Summary: USEReady is seeking a Cloud Architect & Engineer to work in the NY CIty office 4 days per week. The ideal candidate will assess, design, implement and provide hands on support scalable, high-performance assets in Azure that meets the needs of the business using both private and public cloud technologies. Plan and deliver legacy infrastructure transformation and migration in Azure/cloud technologies where beneficial to drive next-generation business outcomes in a cost-effective manner.

Responsibilities:

Cloud Strategy Development: Design and develop a cloud roadmap and approved cloud solutions aligned with the organization's business objectives and technology roadmap.
Architecture Design and Review: Define and oversee the architecture of cloud solutions, ensuring they meet scalability, performance, security, and compliance requirements.
Solution Optimization: Continuously evaluate and optimize cloud services, configurations, and costs to maximize efficiency and ROI.
Security and Compliance: Implement and oversee security best practices, access controls, and compliance measures within the cloud environment.
Cloud Resource Management: Manage cloud resources using infrastructure as code (e.g., ARM templates, Terraform, CloudFormation) and automation tools.
Virtual Machine Deployment: Deploy and manage cloud resources using infrastructure as code and automation tools.
Expertise in Azure services including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Services, Azure SQL, Azure Functions, Insight/Monitor, etc...
Containerization and Kubernetes: Manage containerized applications using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or similar platforms.
Networking and Security: Configure cloud Virtual Networks, Subnets, Security Groups, and Network Security Groups to ensure secure and efficient communication.
Monitoring and Alerting: Set up and manage Azure Monitor/Insight, Log Analytics
Disaster Recovery and High Availability: Develop and implement disaster recovery and high availability strategies to ensure business continuity.
Change management: Perform analysis of large-scale, complex, cross-system, cross-platform changes or issues. Provides recommendations for implementation and resolution.
Documentation and Best Practices: Create and maintain detailed documentation of Azure architectures, configurations, and best practices. Drives cloud standards to for adopting cloud services to ensure consistency.
Mentorship and Training: Provide guidance and mentorship to Azure engineers and other team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
Perform tasks as required by management/supervisory staff.
Provide support after hours, and/or on weekends as required.
Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements, provide technical guidance, and communicate architectural decisions.

Required Experience:

8+ years of work experience supporting a medium (over 500 servers) to large Microsoft Azure enterprise within an Infrastructure department.
Proven ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas and technologies quickly.
Proficiency in Azure networking concepts (e.g., Virtual Networks, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway).
Strong knowledge of identity and access management in Azure (e.g., Azure AD, RBAC).
Experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines for deploying and managing applications.
Understanding of Azure security features, encryption methods, and compliance standards.
Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer, or similar, are a plus.
Profound communication and stakeholder management skills.
Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
Migrating legacy solutions to cloud is a plus.
Knowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architecture.
Knowledge of vendor software integration and interaction patterns.
Familiarity with basic graphical modeling approaches, tools and model repositories.
Expert knowledge of computing architectures.
Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture discipline and frameworks.
Strong understanding of Cloud service offerings and capabilities
Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative, multi-stakeholder, multi-location environment.
Experience conducting proof-of-concept, developing prototyping and building reference models.
Excellent MS office (M365) skills including Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and MS Project or similar project management software tools.
Experience in strategic planning, risk management and/or change management.

Desired Experience:

Vendor management experience is preferred.
Amazon product knowledge, management and support a plus. Knowledge of AWS services including AWS LightSail, AWS App Runner, PostgreSQL, AWS Lambda, AWS CloudWatch, etc. preferred.

Interpersonal Skills:

Detail oriented with excellent organization, motivation, influencing, analytical thinking, communication, negotiation, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Ability to plan and take initiatives to accomplish objectives in timely fashion.
Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with vendors, project team members, supervisors, and employees from other departments.
Excellent decision-making, leadership and team building capabilities; and
Conflict resolution.

Education and/or Experience: B.A. in Business Management, Information Technology, Financial Management or similar relevant field; Masters preferred.

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