Cloud Architect

Responsibilities

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience
• 10+ 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.