Cloud Architect United States; Remote, EST or CST

About the position Under the supervision of Cloud Architecture leadership, The Cloud Architect is responsible for architecting, designing, and validating both new cloud architectures, and enhancements to existing architectures.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities Design new scalable and highly available security focused multi-cloud international hosting solutions.Develop comprehensive platform modernization and migration strategies for existing IaaS/PaaS/Container Services environments.Work with Architecture teams to conduct proof of concept (POC) and implement the design in cloud-based environments.Optimize systems performance, troubleshoot systems problems, and analyze issues of a highly technical nature.Create solutions using automation tools such as Bicep and Ansible.Document current systems and draft and maintain policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures.Develop test protocols and plans for testing new application versions within our cloud hosted environments.Troubleshoot application/database performance issues related to connectivity, access, and security.Requirements Experience with architecture, design, configuration, and deployment within the Microsoft Azure platform.

(4 or more years)Experience creating and presenting architectural concepts and designsExtensive understanding of networking and firewall design/configurationKnowledge of security best practices in infrastructure, application, IAM, or data platform solutions.Must possess strong troubleshooting abilities to get to the source of problems and think critically about possible solutions.High degree of knowledge relating to Azure SQL, SQL Server, and database technologyAbility to communicate effectively and work alongside leaders within our organization.Nice-to-haves Experience with automation tools like ARM Templates, Terraform, Ansible, or DSC a plusExperience with Kubernetes and associated components such as Istio, ArgoCD, and operationalizing workflowsOpenSearch, Kafka, and MongoDB experience strongly preferredExperience with security tools (Ie; SIEM, WAF, NGAV, Etc) a plusAzure and other cloud certifications a plus