Senior Cloud Architect

About the job

Responsibilities

" Develop and Implement cloud migration, modernization, and multi-cloud acumen to craft highly scalable, flexible and resilient cloud architectures that solve customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of AWS services.

" Serve as a technical expert in AWS, supporting customers with complex commercial and technical challenges

" Lead cross-functional, cross-organization initiatives that drive thought leadership on multi-cloud and AWS migration scenarios.

" Broad technology experience across AWS cloud architecture, applications development, relational databases, NoSQL databases, analytics, machine learning, networking, security, storage, DevOps, containers, serverless, CI/CD, cloud migrations, or IT transformations.

" Strong problem-solving skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze problems, develop actionable tactical plans quickly, up-level the insights to strategy.

" Demonstrated ability as a "trusted advisor " to customers. Able to facilitate relationships with senior technical executives, as well as easily interact and give guidance to software developers, IT operations staff, and system architects.

" Assists GTA and State agencies with architectural decisions and design to optimize applications for cost and performance

" Review and evaluate existing systems architectures and software products to identify cloud platforming and refactoring opportunities

" Reviews and provides input to the development of standards.

" Builds relationships, communicates office goals.

Qualifications

" 10+ years of overall experience, to include a minimum of 5 years of enterprise, full-life cycle in Architecture in the professional IT/Software Development services industry

" 5-8 years of hands-on technical application architecture experience and Application build/ modernization experience

" 5+ years of success in consultative/complex technical sales and deployment projects (where necessary, managing various stakeholder relationships to get consensus on solution/projects).

" Extensive experience architecting, designing, and programming applications to operate in AWS environment.

" Experience in developing solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services

" Knowledge to identify the best cloud architecture options to help the organization reach its GTA strategic goals.

" Experience architecting highly available systems that utilize load balancing, horizontal scalability, and high availability

" Experience in design, development, and deployment of application software at scale

" Strong attention to detail, problem investigation and diagnostic skills

" Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing

" Good organizational skills and forward planning ability

" Self-Motivated and team player

Minimum Qualifications

" Bachelor's degree in information technology or equivalent work Experience

" At least 5 years of progressive experience with the concepts, philosophies, and tools behind the design of applications, solution architecture, and underlying information technologies on AWS/Public Cloud

Preferred Qualifications

(Preference will be given to candidates who, demonstrate some or all the following skills/experience):

" AWS Certified Solutions Architect

" Experience with GCP & OCI is a Plus

" Experience with state and local Government is a plus.

" Enterprise-wide integration experience

" One or more of the following RDBMS technologies: Oracle, MS SQL Serve, Postgress.

" Experience with Java, Python, HTTP/S, FTP, Publish/subscribe mechanism, SOAP messaging, and REST Services

" Having experience with cutting-edge AI technologies in developing chatbots is a plus.

" Knowledge of integration standards and best practices
 

Desired Skills and Experience

CLOUD ARCHITECT, AWS, CLOUD MIGRATION, CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT, AZURE, STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT