting and managing web applications.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Container Apps (ACI/Container-based deployments).
• Experience with Azure App Services for hosting and managing web applications.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Container Apps (ACI/Container-based deployments).
• Expertise in Azure Databricks and related cloud data platform services.
• Strong Infrastructure background, Including:
• SQL Server deployments on Azure VMs
• Application servers hosted on Azure VMs
• Experience in DR planning, Implementation and Management.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure operations.
• Development knowledge is required and the role is primarily Infrastructure and Cloud Architecture focused.
• Should have experience leveraging Azure Paas and Iaas services extensively to deliver scalable and resilient solutions.

Other Requirements

Job Role : Domain Architect - Azure DevOps, Terraform

Job Summary : Cloud Architect

Job Responsibilities : Cloud Architect

Skill Requirement : Cloud Architect