Cloud Specialist

Role-specific responsibility

• Strong understanding of Azure environment PaaS, IaaS and experience in working with Hybrid model

• Knowledge in Azure Power Shell scripting for deploying the Resources

• Develop expert knowledge of client business and problem/solution domain

• Deliver cloud platform architecture documents detailing the vision for how Azure infrastructure and platform services support the overall

• Collaborate with application architects and DevOps to modernize infrastructure as a service (IaaS) applications to Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• Create solutions that support a DevOps approach for delivery and operations of services

• Be a go to person for Cloud Architecture for Audit and Assurance. You should have a deep understanding of IaaS and PaaS services offered on cloud platforms and understand how to use them together to build complex solutions.

• Ensure that all cloud solutions follow security and compliance controls, including data sovereignty.

• Plan, organize, and control multiple responsibilities to achieve project objectives; technically guide projects through to completion. Ensure deliverables are completed within target timeframes and are consistently of high-quality.

• Interact with and advise business representatives of the application regarding functional and non-functional requirements

• Create proof-of-concepts to demonstrate viability of solutions under consideration

• Develop enterprise level conceptual solutions and sponsor consensus/approval for global applications.

• Have a working knowledge of other architecture disciplines including application, database, infrastructure, and enterprise architecture.

• Identify and implement best practices, tools and standards

• Provide consultative support to the clients for production incidents

• Drive and support system reliability, availability, scale, and performance activities

Technical Skills

• Min 5 Years of relevant experience on Microsoft Azure

• Strong knowledge of Azure, including PaaS and IaaS architectures.

• Knowledge of networking engineering, including DNS, Active Directory, firewalls, load balancers, etc.

• Knowledge of best practices for IT operations in an always-on, always-available service model for e.g. Azure Site recovery, Backup, Monitoring & Maintenance.

• Proven background in the design and implementation of large scale, global, complex custom application development systems (e.g., high transaction volumes).

• Experience problem solving issues on globally distributed systems and critical product service environments

• Capable of technical deep dives into infrastructure, databases, and applications as needed, yet cognitively agile enough to have strategy discussions with leadership

• Must understand the Agile methodology and have worked on a Scrum team.

• Direct, hands-on experience with DevOps and release management tools

• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately with corporate executives and technical teams.

• Excellent influencing and reasoning skills; good at conflict resolution and consensus building.

• After hours on-call support occasionally required.

Preferred Skills

- Experience working on large project(s) incorporating processes and procedures and standards

- Superior analytical and problem-solving skills

- Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal and communication skills

- Demonstrated leadership and team-building abilities

- Creativity, self-confidence, and flexibility