- Cloud Foundation Setup: Lead the design and implementation of our multi-cloud infrastructure, with a preference for Azure, ensuring best practices, security, and compliance. Create cloud infrastructure policies, procedures, and standards to optimize performance and enhance scalability.
- Cloud Solution Architecture: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design innovative multi-cloud solutions, with a preference for Azure, that meet business objectives. Drive the adoption of cloud-native technologies and services to maximize efficiency and reduce operational costs.
- Enterprise Architecture: Act as an enterprise architect, defining the overall technical architecture roadmap for our organization. Align multi-cloud strategies with the business objectives and ensure seamless integration of cloud services with existing systems.
- Performance Optimization: Monitor and analyze the performance of multi-cloud infrastructure and applications, identifying areas for improvement and implementing optimizations to enhance reliability and scalability.
- Multi-Cloud Expertise: Leverage experience in multi-cloud environments, with a preference for Azure, to design hybrid and multi-cloud solutions, ensuring redundancy, disaster recovery, and high availability across different cloud providers.
- Data Center (DC) Experience: Utilize data center architecture experience to engage in discussions related to on-premises infrastructure, hybrid cloud setups, and assist in DC architecture planning and design.
- Cost Optimization: Identify cost-saving opportunities, implement cost-effective solutions, and provide cost estimates for multi-cloud initiatives.
- Continuous Learning: Stay up to date with the latest multi-cloud and Azure services, industry trends, and best practices. Foster a culture of continuous learning within the team.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Proven experience as a Multi-Cloud Architect, with a strong focus on multi-cloud infrastructure and solutions design, with a preference for Azure AND GCP as well
• Extensive knowledge of Azure cloud services.
• Hands-on experience with multi-cloud migration, deployment, and management of scalable applications.
• Familiarity with industry standards and best practices related to multi-cloud security and compliance.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, security protocols, and storage solutions in multi-cloud environments.
• Experience in data center architecture and integration of on-premises infrastructure with multi-cloud environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Certified Solutions Architect - Associate/Professional) are MUST
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.